UR opinion, extra transmission cooler..
I pulled the grill on my (5.3 Liter, 4L60e transmission) Suburban to install an oil cooler and there's a factory oil cooler mounted behind the grill already. I traced the line from the return side of...
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Turtle n Peeps wrote:WTP-GC wrote:Turtle n Peeps wrote:
Even my 4L80E in my 93 diesel won't lock up until it reaches temp. There is a reason there is stats in tranny's. And no, there is nothing wrong with it.
I had a 4L80E on a gasser that went into OD regardless of the trans temp. So where does that leave us ;-)
I suppose its not accurate to suggest that all vehicles act the same way. I would not argue with someone who suggests that a particular vehicle won't go into OD before reaching temp. However, in my varied experience, I've had had this issue. I'm not aware of any common consumer 1/2 ton to 1 ton truck that has been produced within the last decade or 2 that acts this way.
The last three post on page one will explain what you need to know.
Let's make sure we're not confusing the torque converter with Overdrive. I'm talk about OD, but it looks like you're referencing the torque converter.
