tranny coolers but confused!!!

[POELWYK]

ok guys im looking at a tranny cooler for my 1998 Au 6cyl i was told to go with a Big V8 one as i do drive the car hard and ill be useing my shift kit all the time once this is fitted

what one would sute the job so can anyone shed some light on this for me

http://www.daviescraig.com.au/Oil_Co...4-details.aspx

[GS608]

Dont go ultra-cool (or any tube and fin style) cooler as it is an inferior design, the plate and fin is a much better product (dc one is called hydra-cool), the DC plate and fin is actually made by PWR with just the sticker stuck over the top.

The V8 one can be had for 140ish at supercheap auto, be advised you will need some fittings made up, just go to a radiator place and talk to them about it, i got them to make a barb fitting by taking the original female part off an old AU oil cooler and welding together, cost $30 and 15 mins to make.

http://www.daviescraig.com.au/Oil_Co...8-details.aspx

[JC]

Originally Posted by XR-CHIEF

Dont go ultra-cool (or any tube and fin style) cooler as it is an inferior design, the plate and fin is a much better product (dc one is called hydra-cool), the DC plate and fin is actually made by PWR with just the sticker stuck over the top.

The V8 one can be had for 140ish at supercheap auto, be advised you will need some fittings made up, just go to a radiator place and talk to them about it, i got them to make a barb fitting by taking the original female part off an old AU oil cooler and welding together, cost $30 and 15 mins to make.

http://www.daviescraig.com.au/Oil_Co...8-details.aspx

What he said - instead of kit # 678, ask if they have kit # 682 - it's the V8 one specifically for falcon so comes with all the right bits (and yes, it fits a 6 cyl, it's just bigger, and bigger is better). I just bought a second one for our terry (the 6 cyl version of the 678), so I will have a tube and fine and plate and fin one on it.

[Beer Baron]

I've got a PWR cooler and i've bypassed the factory rad cooler.

[Stattic]

running the cooler inline with the factory cooler is the way to go, the fluid stays out of the transmission for longer giving it more time to cool

[JC]

Originally Posted by Stattic

running the cooler inline with the factory cooler is the way to go, the fluid stays out of the transmission for longer giving it more time to cool

Actually, bypassing the in line cooler is the way to go - the AU (and BA-FG, SX/SY terry) radiators tend to split internally and you end up with trans fluid in the water, and water in your auto trans. Do a google search and see how many questions on this are posted around the place. This is why you get a V8 one for the 6 cyl; bigger and bypassed = longer lasting auto trans. The 6 cyl cooler is OK if you want to fit it in line with the factory one.

[POELWYK]

so what is PWR offering for the AU i really just want a Bolt up and Fill with tranny oil and connect it and go soda thing all parts there not needed to go looking for parts

[JC]

Originally Posted by POELWYK

so what is PWR offering for the AU i really just want a Bolt up and Fill with tranny oil and connect it and go soda thing all parts there not needed to go looking for parts

The answer is in post #3 above. To summarise though, the part number you want (Davies Craig) is kit # 682.

[POELWYK]

ok thanks for that but i could not find that kit on there website
*dw found it*

what has PWR got or are thay the same??

[Stattic]

Originally Posted by JC

Actually, bypassing the in line cooler is the way to go - the AU (and BA-FG, SX/SY terry) radiators tend to split internally and you end up with trans fluid in the water, and water in your auto trans. Do a google search and see how many questions on this are posted around the place. This is why you get a V8 one for the 6 cyl; bigger and bypassed = longer lasting auto trans. The 6 cyl cooler is OK if you want to fit it in line with the factory one.

good bit of info JC. Not sure if mine is split but my waters never brown. How do I tell for sure?

[Beer Baron]

PWR cooler V8 sized. I cut both steel lines so they run under the radiator, Flared the pipes and pushed on the rubber hose. No problems since the pipes were flared.

[POELWYK]

ok tomorrow ill be ordering my tranny cooler im going to go with the davies craig kit # 682

[JC]

Originally Posted by Stattic

good bit of info JC. Not sure if mine is split but my waters never brown. How do I tell for sure?

Unfortunately, the only way to tell is when it happens; you end up with red/brown globs in your water. Best way to avoid it is by bypassing the radiator with a stand alone cooler. inferno may have some more info on what the best radiator is to keep the in-radiator cooler as well, as it depends on the material they're made from. The really bad part is that some radiators split at 40000km, and some never split, so it seems to be luck of the draw.

[aufairmontghia]

I've got a Heavy Duty PWR in mine & have no problems.... I bypassed the radiator & it stays real cool!!! Not worth doing an auto because of a dodgy radiator!!!! Lots of them let go all the time.....

[POELWYK]

i need to find another cooler to fit my car thay dont make that cooler anymore

[stoodoo]

This is the cooler I put on my series 2 ghia, bypassing the radiator totally.

PWO 5389FD

http://www.pwr.com.au/#/view=products/s=os/

Cost me $170 (july 09) delivered direct from pwr themselves. No cutting of factory transmission oil lines needed.

Cheers