Trans flush on a GM 3.8

[Crosley.In.AZ]

what to look for is flakes of metal ( aluminum or steel) or friction material.  Friction material often is sucked up into the filter media.  The band's friction material  like to flake apart

The gray goo is not that big of worry , unless there is a real large amount of it.

[river1]

tony, while we are on the subject, what do you recommend for tranny fluid change intervals here in az with the heat and all?

thanks jim

[Crosley.In.AZ]

tony, while we are on the subject, what do you recommend for tranny fluid change intervals here in az with the heat and all?

thanks jim

=========== 25k miles in most passenger vehicles

[river1]

so it looks like i need to plan on doing that in a couple of thousand miles.

thanks jim

[Crosley.In.AZ]

so it looks like i need to plan on doing that in a couple of thousand miles.

thanks jim

your truck pan have a tranny pan drain plug or no?

I used to drop the tranny  drain plug on my silverado every 2nd or third engine oil change.

[river1]

so it looks like i need to plan on doing that in a couple of thousand miles.

thanks jim

your truck pan have a tranny pan drain plug or no?

I used to drop the tranny  drain plug on my silverado every 2nd or third engine oil change.

finally remembered to take a look see about the drain plug, no plug on mine. i'll add one when i do the fluid change.

thanks jim

[Crosley.In.AZ]

so it looks like i need to plan on doing that in a couple of thousand miles.

thanks jim

your truck pan have a tranny pan drain plug or no?

I used to drop the tranny  drain plug on my silverado every 2nd or third engine oil change.

finally remembered to take a look see about the drain plug, no plug on mine. i'll add one when i do the fluid change.

thanks jim

The bolt in drain plug kits leak usually.

my 2006 Silverado has no tranny  drain plug.  I know a guy that can get nice used factory 4L60E pans that DO have a drain plug.

[river1]

any chance of getting one from your guy?

if so how much?

let me know jim

[Crosley.In.AZ]

any chance of getting one from your guy?

if so how much?

let me know jim

you have one of those rare v-6 powered trucks if I recall?

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======= i have the pan.  no gasket or filter.

do not buy a cork gasket.  icky

[river1]

any chance of getting one from your guy?

if so how much?

let me know jim

you have one of those rare v-6 powered trucks if I recall?

yup should be worth a buck or two in the future :?  read that as one dollar or two dollars.

======= i have the pan.  no gasket or filter.

do not buy a cork gasket.  icky

cool when can i pick it up?
any particular brand gasket/filter do you recommend?

later jim

[Crosley.In.AZ]

cool when can i pick it up?
any particular brand gasket/filter do you recommend?

later jim

let me dig up the parts.

Often retailers sell the wrong filter for the deep truck pan... the early design 4L60E filter is too short/thin  and will fall out of the pump from vibration

[river1]

cool let me know when, where, and how much.

later jim

[Crosley.In.AZ]

cool let me know when, where, and how much.

later jim

A PM has been sent to U

[river1]

thanks tony :!:  :!:  :!:

[Crosley.In.AZ]

thanks tony :!:  :!:  :!:

I'm glad you brought this post back to the top

A word of caution to all here (  you too , jim) about pan removal on a 4L60E on a truck

Usually the exhaust runs right at the rear of the pan on v-8 applications.

Be very careful if the pan gets wedged between the tranny and exhaust pipe....... there are shift solenoids at the rear of the tranny valve body.

You can break the solenoid or the plastic connectors.

Sometimes the exhaust pipes must be loosened up at  the manifolds