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[dat180]

Hey all, quick intro.

Mitch from NZ currently own a WP230 or in lamen terms a 240C wagon, KP610 180B SSS coupe and a VB210 120Y two door wagon. Recogize a few names around here so feel quite at home.

What diff is the 240C running? I assume it's a H190 10-bolt.

Reason for asking it's whining more that my wife, considering going with an LSD unit from a Terrano/Pathfinder.

Also will a L28 sit beneath the hood without any major issues?

[Alfadog]

Yeah H190.

I think it might depend on what L28 you get. I think it's the oil pan + dipstick location that causes probs with the C110 so might get the same problems...

Let's see pictures!

[sblake01]

If the WP230 is set up anything like the 200L or the USA 810/910 it probably has a front sump oil pan. L28s have a rear sump so you would need to relocate the pickup tube and use the oil pan from the from the WP230. Not sure about the diff since we didn't get the WP230/240C over here.

[dat180]

Sump shouldn't be a problem as I could take it off the L24 that currently resides. Hey Lachlan.

[sblake01]

If I recall correctly, the pickup tube doesn't mount in the same location, front vs. rear sump, so some machine shop work would be required. But, as Lachlan said, you may have gotten some front sump L28 powered vehicles over threre. We didn't get any here.

[sblake01]

Here's an answer from Steve, who is also a member here, to a similar question posed on another site:

How are you planning to change the L28 engine from a “rear” sump oil pan to the “front” sump pan?

One method that I know a few people have done is to cut the oil sump pickup tube in two and weld a short section of thin wall tubing in between, thus extending the length of the pickup.

I decided to do it "correctly" and re-located the 810 oil sump pickup tube to the front of the L28 block. If you examine the six cylinder L-series engine blocks you will see that it is cast for either a front or rear oil pickup tube location. The factory then just drilled the corresponding “boss” out depending if it was going into a rear sump (Z cars and Fairladys) or a front sump (810, 1st generation Maxima, Skyline or Laurel) vehicle.

You drill and tap bolt holes in the front boss for the new front mounted oil pickup tube and drill a new passage from it to the pickup oil gallery in the block (which runs along side the block). You also have to block off the rear sump pickup gallery with a pressed-in plug and drill a new hole for the dipstick tube at the front of the block (being very careful not to drill into the main oil gallery). Lastly, you need to plug the old dipstick tube. All this cost me about $100 at a machine shop.

If you go this route, then I would recommend taking both your L28 and a spare 810/Maxima block (the L24E) to your machinist. Your machinist can index off the L24E block in order to determine exactly where to drill the needed holes.

[mazingerz1976]

I've found this pic in a local website, for the people that have not seen how it looks an engine bay of a 240C....may be this will help!!!

[sblake01]

The engine bay of dat180's car probably doesn't look quite like that one since the one you pictured is LHD.

[mazingerz1976]

Ohh you're right i didn't realize he is in New Zealand, my mistake, and my little knowledge of english....

greets from Colombia

Camilo

[craigsnot]

i have a 240c hard top in australia with a l28 in it,ill try to get some pics on this thing

[Willoughby Z]

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