Cast aluminum 4L60E pan with gasket, filter and magnetic drain plug; replaces 24240207, 24229658 and 265-811 on GM trucks, vans and SUVs.
If you own a Silverado, Sierra, Tahoe, Yukon, Suburban, Express, Savana, Astro, S10 or Trailblazer with a 4L60E and you have ever dropped the factory pan for a fluid change, you know why this kit sells. The stock stamped pan has no drain, so the only way to get old fluid out is to loosen the bolts and let several quarts of hot ATF pour off the rail. This kit replaces that pan with a cast aluminum one that has a magnetic drain plug, and it ships with the filter and pan gasket in the same box. It is listed to replace GM 24240207, 24215535, 24209295 and 24229658 and the common 265-811 aftermarket pan.
The pan is the reservoir the whole transmission draws from. The pump pulls fluid up through the filter, and that fluid feeds line pressure, the valve body, the converter, the cooler and the lube circuit one after another, so a restricted pickup is felt everywhere downstream. The filter stops the larger particles before they reach the pump and the tight-clearance valves. The magnet in the drain plug does a different job: it holds the fine steel that comes off the planetary gears, pump and clutch steels so it stays out of circulation, and it shows you what the unit is shedding every time you service it.
Fluid health is tied to the 4L60E's best-known failures. Overheated fluid is what cooks the 3-4 clutch pack under load, and debris accelerates the valve body bore wear that shows up as converter clutch slip and P0741. A pan kit does not repair those failures, but regular, easy fluid changes are the cheapest protection a healthy unit can get.
Read the old pan when it comes off. A gray paste on the magnet is normal wear. Brass flakes, pieces of friction lining or bright steel slivers mean something inside is coming apart, and a new pan will not fix it. Our 4L60E filter and pan service guide walks through reading the debris and the factory intervals. GM's 2007 Silverado owner manual calls for an ATF and filter change every 50,000 miles under severe service such as towing and every 100,000 miles otherwise; a drain plug makes the in-between drain-and-fills realistic.
The listing covers GM rear-drive applications of the 4L60E, 4L65E and 4L70E, including Silverado and Sierra 1500 and 2500, Tahoe, Yukon, Suburban, Avalanche, Escalade, Express and Savana, Astro and Safari, S10, Blazer, Jimmy and Sonoma, Colorado and Canyon, Trailblazer and Envoy, H2, SSR and GTO. GM used both a standard and, from 1998 on some C/K trucks and vans, a deeper pan with its own longer dipstick and tube, so compare depth with the pan you are removing; the box measures 15.55 x 14.37 x 4.96 in. If you are unsure, send your year, model and VIN before ordering. Every part for this unit is on our 4L60E collection page.
With the pan off, it is the easiest time to address solenoids. The 1996-2002 remanufactured solenoid kit covers the EPC, TCC and PWM solenoids on earlier units, and the GM 24248893 EPC solenoid is the single part to replace when harsh or soft shifts come with P0748.
| Transmission | GM 4L60E, 4L65E, 4L70E |
| Replaces | 24240207, 24215535, 24209295, 24229658, 265-811 |
| Material | Aluminum |
| Includes | Pan, gasket, filter, magnetic drain plug |
| Dimensions | 15.55 x 14.37 x 4.96 in |
Doing this repair right usually means replacing these at the same time. Same transmission, ships together.
The cast aluminum pan, a pan gasket, a transmission filter and a magnetic drain plug, so you can complete a full pan and filter service without buying anything else except fluid.
Yes, the listing covers the 4L60E, 4L65E and 4L70E, which share the pan rail. Compare depth against your old pan, since some 1998 and later trucks and vans used a deeper factory pan with a longer dipstick.
Yes. That is the main reason to fit a drain plug. Drain, refill to the hot level, and repeat to freshen the fluid between full filter changes.
It depends on pan depth, cooler size and how much drained out. Add Dexron VI a little at a time and set the final level hot with the engine running in park rather than pouring in a fixed number.
No. A pan and filter fix leaks, starvation from a clogged filter and service hassle. Slipping with burnt fluid and heavy debris usually means worn clutches, and that calls for a rebuild.
