Cast aluminum 4L60E pan with a magnetic drain plug, filter and gasket, replacing OE 265-811 and 24229658 on Silverado, Tahoe and Sierra.
This kit is for the GM truck owner who is due for a 4L60E fluid and filter service and wants to fix the pan while the job is open. It pairs a cast aluminum oil pan with a magnetic drain plug, a new filter and a pan gasket, and it covers roughly 1998-2013 Silverado, Tahoe, Suburban, Avalanche, Express and Colorado and 1998-2011 Sierra, Yukon, Envoy, Canyon, Savana and Safari. The pan is listed against GM 265-811, 24229658, 24240207, 24215535, 24209295 and 103164, and the filter and gasket against 24208813 and 24208576.
Everything the 4L60E pumps comes through this filter first. The pickup sits low in the pan, the pump draws through it, and the oil goes straight on to the pressure regulator and the valve body, where valve-to-bore clearances are measured in ten-thousandths of an inch. A typical transmission filter traps particles in the 60 to 150 micron range, which protects those valves from the larger wear debris. When the filter loads up, the pump works harder to pull through it, and the first things you notice are noise and slow engagement. The pan's job is to hold enough fluid, keep the pickup submerged, and seal; the magnet in this pan's drain plug adds a place for fine steel to collect instead of circulating.
Keep expectations realistic. Fresh fluid and a clean filter help a unit that is starved or running on tired oil. They will not bring back a 4L60E that has stripped its sun shell and lost 3rd and 4th, and they will not stop TCC slip with P0741 caused by worn valve body bores.
Check the fluid level hot before anything else, since low fluid alone causes most of these symptoms. Then look at what drains out and what sits on the old magnet. Our guide to 4L60E filter and pan service explains how to read it, and if your van or S10 is showing shift complaints as well, the Astro Van shift diagnosis guide covers the electrical and hydraulic checks that apply across the whole 4L60E family.
Fitment depends on which transmission is actually in the vehicle, not just the model name, since some of these trucks were built with other gearboxes. Confirm with the RPO code on the glovebox or door sticker (M30 for a 4L60E, M32 for a 4L65E) or by matching your old pan to the 265-811 shape. Some 1998 and later C/K trucks and vans left the factory with a deeper pan and longer dipstick; if yours did, the deep aluminum pan kit is the match. When in doubt, send your year, model and VIN, or browse the full 4L60E parts collection.
Hard-shifting trucks are often due for a new pressure control solenoid; with the pan already off, the 5-piece master solenoid kit for 2003-on units is an easy add. Replacing old rubber cooler lines with the braided 6AN cooler line kit is another job that fits in the same afternoon.
| Type | Transmission pan, filter and gasket kit |
| Fits | GM 4L60E, 4L65E, 4L70E |
| Material | Cast aluminum pan with magnetic drain plug |
| Replaces (pan) | 265-811, 24229658, 24240207, 24215535, 24209295, 103164 |
| Replaces (filter/gasket) | 24208813, 24208576 |
| Includes | Pan, filter, gasket, drain plug and seals |
Doing this repair right usually means replacing these at the same time. Same transmission, ships together.
Yes, apart from fluid. You get the cast aluminum pan, magnetic drain plug and its seal, a filter and a pan gasket.
It is listed as a replacement for 265-811 and the GM stamped pans 24229658, 24240207, 24215535 and 24209295, in cast aluminum with a drain plug added.
Look for the RPO code on the glovebox or door sticker: M30 is the 4L60E and M32 is the 4L65E. Heavy-duty trucks with other transmissions use a different pan.
Dexron VI. It is the current GM service fill and is backward compatible with the older Dexron grades used in early 4L60E units.
GM's schedule for these trucks calls for fluid and filter every 50,000 miles when towing or in other severe service. With a drain plug, many owners do a drain-and-fill in between.
Not always. Check the pump bore after pulling the old filter; if the seal stayed behind, remove it before installing the new filter or the pump can pull air.
