Inside Of Transmission Pan, Good or Bad?

[BarryCarey]

Hey All,

I did my first ever tranny pan drop and fluid/filter replacement.

Being the first time I'm not too sure what is bad vs good in the pan.

Here's a few pictures of the inside. Does everything appear normal?

(I'm pretty sure the little bits of crud in there fell in while pulling down the pan)

http://puu.sh/iPXCA/343c2bd191.jpg
http://puu.sh/iPXEm/4f7395caa1.jpg
http://puu.sh/iPXFv/3810c96746.jpg

 

[BarryCarey]

Just realized this probably should have gone in Transmission section. Mods are welcome to move it.

 

[xlt03]

Looks pretty clean to me and normal. Lift the magnet up and clean under it. Probably a slight sludge film there. How many miles since last fluid change? You the first owner?

Pan gasket is reusable.

 

[BarryCarey]

Thanks for the input.

I pulled the magnet and gave it a good cleaning.

Not sure how long it has been. I bought it 2 months ago. There is a sticker under the hood that says a trans flush was done at 108k miles. It now has 134k.

 

[turborich]

Yep, that's how a healthy pan should look.

Did you fill it up the correct way with a pump while the engine was running and so on?

 

[BarryCarey]

Yep, that's how a healthy pan should look.

Did you fill it up the correct way with a pump while the engine was running and so on?

Yeah, wasn't a fun experience. The pump I got from o'Rielly was horrible and leaked through the plunger.

Got about 7 quarts out. I put 8 quarts back into it. I feel like it could take another.

 

[drdoom]

Barry, get the pump that looks like a soap dispenser and things will turn around. Actually makes it a chill job, and you will likely never miss wiping a dipstick of and reinserting over and over. You will like the precision of the standpipe, and become a full convert. Keep the suction gun, they are absolutely fantastic for power steering reservoir "flushes" and brake jobs for pulling brake fluid out of the master cylinder.

 

[BarryCarey]

Barry, get the pump that looks like a soap dispenser and things will turn around. Actually makes it a chill job, and you will likely never miss wiping a dipstick of and reinserting over and over. You will like the precision of the standpipe, and become a full convert. Keep the suction gun, they are absolutely fantastic for power steering reservoir "flushes" and brake jobs for pulling brake fluid out of the master cylinder.

I actually had that style of pump on the way from Amazon. But I decided I would rather do it that day instead of waiting. Serves me right for being impatient.