does anyone have the Comptech Transmission Cooler and did you install it yourself? Was it difficult?

 

i have a hayden transmission cooler which is MUCH cheaper and the same thing. not difficult to install at all. should take 20-30 minutes on average. it's not really needed though, as it won't keep the transmission from failing. just make sure to buy about 14 feet of hose (~7 feet for your send and ~7 feet for your return lines) or you may come up a little short, as i originally did.

SSTS

 

Summit racing has one for like $50 bucks that's pretty good. I originally got it but never used it. If can see if I still have it if you are interested.

 

Band M 50$ from summit,I had mine installed about 4 months ago...........you should only be charged 50-90$ to install this..........not very hard just rerouting tubes.Bumper removal prolly is the hardest part.Check cardomain for Austin's DIY,sorry no link but this was very helpful

 

if your thinking about it in attemtps to save the tranny from its common failure, stop here. It wont help.

 

Why not? According to the service bulletins, its caused by heat problems. I realize there are 2 issues with this tranny and the bulletin only addresses one of them, but still, wouldnt an upgraded cooler, along with the sprayer inside the transmission help increase the life?

 

It doesn't matter how cool the fluid is if it can't reach the section of the transmission that is failing.

I see that you registered just last month, so you might not know, but this topic has been discussed to death, including what can be done to prevent a tranny failure. There aren't any new ideas. Coolers, more frequent fluid changes, syn fluid, etc. they've all been discussed. It's a design issue. If something as simple as a cooler would resolve the problem, don't you think Acura would be doing that instead of replacing transmissions?

 

Heat is a issue, but its not something that the fluid can get to. I had a cooler on all but the first tranny and all 4 with the cooler failed as well

 

does the tranny cooler actually cool any fluid? and how does it work? lastly would adding a tranny cooler increase the trannys performance in any way(ie crisper shifts, quicker shifts, etc.)? I have never even thought to get one, but if there is a performance benefit then I am interested.

 

A tranny cooler is nothing more than a radiator that cools tranny fluid instead of engine coolant. If you're towing a lot, a tranny cooler helps, otherwise save your money. There's no performance gain.

 

Thanks, yeah, i have been trying to read up and learn as much as i could on them. I browsed for a couple of weeks before i got registered, then it took another 5 days to get approved once i registered, then i have had about 10 posts since then.

I didnt think it was a new idea, just thought it might do a little to help, guess not.

 

the cooler definitely works. if you put your hand on mine while the car is running is extremely hot.

you *may* see some performance changes on the track. if you're driving it hard in the quarter mile a cooler is definitely going to be helpful. otherwise, as mentioned before, you will probably only see a difference when towing. up here though when we have 107* heatwaves it's peace of mind for me to know that it's on there.

SSTS

 

A tranny cooler will extend the life of an automatic transmission if you do nothing else. This is due to the fact that the hotter the fluid, the quicker the clutches will wear and therefore you have a failure. As a matter of fact, the rule is for every 20 degree in trans fluid increase, the life expectancy goes down by 1/2. So if your trans runs at 260 degrees and will last about 50,000 miles, colling it down to 240 degrees will extend the life to 100,000 miles. It's a rough rule that may not count since the TL trans failure issue is due primarily to lubrication, not fluid temperature.

 

it may work in helping reduce fluid temp BUT it wont save our trannies. Many have them and they have all failed with them

And i Never saw a ounce of performace or difference at teh track with mine

 

I think i'll get on for shits and giggles, since there is one on summit racing for 50 bucks. WIll this anyway interfere with the oil jet thing I have installed?

 

You will need to tap in during the install near the oil jet.........but it won't effect it.If you do the install yourself the oil jet can be removed to make the job easier.

The hardest part is routing the tubes under the battery terminal,and mounting the cooler to the raidiator.

 

well when i said the cooler definitely works i meant per it's definition. it clearly radiates alot of heat out of the fluid. i was under the impression he was doubting whether or not it would do just that.

i'm a little surprised you never saw a performance difference at the track. i would think that in the hot weather making several passes would definitely wear on your fluid quick. i only said that because one of the 3rd gen guys with the S/C said he was having issues with overheating the fluid and getting slippage at the track but once he slapped on his cooler it all went away. i'll have to dig out the post to make sure i read it right.

SSTS

 

i never saw a difference. It always shifted the same. (and the track time mine saw wasnt the 1/4) Im sure it was working at keeping the fluid cooler but i never saw a difference i shifting or the way it behaved with it on