Thread: Chevy 4.3 V6 oil pan question

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My recollection is that 95 down is the same (to a certain year, anyway) and that 96 up is the same. Don't hold me to that, but when I was building that boat motor the original was a 95 engine and the replacement was a 97, so some stuff, like the pan, didn't fit. When I was researching it I learned in 96 Chevy went to the balance shaft motor and lots of parts were different.

But I am doing that from 12 year old memory, and I can't even remember what I had for dinner last night.

Don

Dave,
Do you need to go to a steel pan? If so you can put pan from a '86-'93 on a '96-'2005 by just drilling a couple of holes. You can't use a '85 pan because it used a 2 piece rear seal.
Do you need a steel pan, cause a shallow aluminum pan from a '96-2005 4x2 Blazer/Jimmy or S-10/S-15 will work also, and be less work (drilling) you don't need to use the braces to the tranny for your setup.

Sent you a pm also.

Pat