So the new auto is making the car run hotter ?
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So the new auto is making the car run hotter ?
Since I have no experience with autos I am not sure if this is normal. Usually my car has a hard time even getting up to proper running temp (190 or so) now it wants to run at 200-205 with the auto.. The temp of the trans is good (165-180) while cruising.
Any clues why this might be ? The things I have thought of include the car is running around at a higher rpm or the auto holds more heat somehow.
Any insight would be appreciated.
Any clues why this might be ? The things I have thought of include the car is running around at a higher rpm or the auto holds more heat somehow.
Any insight would be appreciated.
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Originally posted by Fordified
Either the tranny cooler is heating up the radiator, or there's increased load/rpm on the engine.
Try bypassing the cooler and driving around normally to see what the temps are.
Either the tranny cooler is heating up the radiator, or there's increased load/rpm on the engine.
Try bypassing the cooler and driving around normally to see what the temps are.
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It doesn't matter. That fluid will radiate heat just like Leonard said. It's still going to heat it up a little bit. Experiment if you want to a little bit. Throw a 160ยบ thermostat on there. See if it ends up right around 185-190.
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Just a thought from far left field here. Could the viscocity of the tranny fluid have anything to do with anything? Reason i mention this is i had an auto with 3k stall and was running regular factory fluid which had the car running at a solid 198-200 degrees. This was with an aftermarket cooler mounted up front of the condenser. Didn't matter if i was in stop and go or on the hwy. Then a switched to redline synthetic after a bit and the temp dropped 5-6 degree's. Did a thermo mod to drop it from 180 to 160 which dropped the running temp another 10 degrees.
Then again that all may have been happenstance, but i thought i'd throw that out there.
Then again that all may have been happenstance, but i thought i'd throw that out there.
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