My transmission overheat light came on today while driving over the pass on my way back to Spokane for about an hour. I stopped, checked the fluid and it was still full and didn't smell burnt at all. Didn't feel too much heat coming from the transmission itself (not enough to make me think it was actually overheating that is) and when I started back up the light stayed off for the rest of the drive back to Spokane, even in stop-and-go driving and climbing uphill on the highway in 3rd gear. It initially came on while cruising on a long downhill slope, so I can't see why that would generate enough heat to trigger the light. Thing is though, when I came off the highway in Spokane, I got a real strong whiff of hot (not burnt, just hot) ATF inside the cabin, when I stopped at the first traffic light. Checked everything inside and out and saw no leaks or anything that could've caused the smell. Hopefully I was just smelling it from another vehicle.
Is it likely the the sensor is going bad? Next fluid change it's getting a cooler and a gauge just so I canbe on the safe side. Who had installed the B&M cooler and had good results with it?
Is it likely the the sensor is going bad? Next fluid change it's getting a cooler and a gauge just so I canbe on the safe side. Who had installed the B&M cooler and had good results with it?