THe_DeTAiL3R Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 I bought one of those trans cooler kits from Canadian Tire for $69 hoping that it will help prolong the life of my tranny. It's got all the fittings and a long rubber hose. Anyways, it says to connect it AFTER the stock radiator cooler, which line would that be (the line going out of the rad)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White93z34 Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 theres no need for them with the 4t60e, tests have proven that they never really get hot enough to warrent the use of a cooler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian P Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 I put mine so fluid runs to the cooler, then the radiator, to keep the fluid temp more consistent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THe_DeTAiL3R Posted March 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 theres no need for them with the 4t60e, tests have proven that they never really get hot enough to warrent the use of a cooler. What kind of tests? And what exactly were the results? I'm wondering how much it can actually cool the fluid. It's a small cooler.. about 11x6x1" I don't drive hard, so I'm wondering if it will do anything at all. For example, driving about 10min in light city then about 50-60mph highway for 30min. When my trans is cold (first start up) it shifts smooth 1-2, but on my drive to work after the highway driving the 1-2 shift is noticably firm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GutlessSupreme Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 I'm a firm believer that you can't have too much cooling, especially for trannies.. I have a spare TGP cooler lying around that I'm pondering rigging up in the TGP in addition to the stock one... shouldn't be that hard and I think it would pay off. I know some will say why not just get a better aftermarket cooler.. but why spend more when I can just make improvments with what I have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gp90se Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 I only ran a tranny cooler on my SE for a while, had no problems except when idling for long periods of time. I was going 2 run a small fan on it, never got around 2 it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian P Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 On my older car, after adding the cooler (Hayden, the large one) the shifts were more consistent as the engine/trans warmed up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terryk2003 Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 I put mine so fluid runs to the cooler, then the radiator, to keep the fluid temp more consistent. so, where do you have yours mounted?...in front of the radiator, down low? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian P Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 In front of the AC condensor, in the middle towards the drivers side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcrow Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 I put an aux. tranny cooler on all my cars because they work! I had a car that was starting to slip and put on the cooler and the slipping went away and it lasted another 6 months. To test which line is which, start the car, put it in drive with your foot on the brake for like 30 seconds to a minute, then shut it off and feel which tube is warmer. The warmer tube is fluid from tranny to the stock cooler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnatGoSplat Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 These trannies DO benefit from use of a cooler. I don't have a cooler, but I've noticed after awhile, the tranny fluid goes from bright red to brownish red. I have even seen it get so bad that it barely had any red tint at all. Tranny fluid turns brown when it gets hot, so the change in color means these trannies get pretty hot - a lot hotter than the 4L60-E in my truck which still has bright red fluid even though I've never changed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THe_DeTAiL3R Posted March 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 Is the line going OUT of the rad the one on the bottem of the passenger side? I still haven't a clear answer yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian P Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 The line that goes to the TOP of the radiator is the "output" line from the tranny. So yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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