The oil pan on my 292 is the single step down type but the drain plug faces to the rear, the approximate depth from the flange is 5 3/4". the illustrations i have seen on other post show the drain plug to the front of the pan, also the dip stick I have appears to have been modified or is adapted from something other than a Y block. With a filter change and 5 quarts it reads well over the full mark. Can any one help determine which pan I have and its capacity?  

      

I believe that is a '55-'56 passenger car oil pan.  '57 went to a smaller drain plug in the same location.

John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"

Hoosier is correct,i have a 57 pan hanging in my shop,same as picture ,with smaller plug

truck pans have plug facing front.early trucks used a car base.

Thanks for the quick replies guys, if my pan is for passenger car application, does that also mean that it is a 5 quart pan? 

Yblocks with a filter should be filled with 6 quarts. As far as the dipstick goes, If you have 5 five quarts in it now I would mark it.  Start the car and run it a short while (4 or 5 minutes s/b ok).  Let it sit for a half hour or so.  Then mark the dipstick at the oil line - this will be your add oil mark.  Add the sixth quart and  mark it.  This is your full mark.

Sedan dipsticks are hard to find.  When mine broke, I got a repro Tbird dipstick and re-marked it for a sedan because no one had a sedan one for sale.  TBird dipstick are longer so no problem re-marking it.


54 Victoria 312;  48 Ford Conv 302, 56 Bird 312
Forever Ford
Midland Park, NJ

your dipstick is up front right.ive seen just about every combo over the years.