Landshandy

Landshandy

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Has anyone had a transmission cooler added to there td5 autobox?

I'm thinking of another trip to the Sahara and heard I can get one installed. Not sure why though and wanted advice if anyone has any?
 
Landshandy said:
Has anyone had a transmission cooler added to there td5 autobox?

I'm thinking of another trip to the Sahara and heard I can get one installed. Not sure why though and wanted advice if anyone has any?
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you want to increase the size of the cooler or add another
 
I would have thought the standard factory unit that is fitted to auto boxes will do for most parts of the world, and if it didn't you'll get a dashboard indication of overheating.
 
discool said:
I would have thought the standard factory unit that is fitted to auto boxes will do for most parts of the world, and if it didn't you'll get a dashboard indication of overheating.
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Dune driving will take its toll as it's very heavy vehicle with roof rack, rock sliders, bull bar etc
 
Bear in mind that they tested the vehicle in the Mohave Desert when developing it so anything that the Sahara will throw at it will be far less intense - but the main issue will be your daily maintenance regime. That will decide whether it suffers failures on the trip.
 
If you can find a suitably sized one, then I don't see why not....did that upgrade to mine a few years ago and haven't looked back.
Yes, they may have tested the stock cooler in the Mohave and all, but over here in Africa with average ambient temperatures of 34 degrees celcius on a typical day, in real World driving conditions with traffic and air conditioning running, that cooler tends to suffer from heat soak sitting in between the condenser and radiator. You'd be surprised to know that the transmission overheat warning comes on more times than you would like. Got meself a large transmission cooler from a Toyota land cruiser, extended hoses and mounted it out front of the AC condenser, right in the air stream. Will attach a photo of the setup later...
 
When I increased the power of my 300Tdi, I spoke to ZF technical about this - and they said, essentially - you won't over cool the box... so I got these guys to make me a larger cooler

www.alutec.co.uk

I don't know about the D2 - but the D1 warning light is a waste of time - it doesn't come on till the fluid is at 135 centigrade - by which point your ATF is toast....
 
SteveClv said:
Bear in mind that they tested the vehicle in the Mohave Desert when developing it so anything that the Sahara will throw at it will be far less intense - but the main issue will be your daily maintenance regime. That will decide whether it suffers failures on the trip.
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Yeah I've already done it once, just concerned for the life of the autobox
 
Disco1BFG said:
When I increased the power of my 300Tdi, I spoke to ZF technical about this - and they said, essentially - you won't over cool the box... so I got these guys to make me a larger cooler

www.alutec.co.uk

I don't know about the D2 - but the D1 warning light is a waste of time - it doesn't come on till the fluid is at 135 centigrade - by which point your ATF is toast....
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Cheers will have a look
 
cooler.jpg
General picture of the new larger cooler installed...
The temp sender in the cooler is connected to a gauge (!), and I never see anything above 60 centigrade - even under heavy towing...
 
Landshandy said:
Nice, was it easy to install?
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:). Ah, well, ... in my case, no, it was a b*tch - because some fool :mad::eek: decided that this bl**dy thing had to go in front of it:-
FWIC2.jpg


And, due the thickness of it, this meant that the standard LR cooler pipes were too long. If the intercooler hadn't been there, then it would have fallen in really.... serves me right :rolleyes: ..... maybe :confused: ..... :D

It was all worth it in the end though......:)
 
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