04-09-2018, 07:39 PM
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Lower than normal transmisson temperature?
Many of you know that i just swapped in a used motor into my 97 SR5. The engine is running excellent and everything is working great.
One thing that I've noticed is that my tranny temp gauge (glowshift) has not moved at all (minimum of 80 degrees before it will move). I've driven it around town a bunch and even to work today, it never moved. It was fine before I swapped motors.
The first thing that came to mind was maybe one of the wires or the connector and the sensor is messed up. I checked and everything looks fine.
After a 15 minute drive, I felt the tranny pan it felt warm but not hot. I then felt the lines that feed into the transmission cooler and they felt cool, not warm at all.
I checked the fluid level and it's good. I also touched the fluid on the dipstick and it again felt cool or maybe just slightly warm.
I'm not sure how changing engines would change anything but something is going on.
It has been about 40 degrees the last few days but even when it was in the teens or lower with my old engine, the tranny temps would still register after a 15 or 20 minute drive.
Should I worry about this? Any ideas?
The tranny is working great, no problems at all...
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04-09-2018, 08:29 PM
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Is your torque converter locking up while you are driving? If it is then the transmission fluid is warm enough for the ecu to let it lock. if the fluid is good and at hot mark when engine is at operating temp, you are good.
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04-09-2018, 08:41 PM
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Did you damage/crush the hard lines between the trans and cooler?
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04-09-2018, 08:43 PM
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I suspect your instrumentation is at fault. If something feels warm to your hand, it's probably warmer than body temp.
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04-09-2018, 09:10 PM
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Is your torque converter locking up while you are driving? If it is then the transmission fluid is warm enough for the ecu to let it lock. if the fluid is good and at hot mark when engine is at operating temp, you are good.
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Yup, converter locks up fine.
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04-09-2018, 09:10 PM
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Did you damage/crush the hard lines between the trans and cooler?
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I did not see any damage to the hard lines or even the rubber areas.
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120 degrees is uncomfortable to hold after 3-5sec. 130 degrees feels hot right away.
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It's a bit of a pain, but I suggest taking out your sending unit from the T, and dipping it into a pot of freshly boiled water. Then see if the gauge reads more than 80F, and you'll have your answer as to whether it's the gauge or the fluid/tranny. Easy peasy.
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04-09-2018, 11:19 PM
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I'm thinking of doing some kind of test like that to see if the gauge is maybe not working.
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04-10-2018, 04:14 PM
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I pulled the skid plate back off again today after work and double checked everything. The lines (hard or soft) are not damaged anywhere. I do not see any leaks at all and the fluid level is good.
torque converter locks up fine and everything is working fine (shifting good etc).
I used a heat gun and heated up the brass T fitting while the engine was off but the ignition was on for about a minute. I checked the gauge and it had risen to 125 degrees so I know the gauge/sensor are working fine.
That means, my transmission is not warming up past 80 degrees on a 10ish mile drive, mostly country (55mph) with a few round abouts. It's about 40 degrees today.
Before, it would have registered. Not much more than 80, probably only 110ish if that.
For whatever reason the transmission is running much cooler with this engine. Coolant temps are totally normally btw (sits between 185/190 deg).
Are there any scenarios where too cool of transmission temps would be a bad thing or the symptoms of a problem? I can't think of any...
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04-10-2018, 04:22 PM
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I pulled the skid plate back off again today after work and double checked everything. The lines (hard or soft) are not damaged anywhere. I do not see any leaks at all and the fluid level is good.
torque converter locks up fine and everything is working fine (shifting good etc).
I used a heat gun and heated up the brass T fitting while the engine was off but the ignition was on for about a minute. I checked the gauge and it had risen to 125 degrees so I know the gauge/sensor are working fine.
That means, my transmission is not warming up past 80 degrees on a 10ish mile drive, mostly country (55mph) with a few round abouts. It's about 40 degrees today.
Before, it would have registered. Not much more than 80, probably only 110ish if that.
For whatever reason the transmission is running much cooler with this engine. Coolant temps are totally normally btw (sits between 185/190 deg).
Are there any scenarios where too cool of transmission temps would be a bad thing or the symptoms of a problem? I can't think of any...
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Very strange on your cooling issue and it doesn't make much sense to me.
To answer your question on to low of temperature, I run a MASSIVE oil cooler and my trans temps will be <140deg on a 85*deg and maybe 120 if its 40deg out. Its been that way for 6-7yrs and I have had no issues.
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04-10-2018, 06:10 PM
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Very strange on your cooling issue and it doesn't make much sense to me.
To answer your question on to low of temperature, I run a MASSIVE oil cooler and my trans temps will be <140deg on a 85*deg and maybe 120 if its 40deg out. Its been that way for 6-7yrs and I have had no issues.
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The only downside to cold fluid is longer shift times (it will not shift out of 1st easily if the fluid is too cold) and POTENTIALLY a risk of premature wear due to the fluid not being a low enough viscosity. However I'm no engineer so 80-90 degree fluid might still be warm enough to protect just fine.
Edited - No clue why it's so cold then.
Last edited by gamefreakgc; 04-10-2018 at 06:37 PM.
Reason: Thought I read you had a cooler
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The 3rd gens have HUGE issues with the coolers built into the radiator. Bypass it completely and run an external cooler only. Search for the "pink milkshake" and you'll see why. Good way to wipe the tranny out real quick.
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I have no external tranny cooler, just to be clear.
Tranny is shifting fine, no delays or anything.
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