Im curious of what the pickup tube looks like in our cars after a good 10-15yrs.....probably not that bad if well maintenenced, but i can imagine that its not perfectly clean at all.....Originally Posted by QUICKSILVER462
I also have a leaking pan gasket, and the steel oil pan has some rust on it, so instead of buying a replacement steel pan and gaskets, I went ahead and aquired the parts for an aluminum pan since I have to replace the pan anyways. For the price of the aluminum pan was not much more than a steel pan and gasket, althouth the extra cost of the bracket and oil pickup tube was not too bad. I also get the benifit of the ease as installation by not having to reinstall the "U" bracket and the 4 hard to get too bolts.
Also, thanks to those who posted the part numbers for the conversion to the aluminum oil pan!
Just waiting for some cooler weather to do the swap!
