Transmission Temps and a better cooler.
So after our first weekend trip with our (new to us)2011 E450 6.8L Class C MH from Cruise America. I noticed the transmission temp hovered around the 210-220*F range. I am using a Bluetooth dongle plu...
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I would probably go ask a Ford mechanic who is familiar with this decades's transmissions and get an authorative answer. Heat kills transmissions quickly, and even with materials design, ATF is still ATF, and will cook/coke at high temperatures.
If you are continually seeing those temps, I wonder if a transmission cooler upgrade is in order. It might be wise to see about replacing it, if the factory cooler is the same tiny size as pictured on this link:
(Bottom cooler is for the trucks, top for Econoline models.)
I would probably go ask a Ford mechanic who is familiar with this decades's transmissions and get an authorative answer. Heat kills transmissions quickly, and even with materials design, ATF is still ATF, and will cook/coke at high temperatures.
If you are continually seeing those temps, I wonder if a transmission cooler upgrade is in order. It might be wise to see about replacing it, if the factory cooler is the same tiny size as pictured on this link:
(Bottom cooler is for the trucks, top for Econoline models.)
