Possible transmission issues ?
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Possible transmission issues ?
2001 V10 with 98,500 I am the second owner. The truck has been well maintained and maintenced regularly from the previous owners maintence records. After I purchased the truck I had the trans flushed , and the filter changed. Now the the truck prior to me owning it was basically a tow vehicle most of the time.
A couple of weeks ago I picked up and installed a scan guage, now I have many more things to pay attention and panic about ! One of the parameters I'm checking is the trans temp. I noticed when I commute to work (35 miles) in the am when the ambient temps are around 60 ish I see anywhere from 120 to 150 , the higher temp being if I'm in a lot of stop and go or slow moving traffic. This past weekend was the first time taking the truck on a long trip with the scan guage installed. Ambient temps where in the mid to high 80's and I consistenly saw 178-182 , with no trailer, 5 people and a bunch of gear. I haven't towed yet so I have nothing to go on.
I am thinking of just going and buying a new bypass tube and doing some research on the 6.0 cooler thing. I can turn a wrench but am no mechanic. I don't want to get in over my head and have always shyed away from any transmission stuff.
Do these temps seem out of line ?
A couple of weeks ago I picked up and installed a scan guage, now I have many more things to pay attention and panic about ! One of the parameters I'm checking is the trans temp. I noticed when I commute to work (35 miles) in the am when the ambient temps are around 60 ish I see anywhere from 120 to 150 , the higher temp being if I'm in a lot of stop and go or slow moving traffic. This past weekend was the first time taking the truck on a long trip with the scan guage installed. Ambient temps where in the mid to high 80's and I consistenly saw 178-182 , with no trailer, 5 people and a bunch of gear. I haven't towed yet so I have nothing to go on.
I am thinking of just going and buying a new bypass tube and doing some research on the 6.0 cooler thing. I can turn a wrench but am no mechanic. I don't want to get in over my head and have always shyed away from any transmission stuff.
Do these temps seem out of line ?
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That's a smidge higher (maybe 10 degrees) than what mine runs, but sounds pretty normal from what I have seen reported. If you aren't planning to tow heavy, I wouldn't change a thing. Even if you were, I'd see what it does with a trailer first.
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This is exactly why Ford doesn't install a trans gauge with real numbers. People panic over something that is normal. The trans was designed to run about 60-100°F above ambient temperature. 170-180°F is the ideal temperature for the transmission. You're trying to fix something that is working correctly.
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Thanks for the replies, and I was really looking for a few answers before I did anything. Hell I'm lazy, I'm not going to do more work than I have too !
If 60-100 degrees above ambient is the tolerance..I'm good with it.
If 60-100 degrees above ambient is the tolerance..I'm good with it.
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