Hey Guys,
I am looking for instructions or a "how to" link on how to install a tranny temp guage on my 01 f350 psd auto. Any help would be appreciated.

 

Which one? There is a bung(if I remember right) and plug right above the shift cable on the drivers side. Unscrew plug, screw in sender, wire up, dine.

 

Hey, go to dieselmanor.com and click on "installation sheets" in the upper right hand corner. Everything you want to know and pictures of installing boost, egt and tranny temp gauges.

 

I put mine on my trainy pan so it gets the liquid temp.


...rich
05 F350

 

Thanks for the reply's, good info...
Hey dmgiff thanks for the great site, I needed that!

 

Just so you know all the 1999 through present Super Duty's monitor the trans temp with a sensor - you can get a real time read out with a scan tool. It's just that the first few years do not have a gauge. I would imagine that the overdrive light would flash if you did manage to overheat the transmission.

 

nope. od light does not flash. cooked mine boiled fluid out the breather vent (stinky) 3 weeks later tranny croaked , 1 full cup of metal in the fluid. moral of the story, don't over heat these weak autos or be prepared to blow big $$$$$$

 

I installed my tranny temp gauge by teeing into a wire at the PCM behind the battery. I can't remember which pin it was at, but I could look it up. It was for a 2004 6.0L so I don't know if this helps or not...

 

I just did the installation of the tranny temp gauge, pyro gauge and boost gauge (already hooked on truck) into an A pillar pod.

Did a search to find out were most guys installed the various parts and I found 90% installed the tranny sensor in the test port on the driver side of the tranny. Just have to unscrew the nut and screw in the sensor probe and wire to gauge, pretty simply.

75% of the guys installed the pyro probe into the drivers side exhaust manifold were it starts to bend towards the turbo pipe. The other 25% installed the probe after the turbo. There are three ways to mount the exhaust probe. The way I did which is the way most guys on TDS did it was to pre drill a hole with a drill bit and tap a thread into the pipe and thread the probe into it. Another way is to drill a 9/16 hole and weld it into place and the other way is to drill a hole and use a clamp around the pipe to hold it into place.

I also put a large NAPA tranny cooler in front of the air condition cooler right behind the grill. The gauges that were uses were Autometer Ultra Light with a triple pillar Autometer pod painted to match the interior.

I bet now I'll want to do the same mods on the Excursion!!!

 

I plummed my trans temp sender into the trans line coming out of the tranny going into the cooler. From what I know this is the best place(and the recommended place) for it, this will give you the most accurate reading for how hot the trans is actually getting. I also went with the triple gauge pod on the a-pillar accompanied by a boost and a EGT gauge.

 

I haven't crawled under to look yet - just starting this project today. What did you use to plumb into the tranny coolant line - and how do we identify which line is going TO the cooler? The test port sounds like the easiest - but by the time I bother - I'd love to have the most acurate reading.

Also - is there an easy place to mount the pyro pre-turbo, or does it require drilling and tapping?

 

Yes, the OD light WILL flash if the trans get up to 275F.

 

From what I read online, the front-most line on the 4R100 is the outgoing cooler line. I had originally planned to do this as well using one of these:

Auto Meter 2286 - Auto Meter Transmission Temperature Gauge Manifolds - summitracing.com



However, since I installed my gauges in the winter, I didn't want to risk crippling my truck if this manifold block leaked or if I scewed up cutting the line. So, I used the test port that alot of folks use and it has worked out great. No leaks and good readings so I'm going to leave it there.

 

Thanks for the reply. I was thinking of doing it the same way - but can't afford to take a chance on not getting it right. I need to have everything buttoned up and the bugs worked out so that I can leave the truck with my wife for a couple months (which already worries me a little bit).

I'll run the test port for now and change it out later if I get ambitious when I'll be around to play with it.

 

In my opinion the port is the best place to put the sender.