I need a quick answer, I have to replace my AT oil pan. 98 ranger 4.0 2wd. The previous owner installed a rubber drain cork and it is now destroyed. The hole is so big I gotta replace the whole pan since I can’t locate the same rubber cork. My question is, is this pan I’m buying from Oreilys considered a deep pan? It’s literally the only pan available and I need it ASAP, except it does have the bulge in the center unlike my stock pan. Does this mean I need the new filter to be the longer one? Or would it be the standard filter that’s meant for the shallow pan? Just wanna make sure. Thank you!

 

There are two transmission pans 2WD and 4x4, 4x4 is deeper

You use a 4x4 filter with the deeper pan, same fit same screw