Big work day on the Cl. First it was seafoam. Then an oil change. Then new spark plugs. Now tranny cooler install. Needless to say, it was pretty easy and didn't take more than an hour or so. Shifts feel a bit nicer and the radiator does get hot. Anyways here are a few pics of it all.



The battery all out of the way, ready for some tranny cooler lovin.



The tranny cooler all installed. Very sexy indeed.



A final overview of it all.

All in all it was a worthwhile mod. I'm only wondering now if I'm getting less flow by having to run the tranny return line up and into the tranny cooler, rather than running the hose just straight into it. I couldn't find any other way to route the hose. Otherwise, fairly problem free.

As always, feel free to ask questions.

 

Thanks for the writeup!!


Thanks

 

dont worry about flow. the one u have is made for heavy duty trucks. i.e f350s... if theres enough flow for a rear wheel drive truck theres more than enough flow for a fwd 3.0

 

Where did you get your cooler & where are you taking the fluid from/returning it to the tranny?

Thanks

 

Basically, underneath the battery holder plate dealy you can see the tranny return line. You just disconnect that line, then put a new line where you disconnected the old one and connect the other end to the top of the cooler. Then attach the old hose to the bottom connector of the tranny cooler.

I forgot where I got my tranny cooler, but the instructions I used can be found here:
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...=tranny+cooler

Hope this helps. It really is an easy mod that can be done with relatively little time and money.

 

not only that, but it will help a lot with the tranny. imo, everybody should get one especially us 3.0 owners

 

what about the capacity of the cooler ..
i have been thinkin of doin this for a while but two things bother me and delayed it till now .
1. what if the capacity of the cooler is too much or too little for our pump since i contacted honda and they didnt help at all with what capacity we need for the cooler.

2.the same problem eps cl brought up .. since as stock the return hose is straight what is there to asure me that this thing has enough pressure to push the fluid upwards into the pump ..

i really dont wanna damage the stupid tranny tryin to improve it !!

 

if you remove the return hose and start your car u will get a 5 foot spray of fluid.. meaning alot of pressure. the fluid doesent just gravity feed to the cooler. the pump is pretty much what gives you pressure in your tranny.

as far as the capasity, i installed my cooler and started the car, then i turned it off and checked the fluid.. like your suppose to.. with the car NOT running. and it was maybee 1/8th of an inch below the top of the full line. i topped it off. never had a problem since... almost 1 year and counting.

 

Bought mine this weekend and I'm doin it tomorrow!!

 

but what u talkin about is the return hose .. well since its commin from the pump then obviously it has pressure but what about the hose that goes to the pump .. thats what im worried about since there is no pressure behind it and a longer tube which goes to cooler then comes out againt gravity goes to pump .. what tells u if there is enough sucktion ??


[QUOTE=wilp99]if you remove the return hose and start your car u will get a 5 foot spray of fluid.. meaning alot of pressure. the fluid doesent just gravity feed to the cooler. the pump is pretty much what gives you pressure in your tranny.

 

anybody ever use Trans X in their tranny? Heard its good stuff.....

 

Isn't there a comptech transmission cooler?

 

The mechanic that rebuilt my tranny said a low pressure drop cooler was better. What do you guys think?

"LONG" "Low Pressure Drop" Transmission Coolers

To protect your transmission from damaging high temperatures, install a first-rate "Long" transmission cooler. Long supplies more transmission coolers to Ford, GM and Chrysler than any other manufacturer, and is rated highest in independent tests.

Using an innovative aluminum stacked-plate design and a unique orifice controlled bypass system (which maintains proper fluid temperature), Long's "Low Pressure Drop" (LPD) coolers provide up to 30% greater heat transfer than competing brands, while maximizing fluid flow. Maximum cooler fluid flow is important for cool temperatures and proper transmission lubrication (especially in the AOD, 4R70W and E4OD transmissions). Another benefit of Long's efficient design is compactness. Long LPD coolers will fit almost anywhere, as seen in the size chart below.

 

^^ Where's the size chart?

 

http://www.baumannengineering.com/misc.htm

 

Soo how much $$$ do these run and where can i get one? ( I dont know jack about trannys & coolers )

 

I paid 65.00 delivered to L.A. (the guy on the phone said it was coming from Missouri) for the L2 because I figured it was closest in size to the one EPS CL installed.

 

well it sucked ass, but I did it, and its now done!! I bought it from O'Reilly auto parts for $50. It was bigger than the ones I've seen pics of on here, so it made it a little harder to install because I had less room to work with. I think I'm going to put TransX in to replenish the fluid loss that happened during installition. Several snags, a few blisters, and a hour and a half later, its all over.

One question, (3.0 auto tranny)

Do I do a drain and fill and risk killing the tranny all the way OR

Do I do a drain and fill and perhaps save the tranny all together?

oponions???

 

it cant hurt to drain and fill.. its the flush you want to stay away from.

 

My transmission shifts kinda hard in 1st and 2nd, would something like this possibly smooth that out? It shifts poorly in dead cold weather as well (all this winter, I live in north east). Does it shifting poorly in cold weather as well (especially off a cold start) mean this wouldnt really matter? In fact it seems to shift better the longer I drive the car.. Maybe I need a tranny fluid heater? ;P

 

naw mang, i think your tranny is toast. the cooler will only prolong a the life of a tranny. try changing the fluid. make sure you used honda ztf, cause dextron III is only for a temp supplement.

 

So, anyone know about the differances of these "Low Pressure Drop" Transmission Coolers and what the benefits are over the normal ones?