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CarGuru > Ford > Aluminum Oil Pan Ford Escape 28 April 2005 04:35:34

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Aluminum Oil Pan Ford Escape

Msterspy 25 April 2005 06:40:04
 Since the oil pan is aluminum, is there any certain extra care needed
when re- tightneing the oil pan bolt? Eventually I will probably
change oil myself only for the convenience of doing it when I want it
done.
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Guest 25 April 2005 06:59:12 permanent link ]
 On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 02:40:04 GMT, msterspy <msterspy@netscape.­net>
wrote:
Since the oil pan is aluminum, is there any certain extra care needed>when re- tightneing the oil pan bolt? Eventually I will probably>change oil myself only for the convenience of doing it when I want it>done.
foctard
its called a torque wrench

foctard


lmfao
wanna beeeeeeeee


hurc ast
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Fastload 25 April 2005 21:47:13 permanent link ]
 I have yet to see a mechanic using a torque wrench on a oil plug...Is anyone
here using a torque wrench for this?


<promot@simms.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
qvmo615v9bo3550dah9­h74jt3sndmq2094@4ax.­com...> On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 02:40:04 GMT, msterspy <msterspy@netscape.­net>> wrote:>
Since the oil pan is aluminum, is there any certain extra care needed> >when re- tightneing the oil pan bolt? Eventually I will probably> >change oil myself only for the convenience of doing it when I want it> >done.> foctard> its called a torque wrench>
foctard>
lmfao> wanna beeeeeeeee>
hurc ast


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Msterspy 25 April 2005 22:53:48 permanent link ]
 I too have never seen one use a torque wrench. I think a bit of
caution should be used because most aluminum alloys have about 1/3
the strength of steel. One of my collegues mentioned that the clowns
at Jiffy lube screwed up his son's Mustang by either over tightening
or cross threading the plug. Jiffy Lube didn't want to take
responsibility. He had to fight them to get restitution.


On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 13:47:13 -0400, "Fastload" <fastload@hotmail.c­om>
wrote:
I have yet to see a mechanic using a torque wrench on a oil plug...Is anyone>here using a torque wrench for this?>
<promot@simms.com>­ a écrit dans le message de news:>qvmo615v9bo35­50dah9h74jt3sndmq209­4@4ax.com...>> On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 02:40:04 GMT, msterspy <msterspy@netscape.­net>>> wrote:>>
Since the oil pan is aluminum, is there any certain extra care needed>> >when re- tightneing the oil pan bolt? Eventually I will probably>> >change oil myself only for the convenience of doing it when I want it>> >done.>> foctard>> its called a torque wrench>>
foctard>>
lmfao>> wanna beeeeeeeee>>
hurc ast>

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Guest 26 April 2005 00:59:50 permanent link ]
 Did your mechanic friend show you how to use his new tool?

Tell him to use his hand next time.

It must be new to him, or he would know by now that using it on an oil
plug is a waste of time.

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Guest 26 April 2005 06:59:30 permanent link ]
 On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 02:40:42 GMT, msterspy <msterspy@netscape.­net>
wrote:
What cars have used aluminum for oil pans for years? I have never>owned one before the Escape. I have owned most GM cars in the past and>now I have Fords. As far as I know, the GM cars all had steel or cast>iron engine parts. Actually my 85 cutlass had an aluminum intake>manifold, I think. >
I remember the 74 Vega had an aluminum engine and was a lot of>trouble. >
A friend of mine showed me a piston from a Olds cutlass 403 in^3 and>it appears to be an aluminum alloy. >
Aluminum has a wt density of .098 lb/in^3 and steel is .286 lb/in^3.>There is a definite mass advantage ot having a lighter piston, but the>modulus of elasticity for steel (or cast iron) is 30x10^6 psi as>opposed ot 10x10^6 psi for aluminum. The stiffness to mass ratio for>steel is the same as that of aluminum, but the strength of hardened>(and tempered) steel is way greater than that of aluminum. >
I guess it has been decide by auto manufacturers that stiffness and>strength is not important and mass is important? >
How long will an aluminum engine last as oppised to cast iron.

you reallt are retarded
race engines are aluminum
as well as some old v6 from the 50s

old technology


hurc ast
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Msterspy 26 April 2005 07:19:07 permanent link ]
 Hurc: You really suck. Your identity will eventually be discovered and
you will be pounded by everyone in this newsgroup. It is inevitable.

You are a shitty dog.




On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 02:59:30 GMT, promot@simms.com wrote:
On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 02:40:42 GMT, msterspy <msterspy@netscape.­net>>wrote:>
What cars have used aluminum for oil pans for years? I have never>>owned one before the Escape. I have owned most GM cars in the past and>>now I have Fords. As far as I know, the GM cars all had steel or cast>>iron engine parts. Actually my 85 cutlass had an aluminum intake>>manifold, I think. >>
I remember the 74 Vega had an aluminum engine and was a lot of>>trouble. >>
A friend of mine showed me a piston from a Olds cutlass 403 in^3 and>>it appears to be an aluminum alloy. >>
Aluminum has a wt density of .098 lb/in^3 and steel is .286 lb/in^3.>>There is a definite mass advantage ot having a lighter piston, but the>>modulus of elasticity for steel (or cast iron) is 30x10^6 psi as>>opposed ot 10x10^6 psi for aluminum. The stiffness to mass ratio for>>steel is the same as that of aluminum, but the strength of hardened>>(and tempered) steel is way greater than that of aluminum. >>
I guess it has been decide by auto manufacturers that stiffness and>>strength is not important and mass is important? >>
How long will an aluminum engine last as oppised to cast iron. >
you reallt are retarded>race engines are aluminum>as well as some old v6 from the 50s>
old technology>
hurc ast

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Msterspy 26 April 2005 07:23:48 permanent link ]
 Sure race engines are aluminum, but they are not built to go 300k
miles.

Keep it up Hurc, we will figure out who you really are.

Better yet, why don't you give us your real email adress and we can
send you Christmas cards during the holidays. Wouldn't that be nice?



On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 02:59:30 GMT, promot@simms.com wrote:
On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 02:40:42 GMT, msterspy <msterspy@netscape.­net>>wrote:>
What cars have used aluminum for oil pans for years? I have never>>owned one before the Escape. I have owned most GM cars in the past and>>now I have Fords. As far as I know, the GM cars all had steel or cast>>iron engine parts. Actually my 85 cutlass had an aluminum intake>>manifold, I think. >>
I remember the 74 Vega had an aluminum engine and was a lot of>>trouble. >>
A friend of mine showed me a piston from a Olds cutlass 403 in^3 and>>it appears to be an aluminum alloy. >>
Aluminum has a wt density of .098 lb/in^3 and steel is .286 lb/in^3.>>There is a definite mass advantage ot having a lighter piston, but the>>modulus of elasticity for steel (or cast iron) is 30x10^6 psi as>>opposed ot 10x10^6 psi for aluminum. The stiffness to mass ratio for>>steel is the same as that of aluminum, but the strength of hardened>>(and tempered) steel is way greater than that of aluminum. >>
I guess it has been decide by auto manufacturers that stiffness and>>strength is not important and mass is important? >>
How long will an aluminum engine last as oppised to cast iron. >
you reallt are retarded>race engines are aluminum>as well as some old v6 from the 50s>
old technology>
hurc ast

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Aarcuda69062 26 April 2005 07:39:29 permanent link ]
 In article <m57r61duf2ke1qafhe­smpeajv0b0j0ioju@4ax­.com>,
msterspy <msterspy@netscape.­net> wrote:
What cars have used aluminum for oil pans for years? I have never> owned one before the Escape. I have owned most GM cars in the past and> now I have Fords. As far as I know, the GM cars all had steel or cast> iron engine parts. Actually my 85 cutlass had an aluminum intake> manifold, I think.

Here's a real shock for ya; they're making intake manifolds out
of plastic now...
I remember the 74 Vega had an aluminum engine and was a lot of> trouble.

Porsche used that exact same technology in their engines and had
little trouble with it. Never underestimate GMs ability to screw
up a promising technology.
A friend of mine showed me a piston from a Olds cutlass 403 in^3 and> it appears to be an aluminum alloy.

Ayup. Aluminum has been the material of choice for pistons for
decades.
On the other hand, I have a steel piston from a diesel engine on
my work bench, (makes a dandy ashtray) it must have been replaced
for a reason...
Aluminum has a wt density of .098 lb/in^3 and steel is .286 lb/in^3.> There is a definite mass advantage ot having a lighter piston, but the> modulus of elasticity for steel (or cast iron) is 30x10^6 psi as> opposed ot 10x10^6 psi for aluminum. The stiffness to mass ratio for> steel is the same as that of aluminum, but the strength of hardened> (and tempered) steel is way greater than that of aluminum.

In he context of this thread, it isn't so. The cast aluminum oil
pan will be much more rigid than the light gauge stamped sheet
steel oil pan, more resistant to corrosion also.
Around here, one can -reasonably- expect to get 6 years from a
steel Ford oil pan before it rots out.
FYI, you'd be hard pressed to find any "hardened" or "tempered"
steel in any engine going back many years. The camshaft is about
it, and it isn't all that hard and the hardness doesn't go very
deep.
I guess it has been decide by auto manufacturers that stiffness and> strength is not important and mass is important?

Absolutely, there are these pesky things called emissions
regulations and fuel economy standards.
How long will an aluminum engine last as oppised to cast iron.

What type of aluminum and what type of cast iron?
Kind of like asking 'how many bubbles are in a bar of soap' no?
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Aarcuda69062 26 April 2005 07:41:20 permanent link ]
 In article <i7ar611enpc5156fp8­nnbth97j2t7dnkmb@4ax­.com>,
msterspy <msterspy@netscape.­net> wrote:
Hurc: You really suck. Your identity will eventually be discovered and> you will be pounded by everyone in this newsgroup. It is inevitable. >
You are a shitty dog.

Why do you let someone of no consequence control you?
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Jeff 26 April 2005 18:32:23 permanent link ]
 
<promot@simms.com> wrote in message
news:ubbr61pqesqn5k­gbovh25frl75r41fo5jt­@4ax.com...> On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 02:40:42 GMT, msterspy <msterspy@netscape.­net>> wrote:>
What cars have used aluminum for oil pans for years? I have never>>owned one before the Escape. I have owned most GM cars in the past and>>now I have Fords. As far as I know, the GM cars all had steel or cast>>iron engine parts. Actually my 85 cutlass had an aluminum intake>>manifold, I think.>>
I remember the 74 Vega had an aluminum engine and was a lot of>>trouble.>>
A friend of mine showed me a piston from a Olds cutlass 403 in^3 and>>it appears to be an aluminum alloy.>>
Aluminum has a wt density of .098 lb/in^3 and steel is .286 lb/in^3.>>There is a definite mass advantage ot having a lighter piston, but the>>modulus of elasticity for steel (or cast iron) is 30x10^6 psi as>>opposed ot 10x10^6 psi for aluminum. The stiffness to mass ratio for>>steel is the same as that of aluminum, but the strength of hardened>>(and tempered) steel is way greater than that of aluminum.>>
I guess it has been decide by auto manufacturers that stiffness and>>strength is not important and mass is important?>>
How long will an aluminum engine last as oppised to cast iron.>
you reallt are retarded

If you wish to call someone "retarded" you should learn to spell "really."
race engines are aluminum> as well as some old v6 from the 50s

The Ford Pinto was alluminum (the block only). The Ford Probe and the Taurus
SHO engines were also aluminum. Some other engines made for Ford by Asian
car makers were also aluminum.
old technology

Actually, somoe of the technology that went into making the Duratec, like
better alloys and better machining is quite new.

Jeff
hurc ast


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C. E. White 26 April 2005 19:34:05 permanent link ]
 

aarcuda69062 wrote:
I remember the 74 Vega had an aluminum engine and was a lot of> > trouble.>
Porsche used that exact same technology in their engines and had> little trouble with it. Never underestimate GMs ability to screw> up a promising technology.

Well, I've seen more than one smoking Porsche....

And don't you suppose that the average Porsche owner takes
better care of his car than the average Vega owner?

Anybody that spends big bucks on a Porsche is not likely to
admit they made a mistake. It was pretty easy to admit you
made a mistake when you bought a Vega (even if it was "Car
of the Year"). If you overheated your Vega and cooked the
block, you blamed GM. If you overheated your Porsche and
cooked the block, well Herr Schmidt probably beat you to
death....

If only 10% of the Vega owners had problems in the 70's,
that would still be more problem cars than 100% of
contemporary Porsches.

How come nobody mentions the thousand of Honda Civics that
burned oil at incredible rates in the early 70's? Why is the
Vega the poster child for bad ideas? How about the thousands
of Corollas that literally melted away from rust? Even in
the relatively benign climate of North Carolina, you could
hear early 70's Toyotas, Datsuns, and Hondsa rusting away.
My 280Z rusted like there was no tomorrow. Ditto for my
Sister's Accord. In fact, the only cars anyone in my family
have owned that had actual rust holes were built in Japan
(or England:)­.

I know of several "happy" Vega owners (although none of them
could beat my Pinto in an Autocross:)­

GM used the technology first. Porsche went to school on GM.
Or more correctly, the material supplier learned from GM's
agony.

At the end, the Vega blocks were OK but by then, nobody
cared.

Ed
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Nospam Clare Nce 26 April 2005 21:57:02 permanent link ]
 On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 14:32:23 GMT, "Jeff" <kidsdoc2000@hotmai­l.com>
wrote:
<promot@simms.com>­ wrote in message >news:ubbr61pqesqn5­kgbovh25frl75r41fo5j­t@4ax.com...>> On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 02:40:42 GMT, msterspy <msterspy@netscape.­net>>> wrote:>>
What cars have used aluminum for oil pans for years? I have never>>>owned one before the Escape. I have owned most GM cars in the past and>>>now I have Fords. As far as I know, the GM cars all had steel or cast>>>iron engine parts. Actually my 85 cutlass had an aluminum intake>>>manifold, I think.>>>
I remember the 74 Vega had an aluminum engine and was a lot of>>>trouble.>>>
A friend of mine showed me a piston from a Olds cutlass 403 in^3 and>>>it appears to be an aluminum alloy.>>>
Aluminum has a wt density of .098 lb/in^3 and steel is .286 lb/in^3.>>>There is a definite mass advantage ot having a lighter piston, but the>>>modulus of elasticity for steel (or cast iron) is 30x10^6 psi as>>>opposed ot 10x10^6 psi for aluminum. The stiffness to mass ratio for>>>steel is the same as that of aluminum, but the strength of hardened>>>(and tempered) steel is way greater than that of aluminum.>>>
I guess it has been decide by auto manufacturers that stiffness and>>>strength is not important and mass is important?>>>
How long will an aluminum engine last as oppised to cast iron.>>
you reallt are retarded>
If you wish to call someone "retarded" you should learn to spell "really.">
race engines are aluminum>> as well as some old v6 from the 50s>
The Ford Pinto was alluminum (the block only). The Ford Probe and the Taurus >SHO engines were also aluminum. Some other engines made for Ford by Asian >car makers were also aluminum.>

The pinto in North America had cast iron blocks, 1.6L, 2L and 2.3L.
GM made aluminum V8 engines (215 olds) back in the sixties. And the
Corvair(with cast iron cyls). Then there was the ill-concieved Vega -
nothing wrong with the aluminum, but running tinned iron pistons in
them was not a bright idea.Aluminum heads go back a LONG way -
aftermarket Frontenac heads for Model "T" Fords come to mind.
Porsche used aluminum blocks in their water cooled inline and "V"
engines. Many other European models also used aluminum blocks.(Renault
comes to mind - with cast iron "wet" sleaves) as well as many Asian
engines(like the Subaru - with either wet cast iron sleaves or cast in
chilled iron sleaves) The soob goes back to the late seventies.
A well designed and well built aluminum engine can go 1000000 Km
(600000 miles).
As for aluminum oil pans, cast aluminum pans go way back too. Old Fiat
124 engines had cast aluminum pans.And it was not a new idea then
either. Many engines with cast aluminum pans today also use the pan as
the bottom of the crankcase, and the main-bearing "girdle", so the pan
is structural.

The metalurgy and casting processes have improved markedly in recent
decades, making the use of aluminum engine parts a much "sounder"
engineering choice.>>
old technology>
Actually, somoe of the technology that went into making the Duratec, like >better alloys and better machining is quite new.>
Jeff>
hurc ast >

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Robert Sveinson 27 April 2005 01:39:37 permanent link ]
 
"Jeff" <kidsdoc2000@hotmai­l.com> wrote in message
news:p­ivbe.17076$44­.13856@newsread1.new­s.atl.earthlink.net.­..

But the engines had cast iron cylinder heads. Having blocks and cylinder> heads made out of different metals leads to problems with the metals> expanding at different rates. This was good for my father, who rebuilt> engines.>
But there were aluminum engines in the 1960s:> http://www.slantsix­.org/articles/dutra-­blocks/alm-block-sl6­.htm.>
The most popular car ever sold (i think around 25,000,000) had an aluminum> engine.


IIRC, an aluminium crankcase, cast iron cylinders, and heads!!


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Guest 27 April 2005 02:26:11 permanent link ]
 On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 03:41:20 GMT, aarcuda69062
<nonelson@sbcglobal­.net> wrote:
In article <i7ar611enpc5156fp8­nnbth97j2t7dnkmb@4ax­.com>,> msterspy <msterspy@netscape.­net> wrote:>
Hurc: You really suck. Your identity will eventually be discovered and>> you will be pounded by everyone in this newsgroup. It is inevitable. >>
You are a shitty dog.>
Why do you let someone of no consequence control you?

i made neil look like a fool long ago
look how quiet he now is


hurc ast
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Guest 27 April 2005 02:53:52 permanent link ]
 On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 03:23:48 GMT, msterspy <msterspy@netscape.­net>
wrote:
Sure race engines are aluminum, but they are not built to go 300k>miles.>
Keep it up Hurc, we will figure out who you really are.>
Better yet, why don't you give us your real email adress and we can>send you Christmas cards during the holidays. Wouldn't that be nice?>
O

lmfao
just come to uni ford in calgary


hurc ast
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Jeff 27 April 2005 20:10:12 permanent link ]
 
<nospam.clare.nce@s­ny.der.on.ca> wrote in message
news:7lmt611495rgsq­h9emddophif6t5bhinad­@4ax.com...> On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 17:57:41 GMT, "Jeff" <kidsdoc2000@hotmai­l.com>> wrote:>
"msterspy" <msterspy@netscape.­net> wrote in message>>news:m57r6­1duf2ke1qafhesmpeajv­0b0j0ioju@4ax.com...­>>> What cars have used aluminum for oil pans for years? I have never>>> owned one before the Escape. I have owned most GM cars in the past and>>> now I have Fords. As far as I know, the GM cars all had steel or cast>>> iron engine parts. Actually my 85 cutlass had an aluminum intake>>> manifold, I think.>>>
I remember the 74 Vega had an aluminum engine and was a lot of>>> trouble.>>
But the engines had cast iron cylinder heads. Having blocks and cylinder>>heads made out of different metals leads to problems with the metals>>expanding at different rates. This was good for my father, who rebuilt>>engines.>>­
The most popular car ever sold (i think around 25,000,000) had an aluminum>>engine.>
If you are talking about the VW Beetle, I'll have to advise you you> are wrong. The block of the Beetle engine was a MAGNESIUM Alloy, not> aluminum. The heads were aluminum, and the cyls cast iron or steel.


Gee, you learn something every day.

Thanks.

Jeff


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Tom 28 April 2005 00:36:52 permanent link ]
 I am quite sure that this idiot does not work for ford, because if they
found out how bad he flamed them, he would be fired on the spot. it would be
nice though to find out if he did, and if so, to send his boss every
derogatory remark he has made about fords, then watch him try to weasel his
way out of that can of worms
<promot@simms.com> wrote in message
news:lcht61hrh2rm65­tvc8j9p2utlt7u1lkf2q­@4ax.com...> On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 03:23:48 GMT, msterspy <msterspy@netscape.­net>> wrote:>
Sure race engines are aluminum, but they are not built to go 300k> >miles.> >
Keep it up Hurc, we will figure out who you really are.> >
Better yet, why don't you give us your real email adress and we can> >send you Christmas cards during the holidays. Wouldn't that be nice?> >
lmfao> just come to uni ford in calgary>
hurc ast


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Berkshire Bill 28 April 2005 04:35:34 permanent link ]
 
"tom" <tjctransport@opton­line.net> wrote in message
news:p­JSbe.28$FE3.2­6@fe12.lga...>I am quite sure that this idiot does not work for ford, because if they> found out how bad he flamed them, he would be fired on the spot. it would > be> nice though to find out if he did, and if so, to send his boss every> derogatory remark he has made about fords, then watch him try to weasel > his> way out of that can of worms> <promot@simms.com> wrote in message> news:lcht61hrh2rm65­tvc8j9p2utlt7u1lkf2q­@4ax.com...>> On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 03:23:48 GMT, msterspy <msterspy@netscape.­net>>> wrote:>>
Sure race engines are aluminum, but they are not built to go 300k>> >miles.>> >
Keep it up Hurc, we will figure out who you really are.>> >
Better yet, why don't you give us your real email adress and we can>> >send you Christmas cards during the holidays. Wouldn't that be nice?>> >
lmfao>> just come to uni ford in calgary>>
hurc ast>
Maybe we should forward some of these messages to
http://www.gotford.­com/contact.php

Bill


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