If the transmission filter is sitting too high in the pan, is it possible to suck the level of the fluid below the height of the filter during hard runs?

and if so, what happens then?

 

shouldnt sit too high in the pan unless its the wrong filter, and if the trans is full you shouldnt have that little of fluid in the pan anyway.

 

I have a Mag-Hytec double deep pan installed. It comes with an aluminum block that lowers the position of the filter, so it sits right above the bottom of the pan. I did not install that block, so the filter is higher than it should be. So that is why I was asking.

 

Everytime I've had my stock trans pan off, the fluid level is clear up on the valvebody and the valvebody never stops dripping for the whole job. This makes me think that the filter is supposed to sit close to the bottom of the pan. That being said, if you ran it dry, I bet the trans' life could be shortened

 

Well I asked a guy I work with who used to work at a Dodge dealership back in the day, and he said it would cause rough shifting if the vb sucked some air. He also said this would not happen unless I took some really hard turns. He stated the fluid level remains constant once the TC fills with fluid.

In any case, I am still going to correct this as soon as I can.

 

what he says is the truth. are you full on fluid to the spec recommended by the pans manufacturer? it really shouldnt matter, once the trans is full, its full.

 

Yeah, you still use the stock dipstick with this pan and I manage the fluid level accordingly.

 

i would install that spacer or whatever its called just to be on the safe side.

 

Yeah it's on the list.

 

If the fluid is filed to the stock level and the filter is at the stock height, it doesn't really care (or matter) how deep the pan is underneath it. Probably just doesn't cycle all the fluid consistantly.