External tranny cooler

Stellablue · Post by **Stellablue** » 25 Feb 2018, 14:35

I used 16 quarts and I would say it looked pretty close to the color of the tranny fluid bring poured in. I agree will drive it for a few months then reassess.

Mpls or Minneapolis is located in Minnesota.

Post by **abscate** » 25 Feb 2018, 19:50

Stellablue wrote: 24 Feb 2018, 17:16 My daughters and I did it through the disconnected cooling line. I figured they should learn how to work on cars too. The fluid was really dirty. I am thinking about driving the car for a few hundred miles or more and do another.

You are doing them a big favour demystifying car maintenance, even if they don't end up,wrenching themselves

Between mine and friends I think I have tortured 18 Young ladies in the Car talk school , and learned how to drive stick. Too

Post by **June** » 25 Feb 2018, 20:20

abscate wrote: 25 Feb 2018, 19:50
Stellablue wrote: 24 Feb 2018, 17:16 My daughters and I did it through the disconnected cooling line. I figured they should learn how to work on cars too. The fluid was really dirty. I am thinking about driving the car for a few hundred miles or more and do another.
You are doing them a big favour demystifying car maintenance, even if they don't end up,wrenching themselves

Between mine and friends I think I have tortured 18 Young ladies in the Car talk school , and learned how to drive stick. Too

I could not agree more abscate. Knowledge is paramount to prevent unscrupulous salespeople from ripping us off, or lack of maintenance killing the car. June

vt9000cse · Post by **vt9000cse** » 27 Feb 2018, 05:34

MPLS in Minneapolis, MN.

Post by **vtl** » 28 Feb 2018, 05:48

Transmission fluid gets over 110 C real easy in summer, 120+ in a hot day. Degrading properties of ATF is not a problem, the problem is a few places in transmission that get overheated or oil starved because of thin hot fluid. Slack in a differential, bearing noise, pressure loss is what usually happens at the end.

Hayden transmission cooler looks good and can be mounted without piercing the other radiators.

Stellablue · Post by **Stellablue** » 28 Feb 2018, 21:50

vtl wrote: 28 Feb 2018, 05:48 Transmission fluid gets over 110 C real easy in summer, 120+ in a hot day. Degrading properties of ATF is not a problem, the problem is a few places in transmission that get overheated or oil starved because of thin hot fluid. Slack in a differential, bearing noise, pressure loss is what usually happens at the end.

Hayden transmission cooler looks good and can be mounted without piercing the other radiators.

Thanks for the suggestion! I am still bouncing around the idea of an external tranny cooler. Quick question, did you have take off the front bumper in order install the tranny cooler.

Though I do have say the car is running very smooth after the flush. Like I said before I thought it was running fine before the flush but after the flush there has been definite improvement.

Post by **vtl** » 28 Feb 2018, 21:55

Bumper removal is 10 minutes when you do it the first time. I think I can take off in under 3 minutes

Georgeandkira · Post by **Georgeandkira** » 01 Mar 2018, 07:36

Please describe the procedure. Are there plastic clips, mushrooms or expanding pin fasteners one should buy in advance?

The last part is because I live near a competent auto body supply house which has all the fasteners you could ever imagine mounted on the wall.....MUCH cheaper than going to the dealer or buying them in 4 packs.