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Went with a dedicated rack system so selling these take-offs from my 2016 TRD Pro. All in excellent condition, no trades. 1. Luggage carrier assemblies, left and right, feet, covers, gaskets and most importantly, black powder coated rails for a consistent blacked-out look. Everythingneeded to...

According to some Jeep guys 30-50 degrees lower tranny temps 4Lo vs. 4Hi. Huge. Link.

Temps are running about 15-20 deg F cooler now with the external cooler mounted. Just home from the shop and a WOT up a decent pavement climb for a 1/2 mile was seeing 150 - 170 deg F. I saw close to 190 under similar or even lighter conditions pre cooler. Although I realize this chart from...

Based on the loading conditions (vehicle load, grade and exterior temperature) as well as the behavior of the transmission after removing those larger loads, I think the sensors are all A-OK. They also read ambient temperature when vehicle is cold.

Thanks, good stuff, as noted definitely changing the fluid due to the 2 brief overheats.

I am a Physicist also, along with Mechanical Engineer and Mathematician as well. These do not make me a Petroleum Engineer, Automotive Engineer nor most relevant here a Tribologist. I think my education and profession help inform me day to day on making good decisions on many related things but...

With outdoor temps in the 80s and light city driving (via Torque) my tranny temps are running 160-190. I decided to buy the Hayden 697 cooler and was able to mount it well spaced off of the SC LTR with some coupling nuts used as spacers. I also found an off the shelf 90 deg metal bracket at the...

Thanks everyone. I changed the fluid as I believe Maxlife ATF is an absolutely top notch fluid. I agree on stopping the bickering about factory recommended vs. not ATF. We have all said our peace. This was all in 2Hi and 4Hi. I will try 4L. Great points ^ thanks. I have no additional skid...

Thanks all. I think we are on the same page here. There is plenty of discussion online on Maxlife ATF vs. WS ATF and plenty of empirical evidence that it is perfectly fine in Toyota ATs. I think Maxlife is superior for the same basic, well established reasons that synthetic motor oil is...

Transmission overheated multiple times up in Death Valley and the Eastern Sierras (CA) this past weekend. 61k on vehicle now. Magnuson Supercharger installed at around 40k miles (probably not relevant). Replaced factory trans fluid at around 9k miles (yes I know supposedly a lifetime fluid)...

All sorts of updates... None good. 61k on vehicle now. SC installed at around 40k miles. 1. Transmission overheated multiple times up in Death Valley and the Eastern Sierras this past weekend. My buddies stock SR5 did not do so. It was warm on a slow climb in low gears (2Hi or 4Hi). Nothing...

I also have scenario #1, and like many it seems to be a new or "learned" behavior. I'm supercharged and have slightly upsized my tires, perhaps this began or at least I noticed this more after the change to the larger tires. Very annoying behavior to say the least.

Almost for sure not this ^. There is no sealing going on anywhere between the large plastic 4RUNNER "logo holder" part and the assembled bulb housing. Here is the problem. The rubber seal design is totally ineffective for dust. The seal is between the clear lens and white plastic housing. There...

Any ideas for a fix?