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4L60E Pump 1998-2003

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4L60E Pump 1998-2003, remanufactured and ready to install. Fits the 4L60E. Ships fast from the USA.

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About this product

If your 1999-2003 Silverado or Sierra 1500, a 2000-2003 Tahoe, Yukon or Suburban, or a late-90s LS-powered Camaro, Firebird or Corvette is slow to engage, slips across every gear, or has a whine that climbs with the tach, the front pump is a prime suspect. This is a remanufactured GM 4L60E pump assembly for the 1998-2003 era, sold as a complete unit with a 1-year warranty, so you are not reaming bores and sourcing a slide and vanes for a worn pump body yourself.

What the pump does in a 1998-2003 4L60E

Every 4L60E runs on a variable-displacement vane pump that GM describes as a 13-vane design. The converter hub turns the rotor, and the rotor sits inside a slide that swings on a pivot pin. The pressure regulator valve, housed in the pump cover, moves that slide so the pump makes only the volume needed to hold line pressure. The same casting carries the stator shaft and the oil passages that charge the converter and apply its clutch.

That second job matters more on these years. By 1998 GM was running its EC3 strategy on every 4L60E model, which slips the converter clutch under control from second gear up instead of simply locking and unlocking it. A controlled-slip clutch needs steady, clean apply pressure, so a pump with a worn regulator bore or stator bushing tends to show up first as converter shudder or slip codes on these trucks.

Symptoms that point to a worn pump

How to confirm it before you buy

Tee a mechanical gauge into the line pressure port and compare idle and loaded readings in drive and reverse. Pressure that is low everywhere points at the pump elements; pressure that only falls off in reverse or at wide throttle points at the regulator and boost valve. Do not rely on the commanded pressure value on a scan tool, because it can read normal while actual pressure is down. Our 4L60E pump rotor and bushing wear guide walks through the four wear points, and if the codes lean toward solenoids rather than pressure, read 4L60E shift solenoid symptoms and testing first.

Fitment

This pump is listed for 1998-2003 4L60E transmissions. That window spans the last GMT400 pickups, the 1999-up GMT800 trucks and SUVs, the S-10 and Blazer, and the LS1 F-body and C5 Corvette. Transmission builders generally note that the larger 300 mm converter and matching stator and input shaft arrived first on the LS-engine cars in 1998 and spread to the trucks around the 2000-2001 changeover, so not every pump in this range is the same. Put your old pump next to this one and match the stator shaft, converter hub bore and cover casting, and confirm your input shaft matches before closing the case. Send us your year and VIN if you want it checked. For a 1996-1997 unit, see the 1996-2002 4L60E pump; for everything else, browse the 4L60E parts collection.

Install notes


Specifications

Fits4L60E 1998-2003
Part typePump
ConditionRemanufactured
BrandGM
ShipsFrom the USA
Warranty1-year

Complete the job: parts that go with this

Doing this repair right usually means replacing these at the same time. Same transmission, ships together.

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4L60E Pump 1998-2003: common questions

Will this pump fit my 2002 Silverado 1500?

It is listed for 1998-2003 4L60E applications, which includes the 2002 Silverado 1500 with the 4L60E. Because converter and stator sizing changed during this period, compare the stator shaft and hub bore with your old pump or send us the VIN.

Does this pump have the input speed sensor hole?

No input speed sensor was used on 1998-2003 4L60E units. That provision came with the 2005-2006 pump revision, so if your transmission has a speed sensor in the pump, you need a later pump.

Can a bad pump cause torque converter shudder on my truck?

Yes. On these years the converter clutch runs a controlled slip, and its apply oil passes through the pump and stator support. A worn regulator bore or stator bushing can cause shudder and slip codes like P0741 or P1870.

What fluid should I use after installing the pump?

Dexron VI ATF. Pre-fill the converter and fill the case before starting so the pump does not run dry.

Should I replace the torque converter at the same time?

Only if the hub is grooved, the converter is contaminated, or it was slipping. A damaged hub will ruin the new pump bushing and seal, so inspect it carefully.


Repair guides for this job

Sources
  1. Vehicle Service Pros (Wayne Colonna) — 4L60-Evolution. Year-by-year 4L60E control changes: on/off TCC in 1993-94, PWM TCC added in 1995, the 3-2 solenoid change in 1996, EC3 across all models in 1998, and the later input speed sensor pump revision. www.vehicleservicepros.com/service-repair/underhood/article/21182663/4l60-evolution
  2. GM Holden Service Information — Hydra-matic 4L60-E Automatic Transmission: General Information (Section 7C1). GM's description of the 13-vane variable-displacement pump that pressurises the whole hydraulic system. holden.wiki/docs/pdf//gmh_sip1/service%20information/vy%20commodore/Section%207/VY7C1.pdf
  3. Sonnax — Rear Stator Support Bushing 77002BT-01. The OE 4L60/4L60E rear stator support bushing commonly wears out, upsetting converter and TCC oil. www.sonnax.com/parts/2423-rear-stator-support-bushing

4L60E Pump 1998-2003

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