Dorman 265-805 Transmission Oil Pan Compatible with Select Ford / Lincoln Models

I purchased this pan for my 1995 Ford F-150 4 wheel drive truck with an E40D transmission. I needed to change the fluid and filter anyway. I decided to spend $36.00 for a pan that has a drain plug. This pan appears to be well made. It fit my truck transmission bolt pattern perfectly. I drained between five and six quarts of fluid from my original pan. It was difficult to be exact since some it spills even when being careful not to. The new pan holds a little more fluid. I used 6.5 quarts of new fluid. I will not have to worry about spilling fluid again, when I need to change it again.Installation Tips: This pan does not come with a magnet. Simply clean and reuse the magnet from your old pan. Use a good rubber gasket. Secure it in place with a thin layer of permatex transmission gasket sealer. Clean up any gasket sealer that gets on the inside part of the pan lip. You do not want transmission sealer mixing with fluid. The small amount of sealer is only needed to hold the gasket flat and lined up with the bolt holds, until you get the pan installed. The rubber gasket will do the sealing. Snug the bolts up using a crisscross pattern. Tighten in the same crisscross pattern using a 1/4 drive torque wrench applying between 10 and 12 pounds of torque. I used 120 inch pounds (10 pounds). Use a filter kit for a four wheel drive vehicle, even if you are putting this pan on a two wheel drive vehicle. This pan supports the deeper fluid pickup. I used the newer synthetic fluid, $18.00 per gallon.Having the ability to do a transmission drain and refill using the drain plug sure beats having to pull the original pan with fluid in it. This pan us well worth the cost, whether you maintain your own vehicle or pay a service center.

Value for the money

Fit perfectly into my truck. Seems well built, virtually identical to stock, with an added drain plug. Want to save yourself the mess of draining g your transmission? Get this!

Worked great on my F550 4R100 transmission.

no leaks,looks a lot better, good price

Excellent replacement pan for the e4od. Mated perfectly to transmission.

The magnet that came with my old pan which didn't have a drain plug doesn't fit around the drain plug on this. But that magnet is from a 1996 E4OD. The gasket surface is nice and flat though so no stamped uneven surface like in some photos.

Seems to be built as well as the factory one. Bolted right up with not issues. I would buy it again.

Fits well. You need reusable gasket, not stand offs on pan. It is the 4R100 replacement, but works on e4od.

Fits as it should cheaper than local prices

Fit up to my e4od transmission. Old oil pan started to get wavy between bolt holes. If I recall correctly I think the material on this pan seems thicker than stock. Hopefully this one holds up. Not the nicest of paint but fit up with a fel pro gasket and it's holding steady. Big fan of having a drain plug. Doesn't come with a magnet.