Allison transmission high oil temp concerns
Finished a trip last weekend and noticed tranny oil temp nearing the red zone on my 2004 silverado. Now, a few weeks ago, we did drive through a big swarm of gnats that really coated the front of truc...
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"Have you ran a magnate thru your old fluid?"
The Allisons have a nice spin-on filter (looks just like a small oil filter) and sitting on top of it is a good sized magnet. So, yes, he SHOULD HAVE a magnet to catch any small pieces of metal in the fluid.
The magnet catches the small stuff - I can't believe it would be linked to the OP's problem. The one on my Allison never had anything more then a film of oily metal dust on it when I changed it out.
To the OP - You might want to check and make sure you have that magnet. It sits on top of the steel filter and can easily be thrown away with the filter when it is changed. Being a magnet, you must actually pry it off the filter and place it on the new one.
Ford - Are you listening ?????? A spin-on filter for the trans - what a great idea !
Tim
The Allisons have a nice spin-on filter (looks just like a small oil filter) and sitting on top of it is a good sized magnet. So, yes, he SHOULD HAVE a magnet to catch any small pieces of metal in the fluid.
The magnet catches the small stuff - I can't believe it would be linked to the OP's problem. The one on my Allison never had anything more then a film of oily metal dust on it when I changed it out.
To the OP - You might want to check and make sure you have that magnet. It sits on top of the steel filter and can easily be thrown away with the filter when it is changed. Being a magnet, you must actually pry it off the filter and place it on the new one.
Ford - Are you listening ?????? A spin-on filter for the trans - what a great idea !
Tim
