Automatic transmission additional cooling (1 Viewer)

[fcigoj]

Hi people,

I have recently bumped into some overheating issues with my transmission and this has led me to look into additional cooling capacity.
I own a 2008 4.5 V8 diesel for the European market, and it is not fitted with the additional radiator in front of the engine cooling radiator like I see most of the US, Australian and Middle Eastern versions.
All I have is the cooling loop integrated in the engine radiator, and oftentimes on steep slopes and heavy offroad temperatures exceed 115 deg C.
Has anyone got the part list of what is needed to add the additional radiator to my vehicle ?
I have tried to compare some exploded drawings of various models, but I got confused, and things are quite expensive to just buying blindly.

Many thanks in advance

 

[willstroo]

There is a lot of options (in Australia anyway) for aftermarket coolers, you can get something which fits your situation perfectly, maybe cheaper than factory, and better.

Haven’t needed one personally, but it’s a common mod over here.

 

[TeCKis300]

Here's a link to some tranny aux cooler threads that might give background and solutions to what you're looking for.

Tranny Cooler Upgrade Planning

EDIT: results in this thread https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/diy-aux-transmission-cooler.1317943/#post-15063292 Not sure I've seen this done and could use some help brainstorming for an upgraded candidate transmission cooler. I'm towing outside of design parameters at 15,620 lbs total weight...

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