![]() ![]() I can assure you there is nothing wrong with this pan, and it will make fluid only changes a piece of cake, and fluid and filter changes a LOT easier. Rather than going through the hassle of sucking the fluid out of the old pan with a hand pump, I may just poke a hole in it with a hammer and punch, and let it drain.Īs far as the price, anything that says FORD on it is going to be expensive. I am going to use a Duralast filter and pan gasket from Autozone, and Motorcraft fluid. I just received the one for the GM, and it is super heavy. come out, I might even change it every time I change the oil (3000 miles) The filter was designed to last 30,000 miles, and will actually last a lot longer than that unless there is something wrong with the transmission.Īs for the pan, it is actually heavier than the stock pan, and will work just fine. With this oil pan, it can be changed as often as you want. Even if you are pouring more in, you run the risk of running the transmission dangerously low or empty. I do not believe in disconnecting transmission cooler lines and using the transmission pump to pump fluid out. You may not get as much out, but that is how the service manual says to do it. I believe the original owner kept up on the maintenance pretty well. The fluid on the dipstick (at least it has one, the Malibu, and many newer design cars do not) looks and smells good. Changing the filter and cleaning the pan would still be done at 30,000 miles. Having a drain plug in the pan will make it possible to change the fluid only (not the filter) a lot more often than that (maybe every 10,000 miles) which will keep it fresh, and be no more difficult than changing oil. These cars have a recommended change interval of 30,000 miles, while the Malibu was 100,000 miles. This also has one other advantage, especially since you cannot get all the fluid out. You can get an aftermarket pan with a drain plug in it, so that instead of trying to suck out the fluid before dropping the pan, all you have to do is remove the plug, completely drain the pan, then remove the empty pan. I don't have access to a hydraulic lift, so it will have to be done in the driveway with the car on jackstands. I watched the video in post 5, and it is obvious this is going to be a much bigger job than it was on the Malibu, due to the really deep pan full of fluid. It was no deeper than a cookie sheet, and was very easy to remove without making a mess. My former car, a 2001 Chevy Malibu, had a tiny pan compared to the GM. ![]()
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