[Spridgets] oil pan (sump) ID

Jim Johnson bmwwxman at gmail.com
Sun Aug 16 15:43:44 MDT 2009


Pics please, Frank?  That doesn't sound like my pan on the 1275. Could I
have the wrong one thereby explaining my oil leak?
--
Cheers!!
Jim
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I am
not
sure about the former. - Albert Einstein

On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 4:40 PM, Frank <spritenut at comcast.net> wrote:

> Now that a kind lister has sent me an oil pan for my 1275, I can see what
> the differences are.
> The one I received is NOT for a 1275 but it fits a 1098 perfectly.
> The rear main cap is larger on a 1275 so the early pans do not fit no
> matter how big a hammer you use ;)
> But now that I have a perffed 1275 and a 1098 pan to compare, I can easily
> see how to distinguish the difference.
> The 1098 (may also be true for a 948) pan has a ridge along the top where
> the gasket goes, a definite raised ridge around the pan.
> The 1275 pan has no ridge but it does have a waffle pattern stamped along
> the gasket surface.


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