TRNW-2: Identifying 8L series units

[pat schulte]

I know that the 8L45/50s I have seen do not use a dipstick and the fluid
check is in the pan, but I think the very late 90s have gone that way as
well. Not a stupid question, I have wondered this myself.

On Wed, Jul 9, 2025 at 6:32 AM Steve Everett via trnw2 <trnw2 at trnw.net>
wrote:

> This is probably a stupid question,  does anyone know a way to tell if an
> 8L is a 45,50 , or 90 by looking at the outside tag ?   similar to how we
> identify the 6L's ?  I'm going through a unit someone built to make sure
> its correct, and was told it came from a 2021 V6 camaro, which according to
> what I looked up should be a 8L45,  but its not
>
>    I've built 6 or 7 of these, but haven't figured out how to tell them
> apart yet
>
>    Steve
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Pat Schulte
AAMCO Transmissions
Temecula, Ca.
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