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So I went to a junk yard 2 weeks ago to find a truck pan. I got one but noticed it had a rubber plug in it. So I went back today and noticed every single one had a rubber plug in it. The only one that didn't was a shallow pan. I wanted to use the truck pan in hopes I would benefit from the extra fluid it holds.
my question is, would you use a trans pan with a rubber plug? I really want to try the truck pan but i don't wasn't more headaches in the process.
No factory 4L60E pan had a rubber plug from the factory......
'98-'03 deep pans had a steel drain plug with a rubber gasket under the head.
Starting in '04 the drain plug was eliminated.
In '05, Gm put a "dip stick" stop in the pan & eliminated the valve body mounted stop.
If you don't care about the drain plug, GM 24240207 is super cheap at around $12.
So I went to a junk yard 2 weeks ago to find a truck pan. I got one but noticed it had a rubber plug in it. So I went back today and noticed every single one had a rubber plug in it. The only one that didn't was a shallow pan. I wanted to use the truck pan in hopes I would benefit from the extra fluid it holds.
my question is, would you use a trans pan with a rubber plug? I really want to try the truck pan but i don't wasn't more headaches in the process.
I wouldn't use it, I work at a salvage yard, The plug is put in the pan after they puncture it to drain the fluid. It's only meant to keep them from leaking and contaminating the environment after they are placed in the yard.
I wouldn't use it, I work at a salvage yard, The plug is put in the pan after they puncture it to drain the fluid. It's only meant to keep them from leaking and contaminating the environment after they are placed in the yard.
No factory 4L60E pan had a rubber plug from the factory......
'98-'03 deep pans had a steel drain plug with a rubber gasket under the head.
Starting in '04 the drain plug was eliminated.
In '05, Gm put a "dip stick" stop in the pan & eliminated the valve body mounted stop.
If you don't care about the drain plug, GM 24240207 is super cheap at around $12.
what filter would I get with that pan? Same as the 99 tahoe?
I meant the deep pan filter. I got the deep pan filter for pre 03 and it didn't fit in the pan because of the notch in the corner. I'm thinking the post 03 deep pan filter is shaped different because of that notch.
05-21-2017, 01:32 PM
Rubber plug in transmission pan 
