Help Identifying a cooler

[jcasey007]

I'm planning the fitting of my new Mocal Aux transmission cooler this weekend so started to have a look at the pipework I need to chop into tonight.

Please can someone confirm my thinking and assumptions?

At the left hand end of the radiator there is a water to oil cooler, it has two metal pipes coming in top and bottom - is this the standard transmission oil cooler?

if I follow the metal pipes across the front of the engine, one goes back down the engine block and one goes to a cooler in front of the radiator. The other end of the cooler attatches to a metal pipe (via rubber hose) and follows the other pipe back down the engine block.

Am I right in thinking I already have an Aux transmission cooler?

is it a standard fittment on all explorers or UK only?

if it is an Aux transmission cooler, should I replace it or add my new one in series with it.?

Sorry for all the questions

cheers


Jim

 

[janolsson]

Hi there jim
Yes i have that remote cooler also tho i have ford tow kit so it may be part of that.
As for where to put it i would think the US guys would have good advice on that as loads of them fit remotes

 

[chrisquelch]

hi all UK explorers have a transmission cooler in the rad and the one in front of the rad just add your extra one in series.cheers Chris

 

[jcasey007]

well this makes the job easier!, I even went and bought a pipe flaring tool antisipating I would have to cut into the metal pipes.

Also accounts for one of my small oil leaks as the clips on the rubber hose are shot

cheers all

jim

 

[jcasey007]

All fitted, only took a hour and I replaced all the original rubber hoses as well, We took it for a test run after, on the motor way, trans temp was slightly lower (didn't run very hot anyway), but around town and in traffic after a run, was a lot cooler.

Proof will be in a couple of weeks when we go camping, maybe I will be able to keep the OD in when cruising on the motorway without the risk of cooking the oil

I placed the new cooler below the existing and made it to last one before the fluid returns to the autobox. Pictures when I can

Jim

 

[SB98UKexplorer]

do you have a temp sensor rigged up to the trans?

 

[jcasey007]

yes I modified the trans sump and added a temp guage and sump plug last year

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I figured putting the temp sender directly in the oil would give the most accurate reading than putting it in the oil cooler return pipe.

More runs out today (ambient temp of 20 degC) with a car full and the temp didn't get above 48 degC. and it would usually be about 65 degC.

Now I have another problem with the self leveling suspension but that will (or may be another post!)

Jim