Why don't tranny pans have a drain hole?

[NASTY08IMPALA 5,000+ posts]

^^Tis true. I have heard of that before.
I like older vehicles better. Newer ones making it more difficult to work on.

Hell my car doesnt even have a replacable fuel filter ..and yes too much technology.

 

[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

Vortec yes.
What year did the Vortec come out?

ls 5.3 first year was '99.

they make a plug you can install on your pan to drain it. Was kind of a bitch to install and i was told they will almost always leak but worked out great on mah race car. Now i would have to think about having that on a daily driver...

 

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

Then I must not have a vortec then....hell now I'll have to look tomorrow.

Oil pans have a drain plug, yet their surrounded by a bunch of bolts just like the tranny pan is. I have heard of people drilling a hole then thread it and getting a oil pan bolt w/washer to plug er up. Might be easier to spot weld a nut on the inside of the pan and line it up with the hole. Then get the proper threaded bolt as your plug.

 

[C1500martin 10+ year member]

You have a 1st gen vortec 95-98 i think you have a 5.7 right? The 99+ have a 5.3 just did the tranny gaslet on one last week



Its an 01 tahoe 5.3l

 

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

Yeah 5.7

Hey I see a drain plug on that pan!! No fair lol

So maybe some do some don't. It would cost me around 20 bucks for the gasket and filter.

 

[CerwinVega_Fan 10+ year member]

Install a unverisal drain plug pal.

 

[speedyjuarez Premium Member]

Have you ever changed the tranny fluid? They say if you haven't don't it'll cause problems. I changed mine about two years ago and haven't had problems. But it takes a bit to go into reverse from the time I bought it. Count the bolts on your tranny cause I think there's two different ones if you go to auto zone.

 

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

Nope.

 

[los33]

Then I must not have a vortec then....hell now I'll have to look tomorrow.
Oil pans have a drain plug, yet their surrounded by a bunch of bolts just like the tranny pan is. I have heard of people drilling a hole then thread it and getting a oil pan bolt w/washer to plug er up. Might be easier to spot weld a nut on the inside of the pan and line it up with the hole. Then get the proper threaded bolt as your plug.

Dont be ashamed if you dont know //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

I have a 98 chevy silverado with a vortec 5.0l

When someone check the cast marking for me i was shittiing bricks thinking i had a mustang engine in a truck, but its a strong motor.

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[speedyjuarez Premium Member]

Dont be ashamed if you dont know //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif
I have a 98 chevy silverado with a vortec 5.0l

When someone check the cast marking for me i was shittiing bricks thinking i had a mustang engine in a truck, but its a strong motor.

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I thought Vortecs started on the new body sytle 99 and up?

just googled came out 96 for bigger motors

 

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

Dont be ashamed if you dont know //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif
I have a 98 chevy silverado with a vortec 5.0l

When someone check the cast marking for me i was shittiing bricks thinking i had a mustang engine in a truck, but its a strong motor.

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The later engines have the word Vortec on top. Mine is the early one and doesn't say.

I "say" I'm not ashamed at all. Btw...don't you have a bunch of money to go spend?

 

[los33]

I thought Vortecs started on the new body sytle 99 and up?

Original was a "vortex" engine in 1984.

It changed to vortec 1995 and up.

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[Dub7sonoma Premium Member]

Original was a "vortex" engine in 1984.It changed to vortec 1995 and up.

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vortec motors started in 91-92

 

[los33]

vortec motors started in 91-92

Nope.. Actual "vortec" named blocks were released from 95 or 96 and up..

All motors from 85 or 86-95 or 96 were named "vortex" technology.

Pretty much the same engine, but they once made 4 liter engines.

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[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

My 88 S-10 has a 2.5L 4-Tech //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

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