Hey everyone--I'm looking for info on installing a tranny cooler for a TL-S, anyone have this lying around? Thanks!

Also, on a side note, when people are doing their transmissions flushes, Where are they getting them done? I found out to my surprise that the TL uses a Honda specific tranny fluid and the standard fluid, Dextron III is not recommended. Wondering if the failures are due to incorrect fluid used?
(We have a Chrysler Minivan too--and was warned about the same deal, apparently people using the wrong fluid (Dextron vs Chrysler ATF+3)=major tranny failures as some might have heard...)

Thanks again!

 

Here's the tranny cooler discussion and links to the instructions

http://www.acura-tl.com/forum/showth...=tranny+cooler

 

The tranny failures are not due to wrong tranny fluid, bad fluid, old fluid, hot fluid, cold fluid, mods, driving style, hair color, eye color or anything else (not that you mentioned any of those but at one point or another everything has been suggested), except for one thing. The tranny was poorly designed. If you look back at some of the previous posts (and there are many) you will see that everything has been discussed.

Recently, one of the more respected members on the board came upon some wonderful (and quite reliable) info. Basically, (I don't know if I'm getting it exactly right) the PCM that controls the tranny wasn't designed properly for the TLS or at least wasn't working the way it was supposed to. This was what was causing the tranny failures. I don't know if all trannies will go bad but there has been an alarmingly high number of failures. To give you an idea, I had my tranny replaced (for the second time) in Nov/Dec of last year. At that time, people (myself included) were waiting anywhere from 4 to 6 weeks to get a new tranny. That was 10 months ago and I believe there is still a 4 week back-order. That's ridiculous!! Clearly, whatever the problem is, it's more than bad fluid, harmful mods or driving style.