Replacing the transmission oil pan and filter on an 88-98 OBS Chevy 1500

[@hawkdsl]

Your truck is in such incredible shape. Great find. Just goes to show you, you take care of things, they will take care of you.

[@MichelLinschoten]

Mine looks like new I got a 96. It's all about good maintenance

[@hawkdsl]

@@MichelLinschoten It always blows my mind when people are able to let tens of thousands of their hard earned money neglect away.

[@ricksweetser1683]

You guys cover just about everything on servicing and replacing worn out parts on GM OBS trucks. I have a 93 GMC K1500 and am doing a lot of overdue maintenance, repairs and upgrades. Although I am a retired auto mechanic and OEM technical training course developer and trainer, I still like to see how others do things and you ALWAYS find something new and/or improved. I like how you take your time and cover pretty much everything. However, a few suggestions: Get yourself a 1/4" and a 1/2" cordless ratchet and make your life easier. Also, a square transmission drain pan adapter keeps 99% of the trans fluid off of you and the ground. Take care and keep up the good work.

[@frankgonz31]

No wonder sometimes our cars break down, cause if you don't this with patience and understanding and love for your work and care for others property, things don't last. I love how you and others just like me do our work.

[@ator2659]

Excellent video per usual. Extremely detailed steps my man 👍🏽.

[@jonhsmith2706]

You're a good speaker thanks for everything

[@arizonasnowmama5426]

Thank you! You are very thorough and explain everything I had questions about.

[@Hygoog]

Cool video. Thanks. Since the gasket is now thicker, do you need longer bolts?

[@stevesatt7309]

For Moroso Perm-align gaskets the instructions clearly state - *Perm-align gaskets are only recommended for use with flat rail cast aluminum or billet rail transmission pans. *Perm-align gaskets are not recommended for use with stamped transmission pans.

[@kenc.9067]

Bro ... your old seal for the transmission filter tube came out way easier than mine, which was probably original My seal was so old and hardened, it did NOT come out in one piece, but broke apart into several small pieces. I had to fight it for like 45 minutes with various picks and screwdrivers, and be very careful to leave no pieces behind. The next replacement should go a lot easier.

[@Hgkingx]

Thanks for the video, question though… Did you not drain out the oil that was in the oil cooler? Is that a step that is OK to overlook?

[@SuburbanRanch]

You can skip draining the oil cooler. I believe we just plugged the lines

[@Cgp-on1cp]

My 97 C1500 has a big spot building up on the cement more towards the transmission than the engine. You think it's probably the gasket then? My trucks got 177,000 miles by the way and shifts fine. I was thinking about changing the fluid but I'm not sure if it might start slipping if I do that. Scotty Kilmer always says that will happen.

[@SuburbanRanch]

@Cgp1998 Wash it all off and try to pinpoint where the leak is coming from. Another common place to leak is the front pump seal.

[@nelsonpadron1008]

Thanks for video

[@milk7360]

proper vid right here

[@logangriggs6509]

I just bought a 1994 Chevy C1500. I changed my oil and it was leaking. I’ve changed a bunch of things out myself, my trans is leaking I’m praying it’s just the pan…. So is there any downside to changing it yourself? Can you detrimentally mess it up?

[@SuburbanRanch]

No, you don’t mess it up by changing the transmission oil

[@jaerod1982]

So it’s where I am confused I have a 95 Tahoe ls 4wd with the 4l60e m30, I believe tells me to put dexron 3 ? But what is the proper fluid I should ask being an older high mileage truck ?

[@benwrenchin]

Why does yours look so clean inside? I just got my pan off and holy hell it's grimy. Can you spray brake cleaner in there?

[@SuburbanRanch]

@Ben Wrenchin’ My guess is that the oil has not been changed in a long time. I’d recommend doing two oil changes just a couple hundred miles apart.

[@sjbb-pb5pc]

what size are the bolts on the pan

[@Alex5.7]

Will the parts you got for your 90’ OBS , be the same for my 97’ c1500 4l60e 2wd?

[@SuburbanRanch]

I would double check the parts on Rockauto

[@MacAutoDiag]

How do you tell if it has the 4l60e or 4180e?

[@SuburbanRanch]

Not sure

[@israelmondragon2664]

1500 4l60 2500 4l80e

[@MacAutoDiag]

@@israelmondragon2664 thanks

[@justjim9723]

ive been told that you have to jack up the transmission to get to the bolts on a 1995 pan ?

[@SuburbanRanch]

I wouldn’t think so

[@gustavocabral8384]

How did this work out for your application? No more leaks ? Moroso recommends a flat lipped pan but i bought the same pan as you and gasket let me know how it worked out thanks!

[@SuburbanRanch]

@gustavo cabral No leaks so far!

[@gustavocabral8384]

@@SuburbanRanch awesome i bought the same gasket and pan as you did going to do this later today wish me luck i have replaced the gasket twice and same issue i hope this fixed my problem

[@SuburbanRanch]

@gustavo cabral Update: not sure how it worked for you but ours is now leaking… will be changing out for a different one

[@gustavocabral8384]

@@SuburbanRanch Work when I drove normal but as soon as i started to put sOme stress on it it didnt like it anymore leaked like hell

[@SuburbanRanch]

@gustavo cabral Did you find a solution that doesn’t leak?

[@TonyC93]

From where did you buy the gasket from?

[@SuburbanRanch]

Amazon

[@kgbreviews35]

Is this transmission pan, the exact same one for a 95 k1500 5.7?

[@SuburbanRanch]

No, 1995 had some 1 year only changes.

[@kgbreviews35]

@@SuburbanRanch ok, how would I go about finding the one for this year model.

[@benwrenchin]

So the moroso gasket was no good? Just watched your other video

[@SuburbanRanch]

@Ben Mason Yeah we weren’t impressed. It squished too easily when we were tightening

[@richardlinaweaver3891]

Which way does a transmission filter go in a 1992 Chrysler labbaron go

[@SuburbanRanch]

@Richard Linaweaver The same way it came out. Sorry, if it’s not the same as ours I won’t be much help here.

[@brendarios8830]

What is the bolt torque?

[@SuburbanRanch]

@Brenda Rios 80-90 inch lbs, we used 90 with this gasket.

[@luthevans7451]

I have a 1989 s10 blazer 4.3.i tried to remove the transmission pan, but there is lip otherwise back of it that is holding it on .what can I do to get that lip to release the pan?

[@luthevans7451]

It's on the not otherwise

[@SuburbanRanch]

@Luth Evans Should be the same 700r4 transmission. I don’t remember any lip

[@mattw7557]

You need to remove the trans crossmember..i do that on mine

[@brianfrancis2862]

how many quirts of fluid

[@SuburbanRanch]

5-6 if I remember correctly

[@richsmokeking2515]

What is that part at 1:24 to the left over the exhaust

[@SuburbanRanch]

@Rich smoke King That is the inspection cover. Under is the torque converter and flex plate. You can see it better in our video on removing the transmission at 2:45. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oovMn5SGp7eiitk

[@RosmarysKiller73]

HELP. I have a 1995 K1500 Suburban, 5.7, V8. I am wanting to change this filter but unsure what type to buy. There are few variants I have seen, I am using RockAutos. How can I determine which filter I need, as I am no mechanic, but like to give things a go! . The issue is, I live in the UK and have to import most parts form the US and obviously, I don't want to get it wrong. any help from anyone here would be awesome, cheers guys.

[@SuburbanRanch]

@RosmarysKiller73 You are likely just seeing different brands for the same part.

[@RosmarysKiller73]

@@SuburbanRanch Many thanks for your reply, but they appear to look different? Would this be the case, would each type fit? Some are the same as the one you used and others have a different shape. Can you fly to the UK and fix all my problems??!!! hahahahaha

[@SuburbanRanch]

@RosmarysKiller73 Hmm, not sure. I think it might be cheaper to order both parts and return one!

[@WiKiTWoNKa]

You said four and a half quarts of transmission fluid OMG I have a 1992 GMC Safari and according to O'Reilly it says 11.2 quarts and for some reason I have a brand new filter and a brand new gasket on my transmission right now and it has spewed at least a quart of oil out of it I tightened it up twice and it pretty much can't go any further I don't know what to do

[@WiKiTWoNKa]

@@charlietuna350 it's one of them rubber gaskets I believe with like the metal inside of it

[@WiKiTWoNKa]

@@charlietuna350 but the thing of it is I didn't flush it I just dropped the pan and let what came out of the pan come out (which was only about 2 quarts) so after the guy told me 11.2 quarts and then everything started spraying out after going down the road then I googled it and then it said initially it should only be 5 quarts which basically means if I flushed it it would have been 11.2 quarts but I didn't know that and the stupid guy at O'Reilly's told me 11.2 quarts so that means I am 6 quarts too much well I blew out about 2 quarts so yeah 🤷🏼‍♂️🤦🏾🤯

[@ukraineupdates9380]

@@WiKiTWoNKa You got it right now 5 for pan drop and 11 for full flush. In the future check your fluid on the dipstick after doing anything with one, engine oil, tranny fluid and power steering fluid, before driving. For transmission fluid you check it with it running in park. 6 quarts extra is a lot how did your transmission hold up? hope you didn't drive too far like that.

[@WiKiTWoNKa]

@@ukraineupdates9380 yes I know how to do all those things like checking the transmission fluid while it's idling in park it's just that the guy at O'Reilly's told me it needed 11.2 quarts and I never told him I was going to flush it all I said was I was going to change the transmission pan gasket and filter and nothing more nothing less so I don't know where in the world he got that from made me waste money and make a mess and hopefully not mess up anything on the van but now it makes me feel like I need to drain everything back out and start all over again with a new gasket and waste more money. I probably would have been better at all Google searching to find out the answer but I didn't realize until after I put anything in and then all of that mess happened then I googled it and that's what I found out 5 quarts was all I needed 🙄

[@rickymortero3023]

Same for v6 ?

[@SuburbanRanch]

@Ricky Mortero Yep!

[@rickymortero3023]

@@SuburbanRanch appreciate the responds :) u got a new sub I recently bought a 93’ single cab step side with 300k miles and runs good, ur channel will help me repair what needs to be done.

[@williamtimmons235]

Just gonna let everyone know DO NOT CHANGE if your trans has a lot of miles on it made the mistake and did it and all the new fluid blew out all my seals because the old fluid is so thick it holds your gaskets in place

[@ChristianDeHadleigh]

How many miles did yours have

[@edwinalonzo7841]

That's why u add Lucas Trans oil

[@MichelLinschoten]

Big mistake those gaskets suck , it will compress and not seal guranteed. You should just use the cork ones, the reason why they work better. Is simple , it expands as the fluid penetrates ... Cork has always worked for at applications just fine. I think you forget, that the pan you pulled off that tranny has been on there pretty much leak free for decades.

[@SuburbanRanch]

@Michel Linschoten The pan was leaking terribly on the original one. No leaks so far!

[@jimmycontreras4087]

Bro u Save me $500 dollars

[@richards5843]