transmission temperature
 

i was wondering what everyones tranny temp is running at? or if anyone has any idea what the operating temp should be?

depends on outside temp and how heavy you are. i put a big cooler on mine b/c i tow 100k a year. towing as much as 18k, i've seen 180 degrees only one time pulling a big hill. 160 is about normal. empty (with trailer, i'm around 130 when its cold out like now. just the truck, i don't see much temp at all. hope this helps.

I've never seen above 180* 135-160 is pretty typical for me.

thanks guys.. runnin it hard today it was 60 out and it never got above 125.. i was just wonderin to make sure mine isnt gettin to hot and then fryin it

IMHO anything under 220* is nothing to get excited about.

cruising on a normal day, around from 30- 60* out, i'll hit 190- 200* but that's a munaual too.

guess he never said if he had an automatic or manaul, huh???

well correct me if i'm wrong, but with a manual you really don't have to worry. unless you're over 300*

yeah, i'd say when you see those temps, its to late anyway! i've never monitored rear end or manual trans temps.

i guess the only thing you have to worry about on a manual with high temps is, burning the seals out lol

Over the years I have run a number of semi tractors with lots of gauges including both rear axles and tranny temp. None of them were anywhere close to 300*. It's been quite some time since I drove one with full gauges and the current rig I drive occasionally has minimal. So I can't recall where the red line is but I can say fairly confidently I would not be running it very far if I were seeing that type of trans or rear axle temps.

Tranny temps should run 60-80* above ambient air temps...

If its 100 out you should expect to see 160-180*... Towing heavy with the TC unlocked you could see 200-220*

Nothing to get excited about up to about 225* or so, then and only then would I worry about pulling over and leaving the truck running to cool it down (in N or park)

Winter, I will rarely see over 130, Summer I will regularly see 180-190*.

Yes, you can have your tranny too cold and run into issues.

i drive big rig which has over 20 freaking guauges, and i think the rear and front rear and trans run around 180. 300 does sound hot, but the gauge may not be very accurate???

thanks guys

trannie temp
 

Can anyone tell me what the tft_v temp reading is on this tunner all so has a tft reading what i should be looking at transmission

OOOO boy you guys are only getting around 180 degrees on your tranny temp?? Im pushing 200* sometimes. I mean then again I am in cali where it gets pretty hot and pulling a 26ft weekend warrior through some pretty steep grades out towards Glamis. do any of you have any good tips on driving with a load?

Cooler now
 

I run a 22 foot Weekend Warrior with ATV, Dirt Bike, 110 gallons of fresh water, along with more junk than three families need. It's only about 9k lbs but on a 90 degree day my tranny temps were on the higher end of 200 degrees-F. Last year I pulled the stock cooler and put in a 6.0 cooler (almost 3 times larger). The stock cooler was only slightly bigger than my power steering cooler...I couldn't believe it.:dang: Anyway, I pulled my trailer on a 90 Plus day (with A/C running for the wife) and the warmest temperature I saw was 130 to 137 degrees-F. Granted, I wasn't on a big hill but there was an upward grade for a long pull. The extra cooling made a huge difference. :tu: