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Pontiac V8 Oil Pans and Pickups
Pan First, Pickup Second — Oil Pans and Pickups for Pontiac V8s
Oil pans and pickups are a matched pair, not two separate purchases. The pan decides how much oil you carry, how well it stays over the pickup under braking and cornering, and whether the engine clears the crossmember and exhaust in your car. The pickup has to reach the bottom of that particular sump and no further.
Butler stocks Canton, Milodon, Moroso and RPC pans from stock-appearing six-quart baffled replacements through T-sump road race pans, with the correct pickup for each, plus oil pan reinforcement plates and magnetic drain plugs.
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Items 1-21 of 21
Description: Oil Pan Reinforcement Plates
Item #: APE-N325P
Condition:
New
Price: $14.95
Description: Oil Pickup for 15-450 Pan
Item #: CAN-15-451
Condition:
New
Price: $75.00
Description: Pickup for 15-400, 15-452 & 15-444 Pans
Item #: CAN-15-401
Condition:
New
Price: $75.00
Description: Pontiac 8" High Capacity Oil Pan w/ Side Kick-out under starter / Large baffle for oil control while braking- 7-8 Qt.-Requires CAN 15-401 pick-up
Item #: CAN-15-400
Condition:
New
Price: $439.00
Description: Pontiac 8" High Capacity Oil Pan with dual kick-outs / Trap doors and baffles for excellent oil control / 8-9 Qt.-Requires CAN-15-401 Pick-Up
Item #: CAN-15-444
Condition:
New
Price: $529.00
Description: Canton Road Race / Drag Race Oil Pan 6.5-7 quart with built in baffle and trap doors for excellent oil control (some slight modifications may be required to be used in 67-69 FB) Fits early GTO Requires 15-401 pickup
Item #: CAN-15-452
Condition:
New
Price: $449.00
Description: Canton Pontiac Stock Replacement Baffled Oil Pan 6 quart
Item #: CAN-15-389
Condition:
New
Price: $236.00
Description: Canton Road Race Pan / 6.5-7 quart with built in baffle and trap doors for excellent oil control (Low profile design for the better ground clearance)- specifically for '70-'81 Trans Am & Fire Bird) Requires 15-451 pickup
Item #: CAN-15-450
Condition:
New
Price: $449.00
Description: 1/2" -20 Magnetic Drain Plug & Washer.
Item #: CAN-22-400
Condition:
New
Price: $9.00
Description: Oil Pump Screen for Stock Replacement Pans
Item #: MEL-54-DS
Condition:
New
Price: $20.95
Description: Milodon Pontiac Factory Replacement Oil Pan
Item #: MIL-30770
Condition:
New
Price: $269.95
Description: Milodon Low Profile Pan
Item #: MIL-30355
Condition:
New
Price: $462.95
Description: Pickup for 30355 Pan
Item #: MIL-18425
Condition:
New
Price: $85.95
Description: Pickup for 31660/31665 Pan
Item #: MIL-18525
Condition:
New
Price: $113.95
Description: Milodon Road Race Oil Pan 70-81 2nd Gen F-Body, Trans Am, Firebird
Item #: MIL-31660
Condition:
New
Not Available
Price: $539.95
Description: 1964 to 73 GTO, LeMans with 389-455
Item #: MIL-31665
Condition:
New
Price: $559.95
Description: Extended Oil Pump Pickup
Pontiac
High Pressure Oil Pump
Fits Pan MOR-20500
Item #: MOR-24482
Condition:
New
Price: $69.99
Description: Extended Oil Pump Pickup
Pontiac
High Pressure Oil Pump
Fits Pan MOR-20490
Item #: MOR-24480
Condition:
New
Price: $66.99
Description: 1967-'81 Firebird and 1964-'87 mid and full-sized chassis. Oil Pan, Steel, Clear Zinc, Deep Sump. Engine Application: 301-455
Item #: MOR-20490
Condition:
New
Price: $441.99
Description: Pontiac Unplated Stock Baffled Oil Pan 6-Quart (fits all Pontiac V8 blocks)
***Some bolt holes may need to be slotted***
Item #: RPC-S9337-RAW
Condition:
New
***See Part# RPC-S9337-Z***
Price: $151.95
Description: Pontiac Zinc Plated Stock Baffled Oil Pan 6-Quart (fits all Pontiac V8 blocks)
***Some bolt holes may need to be slotted***
Item #: RPC-S9337-Z
Condition:
New
Price: $133.95
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More About Oil Pans and Pickups
1. Stock Replacement Pans
If the car keeps its factory chassis and exhaust, a stock-dimension pan is still the right answer.
| Canton baffled six quart | Stock appearing, fits all Pontiac V8s in production chassis, comes unplated, and uses the M-54S pickup with a 3/4" tube. Keeps stock dimensions and capacity, adds a slosh baffle and magnetic drain plug. Canton's note on filling: a dry engine takes seven quarts to fill every passage, so you pour six at an oil change, fill to the full mark, crank it and recheck. |
| RPC stock baffled six quart | Fits all Pontiac V8 blocks, 1961-81, with an internal baffle, a side exit drain plug and a three-tab rear design. It sits .25" shorter in height at the crossmember than other aftermarket pans, which matters in a tight chassis. Some bolt holes may need to be slotted. Offered raw or zinc plated. |
| Milodon factory replacement | Six quarts plus filter. Butler's own experience with this baffle design is that you must run a windage tray with it to prevent oil pressure fluctuation from windage — budget for the tray when you buy the pan. |
2. High Capacity and Race Pans
More oil, better control, and a sump shape matched to the car. Several of these are chassis specific, so read the notes.
| Canton 8" high capacity | A side pouch adds capacity while keeping considerable crossmember clearance. The sump is 8" deep by 11-1/2" wide and it requires the Canton 15-401 pickup. |
| Canton 8" high capacity road race | A T-sump pan for road race competition, 8" deep by 14" wide by 7-1/2" long with a seven quart system capacity, also on the 15-401 pickup. Canton calls for 3" between the right side of a stock pan and the exhaust to clear the T sump. |
| Canton shallow road race | A low profile pan for ground clearance with a 7" deep, 10-1/2" long sump and a six quart system capacity, built for 1970-81 Trans Am and Firebird. It fits all popular chassis except GTOs and 1967-69 Firebirds, cannot be used with some stock exhaust systems, and takes the 15-451 pickup. Triple trap door baffle and a provision for a pan mounted dipstick. |
| Canton road race/drag, early GTO | Six and a half to seven quarts with baffle and trap doors, cut for the early GTO, on the 15-401 pickup. Slight modification may be required in a 1967-69 Firebird. |
| Milodon low profile | Seven quarts plus filter on an 8" sump, with oil control baffles and maximum available ground clearance. Uses the Milodon 18425 pickup with a 3/4" inlet. Not for 1970-74 Firebirds. |
| Milodon GTO road race | For 1964-73 GTO and LeMans with 389-455. Seven quarts plus filter, 7-3/4" sump, and an angled sump front so the engine and transmission go in together past the crossmember. Will not fit a Firebird chassis. Uses the 18525 pickup. |
| Moroso deep sump | Eight quart steel pan in clear zinc, 9-3/4" deep, for 301-455 in 1967-81 Firebird and 1964-87 mid and full-size chassis. |
3. Picking the Pickup and Setting the Clearance
This is where most oiling problems on a fresh Pontiac come from. The pickup is specific to the sump, and the gap at the bottom is not optional.
| Match the part number | Canton's 15-401 serves the 15-400, 15-452 and 15-444 pans; the 15-451 serves the 15-450 and can also be used with stock pans. Milodon's 18425 goes with the low profile pan, the 18525 with the road race pans. Moroso pickups are cut for specific Moroso pans. |
| Clearance | Butler recommends 1/8" to 1/4" of oil pan to pickup clearance, and it must be checked with all pumps and pickups regardless of which oil pan you run. Assemble it dry, measure, and correct before the pan goes on for the last time. |
| Thick oil pump plates | When you use the thicker 1/4" oil pump plates such as the Butler Pro Series oil pumps, slight modification of the pickup tab may be necessary. Bend the tab up and elongate the mounting hole. |
| Pump compatibility | Canton pickups are cut for a high pressure or race oil pump with a 3/4" inlet. Moroso says to bolt the pickup, then braze or weld it to the pump. |
4. Pan Hardware
Small parts that stop leaks and cracks.
| Reinforcement plates | Butler's reinforcement brackets mount at the rear corners of the pan on 1964-81 Pontiac V8 cars, sold in pairs. |
| Magnetic drain plug | A 1/2"-20 plug with a copper washer collects steel particles so you can see what the engine is shedding. |
Decide the chassis question first, then the depth you can live with under the car, then order the pickup that pan calls for. Mock it up and check the pickup gap and right side exhaust clearance.
Not sure what your Pontiac needs?
Call our tech team at 866-762-7527. Tell us your engine, heads, car, and power goal, and we will put the parts together as one combination that works.