Yup, NorthWesty has that item back-ordered so not sure what that means. I
also like the fact that it holds 6 quarts but I’m not sure if that plays foul
with oil pressure.
Subject: Re: [SubaruVanagon] How are folks topping off oil
levels?
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That northwesty oil pan is a thing of beauty I saw one in person a number
of years ago at their shop. As I understand it they stopped making it before I
saw it so I'd be surprised if it's still available
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.... The other issue is it only works with small car engine mount. It does
not work the Kennedy or other amounts
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Andy Vanis 505-304-5306 USA and
WhatsApp
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On Sun, Jan 5, 2025, 12:12?PM Peter Gibson via
<soquel.dude@...> wrote:
Hi, John!
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I originally had the SCP flexible dipstick, but could never get a solid
bead of oil in the tube. I ended up swapping over to their metal dipstick
which works much better. In fact, I don't think SCP even stocks the older
flexibly dipstick any more.
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I did some more research over the lat few days. Some vendors that make
their own oil pans are coming up with a design that integrates the fill port
with the dipstick, so you can now fill oil from behind the license plate.
Smart idea, and I wish more vendors would have done the same. Here's
It's a bit steep so I'm not opting to get it, but it's nice to know there
aolutions out there.