Pineapple racing oil pan
Hi all , If any of you intend to use one of these pans in your build like I did , make sure and check it for leaks BEFORE installation ! I found out the hard way that their casting process is flawed ! I have identified two leaks ! once the sump is filled up oil streams from under the car even if the motor isnt running or if its just parked (for days sometimes) . Now I have to drop the cross member to pull it for repairs.
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Is Rob making the Xcessive oil pans now? :scratch:
I have one, albeit an older one, and it works perfect. Did you put silicone on the bolts? |
Same, mine works perfect, but I also went to the a heavy duty viton oil seal.
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Yes we had one that had a leak too, you could try and weld it on the car.
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Probably just like their LIM. Terribly casted part and takes a bit of work to make it a good product...
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Yes I used silicone and the o ring , but the oil is actually seeping through the wall at the two points . It cannot be fixed on the car it has to be removed . It would be a great product though if the QC was better.
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I'm pretty sure both the LIM, and oil pans are Xcessive engineering parts, not actually Robs.
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The FD pans look to be the Xessive, the FC pans however look to be Rob's, as they have Pineapples logo cast into them.
~Mike................ |
For what its worth, this isn't the first time I've seen someone complain about bad casting causing leaks, I hope mine won't leak when I actually get around to getting this damned car running some day.
~Mike........... |
We had a customer's pan leak from the back middle portion of the pan wall. Not sure where it was sourced from, Pineapple/Groundzero/Xcessive. Seemed to be a porous casting...... this was back in 2006. Personally the lack of an oil level sending unit makes the unit undesirable to me for a street car. My FD is modded pretty damn heavily and still rockin' the oem oil pan. No leaks either ;)
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Originally Posted by GoodfellaFD3S
(Post 9763834)
We had a customer's pan leak from the back middle portion of the pan wall. Not sure where it was sourced from, Pineapple/Groundzero/Xcessive. Seemed to be a porous casting...... this was back in 2006. Personally the lack of an oil level sending unit makes the unit undesirable to me for a street car. My FD is modded pretty damn heavily and still rockin' the oem oil pan. No leaks either ;)
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Originally Posted by Marcel Burkett
(Post 9764277)
The problem I had with the stock oil pan is its ability to cause low oil pressure when the floor of the pan makes contact with the oil pumps pick up , because the clearance is soo small.
Are there midgets under your FD pressing on the bottom of the pan :D? On a serious note, you could always pick up a new oem oil pan if yours is damaged. They're not very much, relatively speaking anyway. |
Either way I will have to drop the front cross member to remove the oil pan , I'll just have the leaks repaired (welded) and replace the pan.
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I'm a little curious how you plan on repairing it if it's a problem with the casting and not a crack.
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Not a fan a cast oil pans. They crack very very easily when they get hit.
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Originally Posted by KKMpunkrock2011
(Post 9766412)
I'm a little curious how you plan on repairing it if it's a problem with the casting and not a crack.
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Originally Posted by t-von
(Post 9766598)
Not a fan a cast oil pans. They crack very very easily when they get hit.
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I've been using this pan for about 35k miles here in NYC and I've never had any leaks or problems with this pan or the LIM that they sell, just my 2 cents.
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Originally Posted by Marcel Burkett
(Post 9764277)
The problem I had with the stock oil pan is its ability to cause low oil pressure when the floor of the pan makes contact with the oil pumps pick up , because the clearance is soo small.
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I also ran this oil pan all last season without issue. Personally I'm very pleased with my purchase and would use this product again.
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Had another oil leak , this time it's one of my MOCAL 25 row oil coolers ! there really is no substitute for the OEM stuff when it comes to reliability!
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Originally Posted by Marcel Burkett
(Post 9837847)
Had another oil leak , this time it's one of my MOCAL 25 row oil coolers ! there really is no substitute for the OEM stuff when it comes to reliability!
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Originally Posted by KKMpunkrock2011
(Post 9837898)
sometimes... those damn vacuum hoses for instance...
True about the vacuum hoses but in Mazda's defense, I guess they never factored the engine running so hot and prematurely deteriorating the hoses so fast. I know Mazda had some service bulletins and completley replaced vacuum hoses in several vehicles under warranty. Mine was one of them. I never had vacuum problems when I bought mine. But anyways, since were talking oil system, the OEM oil system is nearly bullet proof. |
Originally Posted by GoodfellaFD3S
(Post 9763834)
We had a customer's pan leak from the back middle portion of the pan wall. Not sure where it was sourced from, Pineapple/Groundzero/Xcessive. Seemed to be a porous casting...... this was back in 2006. Personally the lack of an oil level sending unit makes the unit undesirable to me for a street car. My FD is modded pretty damn heavily and still rockin' the oem oil pan. No leaks either ;)
http://www.xcessivemanufacturing.com...l?pid=8&step=2 |
I had my pineapple pan installed four years ago and tried several different options to create a better seal after discovering a crack straight from factory, eventually I ended up just going back to stock
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