Product Overview

Pan ships with magnetic drain plug and new mounting hardware. Use stock gasket and filter (not included). Price varies with finish.

Volume: stock capacity

Dimensions: Click here for dimensions.

Number of Bolts: 17 bolts (there are 19 holes, 2 holes locate the gasket and 17 holes for bolts to hold the pan to the transmission case)

Benefits:

Finned to increase surface area for heat dissipation
Drain and magnetic drain plug
Thick walls and gasket flange
Sand cast aluminum construction
Slightly deeper than stock to maintain ground clearance for low profile vehicles such as cars, lowered trucks, and trucks with some skid plates

Stock Pan

There are a couple stock pans for the 6L50 transmission. PML designed this pan to be a replacement for this GM stock pan (click on image to view larger):

Although this is a stock capacity pan, this PML pan is about 3/4 inch deeper than stock. The extra depth is from the thick wall construction and fins.

Skid Plates and Off Roading

Off roading vehicles should protect the transmission pan with a skid plate. PML pans are aluminum, which is great for heat dissipation but will not withstand contact with a rock.

Check the distance between the top of the skid plate and the bottom of the stock pan. This PML pan is about 3/4 inch deeper than the stock pan and there needs to be space between the pan and skid plate.

Extra Capacity Deep 6L50 Transmission Pan

See GM 6L50 Deep Transmission Pan, PML Part Number 11150.

Applications:

The GM 6L50 transmission is found on models of Camaro, Cadillacs, Caprice, and 2015 and newer Canyon and Colorado trucks. This pan may fit configurations of these vehicles with the 6L50 transmission:

2009 to 2015 Camaro 3.6
Cadillac CTS, SLS, STS
Vehicles with the 6L45 transmission (such as Caprice)
Canyon and Colorado trucks and SUVs needing ground clearance, such as those with skid plates

Always check your vehicle to verify transmission and clearance. Configurations vary.

PML also makes a large, extra capacity 6L50 transmission pan.

Fill and Level Check

On the stock pan, we've heard that the fill is actually a hole in the main casing, on the passenger side, that is plugged with a rubber plug (no dip stick or fill tube) and the fluid level is checked by removing a bolt that looks like a drain at the rear of the pan while the transmission is operating at temperature. If no overflow occurs, the transmission needs fluid. Check your owners manual for the procedure for your vehicle.

The fluid level would be checked the same way with a PML pan as with the stock pan. This PML pan has a level check at the same location relative to the transmission as the stock pan.

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Drain and Optional Temperature Sending Unit Machining

This PML transmission pan has a drain on the driver side. A magnetic drain plug is included.

Optionally, this pan can be drilled and tapped for a temperature sending unit. The standard specification is 1/8 NPT. The location is the boss on the passenger side of the pan. There is a machining charge. Select this option when purchasing the pan.

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Stock Pans

PML knows about two OEM stock pans for the GM 6L50 transmission. The PML pans are based on the pan on the right in this image, the pan that looks dirty and used.

One stock pan has heights of 3.3 inches at the front of the pan and 2.5 at the rear and the bottom flat part is 10.25 inches.
The other stock pan (dirty/used in pictures) is 3.1 inches in height and the bottom flat part is about 9 inches and PML 6L50 pans are based on this one.

PML 6L50 transmission pans are based on the pan on the right in this image. This OEM pan is 3.1 inches deep and found on many Colorado/Canyon trucks and GM/Chevy cars.

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Included with PML 6L50 Transmission Pan

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PML includes new mounting bolts, a magnetic drain plug and copper sealing washer, and a fill plug with each pan. There is also a little plastic gauge to help estimate fluid. Installation Instructions are provided. This picture shows a black powder coated part as an example and the included items are the same for an as cast finish part.