High Tranny Temp

[svt_ivan]

So i bought a preowned 2011 raptor w/ 30K miles on it and had never offroaded it till this past weekend on some beach dunes. Right off the bat i was amazed at what this machine is capable of. I was enjoying it greatly, that is until i noticed my tranny temp quickly rising after a hard workout on 4-Hi for about 10mins in the sand dunes. Sorry for the noob question but do i need to upgrade the tranny cooler or is this normal for them? If i do need to upgrade, what is out there in the market?


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[AZEngineer]

I haven't driven in the dunes yet but I romped a bit in some sandy washes and the temp quickly rose from 195 to 230.

I live in AZ so we have really hot ambient temps which doesn't help.

A transcooler upgrade is in the cards for me. I have been watching the threads on this closely.

 

[Badrap]

Mine have jumped to 230 after a hard run. I think a cooler is worth the money. Maybe someday but I haven't had any issues so far.

 

[svt_ivan]

I haven't driven in the dunes yet but I romped a bit in some sandy washes and the temp quickly rose from 195 to 230.



I live in AZ so we have really hot ambient temps which doesn't help.



A transcooler upgrade is in the cards for me. I have been watching the threads on this closely.

I was at south padre island down in south Texas so weather was pretty hot down there. What kind of transcooler are you looking into and what kind of prices?


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[AZEngineer]

When I get some time I am going to try to find some radiator shops to see if anyone can graft 2 or 3 stock coolers together. that's my first path. I don't see elevated temps when driving on the streets and I don't go in sand much. If I did buy an aftermarket kit I would not get one that mounts down by the skid plate, that look too vulnerable to me.

 

[bakkbakk]

The one the outlaw offers doesn't mount to the bumper. That's the only brand ive seen offered thru vendors though

 

[c5racr1]

Do a search I had the same issues and vendors helped out

 

[SVT_4X4]

I installed a trans / power steering cooler with a fan on it for when I am running hard in the sand dunes. That helped a bunch for me and not seeing the 240's I was and if running supper heard can hit 230's then I cool it for awhile.

 

[Meyercord]

I installed a trans / power steering cooler with a fan on it for when I am running hard in the sand dunes. That helped a bunch for me and not seeing the 240's I was and if running supper heard can hit 230's then I cool it for awhile.

Any details on which?

 

[SVT_4X4]

Any details on which?

It is the Derale 15200.