I'm currently on a trip from Queensland through the vic high country!
I'm using a scangauge 11 for monitoring the vehicle. Watching ATF, engine water temp, boost and kph.
I spent the last two days doing a bit of driving up very winding roads from 400m elevation to 1200m or so to falls creek and over the hills into bright Victoria.
Driving up to falls creek in D taking it daily easy on the winding roads to avoid the passengers from vomiting I got the top and had hit 110deg in the trans and it then locked out in 2nd gear to which it fairly quickly started to reduce in trans temp. Engine went up a bit but I wasn't pushing it hard and prob hit max 98deg.
Driving up a 20km similar road today I used the selective gears and still hit 99feg on the trans no lockout.
This doesn't seem normal to me? Those temps seem high?
Not towing, vehicle loaded to about 500kg payload including humans. AT tires, lift, BBar, winch...
This trip I have been towing my tandem axle 2.5t van and have had to use low range a couple of climbs due to the ability of the motor to pull at an appropriate speed.
The max trans temp I have seen is 112deg towing in selective gear mode only.
I recently had trans oil changed by my mechanic who us always done a great job on the car but I haven't been able to verify which fluid he used. I've never had issues before.
Thoughts? Is this all normal?
I'm using a scangauge 11 for monitoring the vehicle. Watching ATF, engine water temp, boost and kph.
I spent the last two days doing a bit of driving up very winding roads from 400m elevation to 1200m or so to falls creek and over the hills into bright Victoria.
Driving up to falls creek in D taking it daily easy on the winding roads to avoid the passengers from vomiting I got the top and had hit 110deg in the trans and it then locked out in 2nd gear to which it fairly quickly started to reduce in trans temp. Engine went up a bit but I wasn't pushing it hard and prob hit max 98deg.
Driving up a 20km similar road today I used the selective gears and still hit 99feg on the trans no lockout.
This doesn't seem normal to me? Those temps seem high?
Not towing, vehicle loaded to about 500kg payload including humans. AT tires, lift, BBar, winch...
This trip I have been towing my tandem axle 2.5t van and have had to use low range a couple of climbs due to the ability of the motor to pull at an appropriate speed.
The max trans temp I have seen is 112deg towing in selective gear mode only.
I recently had trans oil changed by my mechanic who us always done a great job on the car but I haven't been able to verify which fluid he used. I've never had issues before.
Thoughts? Is this all normal?
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