been fooling around again with temp measurements...
put a thermocouple on the ATF cooler hi temp line. (At least I hope that's the one! I used the top one of the 2 black metal lines that run horizontally under the DS side motor mount and forward along the oil pan edge. That right?)
Did a brief run and got around 145F on flat city roads with ambience at 65F or so, and a max of 165F going up a smallish hill. Went back down to 125F on the freeway at 55mph.
The FSM mentions ranges of 122-176F and 158-176F for "normal" ATF operating temperatures with the 343 trans.
Anybody measured theirs and knows what typical values one would encounter in town and while wheeling? How about when towing?
I'd like to try and figure out where I'm at and where I should be so I can keep an eye on it while towing in particular...
(oh, and where is the ATF temp sensor located, if you know?)
added: went up something like 3000 ft or 4000 ft at low speed (20 m ph or so) and it peaked at 195F or so (with ambience at 70F or so).
put a thermocouple on the ATF cooler hi temp line. (At least I hope that's the one! I used the top one of the 2 black metal lines that run horizontally under the DS side motor mount and forward along the oil pan edge. That right?)
Did a brief run and got around 145F on flat city roads with ambience at 65F or so, and a max of 165F going up a smallish hill. Went back down to 125F on the freeway at 55mph.
The FSM mentions ranges of 122-176F and 158-176F for "normal" ATF operating temperatures with the 343 trans.
Anybody measured theirs and knows what typical values one would encounter in town and while wheeling? How about when towing?
I'd like to try and figure out where I'm at and where I should be so I can keep an eye on it while towing in particular...
(oh, and where is the ATF temp sensor located, if you know?)
added: went up something like 3000 ft or 4000 ft at low speed (20 m ph or so) and it peaked at 195F or so (with ambience at 70F or so).