Mag-Hytec double deep transmission pan
I have a '05 Dodge 2500 2WD. Since it is primarily used for pulling my 9K lb 5th wheel trailer, I'm considering adding a Mag-Hytec double deep transmission pan. They report it to be 5 1/4" deep so it ...
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The scan gauge is using the factory installed temperature sensor. You would need to call Dodge to find out it's location.
I measured my transmission temperature at the pressure sensor location on my 97 Bounder motorhome based on a Ford F-53 chassis and 4 speed auto, 460" engine. It was fine. Most trucks made after 2000 have much improved factory cooling compared to trucks from the 90's and before. Ford has made huge strides in improving transmission cooling, the factory coolers are double the size of before, and line sizes have gone way up in diameter, allowing twice the fluid flow as well.
You might not need the increased capacity, but like said above, buy what you want. . . It is handy to have a drain plug on the transmission pan, if you change it yourself. What I do is remove one line from the transmission cooler, then drain all the fluid into a bucket (run the engine about 2 minutes until it stops coming out) and then you can remove the pan with hardly any leaking down your arms, and onto the ground.
Normal fluid changes, you can just pump out the fluid (this also effectively empties the torque converter, while just dropping the drain plug will not) and replace it. But every 2-3 years, you need to remove the pan, clean the magnet inside the pan, and change that internal filter too.
Good luck!
Fred.
I measured my transmission temperature at the pressure sensor location on my 97 Bounder motorhome based on a Ford F-53 chassis and 4 speed auto, 460" engine. It was fine. Most trucks made after 2000 have much improved factory cooling compared to trucks from the 90's and before. Ford has made huge strides in improving transmission cooling, the factory coolers are double the size of before, and line sizes have gone way up in diameter, allowing twice the fluid flow as well.
You might not need the increased capacity, but like said above, buy what you want. . . It is handy to have a drain plug on the transmission pan, if you change it yourself. What I do is remove one line from the transmission cooler, then drain all the fluid into a bucket (run the engine about 2 minutes until it stops coming out) and then you can remove the pan with hardly any leaking down your arms, and onto the ground.
Normal fluid changes, you can just pump out the fluid (this also effectively empties the torque converter, while just dropping the drain plug will not) and replace it. But every 2-3 years, you need to remove the pan, clean the magnet inside the pan, and change that internal filter too.
Good luck!
Fred.
