Rover 4.0/4.6 Oil Pan and Oil Pick-up

[Moderator]

Once again, I'm offering "British V8" readers first shot, before putting parts up for auction on eBay. This oil pan and oil pick-up are from a Range Rover with a 4.0L engine. They'll work great for anyone who's using the crank-driven oil pump and the front cover from a 4.0L or 4.6L Rover V8.

These could be modified to fit Buick/Olds/Rover aluminum V8's of other displacements (e.g. 215cid / 3.5L, 3.9L, 4.2L, etc.), but that would require a little fabrication skill and effort. The potential BENEFIT of modifying these for the smaller/older engines is that the sump is a little deeper, and higher capacity, and there's a baffle in it. Please see the pictures and captions below for more information.

I'm asking $60 for the oil pan, and I'll throw in the oil pick-up for FREE!!!

Bonus: FREE SHIPPING for anyone in the continental U.S. or Canada.

Here's a similar oil pan for sale on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/98-LAND-ROVER-DISCOVERY-I-OIL-PAN-ENGINE-PART-DII-COVER_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2em118Q2el1247QQcategoryZ38657QQihZ005QQitemZ150229288181QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWD1V
(His price: $59.99 plus $19/shipping, with the oil pick-up NOT included.)

Procedes of this sale will go directly to British V8's operating budget!



The bolt pattern of this Rover 4.0/4.6 oil pan is different from earlier-style Rover or Buick/Olds pans in the area of the timing cover (i.e. at the right-hand side in the photo above). Another design difference is that the earlier style oil pick-ups don't have an o-ring... instead, they bolt-up flat-surface-to-flat-surface to a boss on the engine block rearward of the center main bearing cap. Please reference the photos and description included here:    http://www.britishv8.org/Articles/BOP-Rover-Oil-Pan-Options.htm

[Phillip G]

Curtis,

Will the sump bolt pattern fit my Rover 3.5 block bottom ?

If so, I'll want to purchase the sump, if still available.

Thank you.

cheers,

Phillip G

[Moderator]

Please notice that I've just rewritten the caption that appears between the first and second photos above to clarify that this oil pan won't simply bolt-up to the earlier/smaller Rover engines. Some cutting and welding would almost certainly be necessary! However, if you're willing to do some cutting and welding anyway to create an enlarged, baffled-sump oil pan (for racing, etc), this Rover 4.0 pan might possibly be a better starting point than the earlier pan. Please refer carefully to the photos, and also compare them to the photos in the article by Greg Myer that I linked to above.  

Note: I'll have unpredictable and probably very limited access to the internet through next Tuesday. Please pardon me if I'm slow answering questions.