Replaces the no-drain factory 10R80 pan on 2017-2023 Ford F-150 and Expedition with a drain-plug pan, new filter and reusable metal gasket.
If you own a 2017-2023 F-150, an Expedition or Navigator, a Mustang GT automatic or a Ranger with the 10R80 ten-speed, you have probably found out the hard way that the factory transmission pan has no drain plug. Every fluid change means loosening 18 bolts and letting a pan full of hot fluid run down your arm. Owners also land here after a cracked plastic pan flange or a seep at the pan rail. This kit swaps the factory pan for a stamped steel pan with a drain plug in the low corner, and includes a new sump filter and a reusable metal pan gasket, so the job is done once and every service after it is a drain-and-fill.
The 10R80 runs ten forward speeds off six clutches, and each clutch is applied by its own direct-acting solenoid in the valve body. Those solenoids and the valve bores they feed have very small clearances, which is why the sump filter matters. The filter clips into the bottom of the valve body and its neck plugs into a seal in the pump suction bore; everything the pump moves passes through it first. The pan holds the fluid supply and carries a magnet that catches fine wear metal before it circulates. Raybestos catalogs the factory pan (Ford HL3Z-7A194-A, -B and -C) as a plastic pan with 18 bolt holes and a magnet. This steel replacement covers those same pan numbers, and the filter in the kit replaces HL3Z-7A098-A, L1MZ-7A098-A and FT202.
A seep is not always the pan. Clean the rail, drive the truck up to temperature, and look again: a wet fill plug, a cooler line fitting or the case connector can run down and pool on the pan. If you are chasing shift quality, scan for codes first. Ford's harsh-shift bulletin for these trucks starts with codes, a strategy update and an adaptive drive cycle, and only then moves to the valve body, so the pan may come off anyway. Our 10R80 filter and pan service guide covers the pan drop, how to read the magnet and the hot level check, and the F-150 shift problems guide walks through the diagnosis order.
The listing covers the 10R80 in the Ford F-150 2017-2023, Expedition 2018-2024, Mustang 2018-2023, Explorer 2020-2023, Ranger 2019-2023 and Transit 150/250/350, plus the Lincoln Navigator 2018-2023 and Aviator 2020-2023. It does not fit the 10R60 in the Bronco or the heavy-duty 10R140, and those pans do not interchange. Ford's own bulletins list a different filter number for the Transit (LK4Z-7A098-A), so Transit owners should compare the old filter against the new one before the pan goes up. Steel pans also sit differently than plastic around crossmembers and exhaust on some 4x4 and Raptor setups, so check clearance. If anything is unclear, send us your year and VIN. The full lineup is in the 10R80 parts collection.
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Doing this repair right usually means replacing these at the same time. Same transmission, ships together.
Most do not. The stock pan is plastic with 18 bolts and a magnet, so the fluid comes out when the pan drops. This steel pan adds a drain plug so later services are a plug pull and refill.
No. The Bronco uses the 10R60 and the Super Duty uses the 10R140. Their pans are different from the 10R80 pan and do not interchange.
Motorcraft MERCON ULV only. Do not use MERCON LV or a multi-vehicle ATF. Put back what drained out, then set the final level hot, at 206-215 F, at the fill plug level indicator.
It is designed to be re-torqued and reused as long as it sits flat and is not cut or bent. Install it dry with no sealer, on clean sealing surfaces.
Not for a plain service on a truck that shifted well. If you dropped the pan because of a harsh or delayed shift complaint, clear the transmission adaptives and run Ford's adaptive drive cycle afterward.
