Transmission Oil Cooler

[francene]

We had AAmco put in a transmission cooler into our 1988 Toyota Landcruiser, and it worked fine. We towed up to 10K feet and never overheated. Towing capacity was 3500lbs. and we had a loaded Scamp 16.

Best,
Fran

[David A. L.]

Thanks Francene, but I'm a DIY sort of guy and this looks like something I can do. Besides by doing something oneself one can always find the responsible party when things go awry.

In my search for info I came across the following site which is for a book. Now I'm not saying buy the book just that the site allows the viewer to read some passages from the book. In this case there is a good deal of info on transmission coolers: the differences in types, pros and cons etc. In case the link doesn't take one to the page it starts on page 191 and runs for several pages. Here's the link:

http://books.google.com/books?id=KKPcTD4nx...;q=&f=false

At the moment the JCW site seems to be selling what I'm looking for at a good price especially considering the free shipping offered as a promo.


And since everyone likes photos, here is a photo of our UHaul which we have named "Happy Camper". 1984 and everything still works and is close on original (although the over stove exhaust fan is a bit noisy).



Bests,
David

[Darwin Maring]

I really don’t think you would have a problem with either type of cooler as you are pulling such a light load. Some on this forum in the past have said the plate coolers are better however for your application I don’t think it would matter. If I was doing it, I would install what would best meet my budget.

As far as enough air going through the cooler, JCW even has coolers with fans attached. This means you could mount the cooler in places other than in front or behind the radiator.

Consider installing a heat gauge with it.

[NicUrs]

Hi,

I appreciate all the discussions in the Forum, it's been very helpful for us newbies

I took our Honda CRV in today as the ABS is messed up and when I mentioned to them about towing, they said that we should get a transmission cooler for our '05 Honda CRV. We have a 13 ft Trillium and it's within towing capacity of our Honda.

Is this really a necessity (we'll be driving across the prairies to Interior BC)? Without voiding the warranty, is anyone able to recommend where we could get this done before our in late July?

Much appreciated!
U&N

[Mark J]

We drive a new Subaru Forester. My concern is voiding the 3 year warranty if a cooler is installed as well as living enjoying some very cold days mid winter.

Does anyone know if a dealer installation would void the warranty?
Do you think a bypass cooler takes longer to warm up in the winter time?
Anyone have a newer Subara installed cooler that is still covered under the factory warranty?

Thanks?