anyone got a drain plug in there 4L60E?

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Old 01-16-2012, 01:10 PM
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Default anyone got a drain plug in there 4L60E?

where at?
 
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Old 01-16-2012, 03:47 PM
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Nope, and I have the 4L60E in my Camaro and S10. Neither has a drain plug. The 4L80E in my fullsize doesn't have one either.

But the tranny in my Jeep has a drain plug. Go figure.

I am going to add one to my Camaro and S10 when I change the fluid and filter on them.
 
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Old 01-16-2012, 03:48 PM
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Good idea

all of my Japanese vehicles have them (the auto tranny ones)
 
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Old 01-16-2012, 06:02 PM
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Are you talking a drain plug for the TC or the pan itself?

Most Chevy's save older ones don't have one for the TC.
 
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Old 01-16-2012, 06:39 PM
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i was more asking if anyone has installed one i knew they didnt come with it... anyways i bought one and installed it today just under the electrical but a little more towards the back (to clear the filter)
 
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Old 01-17-2012, 12:11 PM
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Awe, I see.

You know, you'd think they'd just come with one you know? Would make changing the filter much less messy.
 
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Old 01-17-2012, 12:36 PM
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There's a trick to dropping the pan without "dropping" the pan and making a mess, don't remove all the bolts at once! The philosophy behind not installing a factory drain plug (in addition to cost savings) is probably so that the pan has to get dropped, then you're going to change the filter too. A filter is something that would probably rarely get changed if you could do it the easy way with only a drain plug.
 
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Old 01-18-2012, 08:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Camaro 69
There's a trick to dropping the pan without "dropping" the pan and making a mess, don't remove all the bolts at once! The philosophy behind not installing a factory drain plug (in addition to cost savings) is probably so that the pan has to get dropped, then you're going to change the filter too. A filter is something that would probably rarely get changed if you could do it the easy way with only a drain plug.
but some lazy (or perhaps creative) people with drain plugs install an in-line filter in the cooling line.

I'm not tossing out any names................ ;-)
 
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Old 01-18-2012, 09:32 AM
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i have a drain plug in the trans, aluminum pan with coolin fins
 
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Old 01-19-2012, 08:38 PM
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mine had a drain plug with the aluminum pan /w fins too but I see the 60's w/o plugs all the time.
 


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