2003 Tahoe 4wd

[bakdrft]

How can I tell if I have a shallow or deep trans pan?

 

[07burb]

Look underneath it or look in your owners manual. It's most likely the pan that came from the factory. Why is this a concern?

 

[Colesdad]

This is going to sound weird but during my engine swap, somehow or another I knocked a very minute hole in my tranny pan. I was trying to replace it and ran across the same question, whether I had the deep or shallow pan. Even with my tranny pan in hand they could not tell me which I needed. They had neither in stock and no dimensions. We did however discover that the filters are different. I brought in my filter and compared it to the two they had in stock and determined that I had the shallow transmission pan by the filter.

 

[bakdrft]

trans pan

Yeah I check the parts stores they ask if its a shallow or deep pan. My buddy said the same thing. It has to do with the filter. I am going to disassemble and take the filter in. Price is the same and Im sure the pan footprint is too.