I towed a customers 31’ Airstream over 4 significant passes here in B.C. on Monday. Trans temp never went up at all…
Transmission temps on LC 250
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Adding another data point, over a year in. Transmission temps still run high on low speed off roading. Usually see 210-230 on uphill climbing in the San Juans of CO. 230F climbing up Imogene on a 55F outside temp day with very light payload. I noticed other vehicles fans roaring, and I can't remember a single time my fan has roared during the high transmission temps (up to 230). My hunch is that the fan isn't kicking on when it needs to be, but that's only a hunch. Only mods are 275/70/18 KO3s, and front runner slimline II rack.
I think it's been mentioned, but wanted to reiterate that the bar graph on the display for trans temp is not linear. It is tracking changes in trans temp and emphasizing an increasing temp. I've had it show the same position at 210F that it does at 232F. All depending on trans temp stable, declining, or increasing.
I think it's been mentioned, but wanted to reiterate that the bar graph on the display for trans temp is not linear. It is tracking changes in trans temp and emphasizing an increasing temp. I've had it show the same position at 210F that it does at 232F. All depending on trans temp stable, declining, or increasing.
Okay, we recently made a trip from Tucson, through Utah and into Wyoming pulling our 16’ Airstream Basecamp (~3500 lbs).
I was very impressed with how the LC pulled the trailer through passes as high as 9,800’. I could easily accelerate from 50-60mph going uphill without being all the way into the throttle!
I was closely monitoring all of my temperatures and the only one I saw fluctuate at all was the engine oil temp (and that was a very small fluctuation).
Extremely happy with the rig!
I was very impressed with how the LC pulled the trailer through passes as high as 9,800’. I could easily accelerate from 50-60mph going uphill without being all the way into the throttle!
I was closely monitoring all of my temperatures and the only one I saw fluctuate at all was the engine oil temp (and that was a very small fluctuation).
Extremely happy with the rig!
The hybrid system does an amazing job of providing enough torque to do about anything in High-Range in the LC 250.
One of the ways to quickly heat up the trans is slow technical terrain in High-Range where the hybrid system is working overtime to get the truck through (doubly hard if it's uphill). Our general rule is that if the terrain would require Low-Range in a non-hybrid vehicle say an 80 series or 100 series, then the LC 250 will do best in low range as well, and that will keep the trans and trans temp happy.
A second way to heat up the trans quickly is to drive up continuous steep and loose terrain where MTS/ATRAC are continuously engaging without the CDL locked. Bonus heat-points if trying to do this in High-Range. The hybrid system makes it feel like it's no problem, but eventually all of that slippage will catch up with ya.
Anyhow, I've spent a fair bit of tie putting the LC 250 through it's paces off-road. It's pretty sweet to have all of that low end torque. It's almost like they gave us a diesel without giving us a diesel.
One of the ways to quickly heat up the trans is slow technical terrain in High-Range where the hybrid system is working overtime to get the truck through (doubly hard if it's uphill). Our general rule is that if the terrain would require Low-Range in a non-hybrid vehicle say an 80 series or 100 series, then the LC 250 will do best in low range as well, and that will keep the trans and trans temp happy.
A second way to heat up the trans quickly is to drive up continuous steep and loose terrain where MTS/ATRAC are continuously engaging without the CDL locked. Bonus heat-points if trying to do this in High-Range. The hybrid system makes it feel like it's no problem, but eventually all of that slippage will catch up with ya.
Anyhow, I've spent a fair bit of tie putting the LC 250 through it's paces off-road. It's pretty sweet to have all of that low end torque. It's almost like they gave us a diesel without giving us a diesel.