Transmission fluid temp

MBezner

MBezner

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Finally brought my jeep home from the shop yesterday. I had problems in the front differential so I regeared to 4.88. I bought a trail dash in order to correct speedo. I'm wondering what my transmission fluid temp should be? It was running around 145 degree at 65 to 70 mph. Then I turned into the wind and it jumped to 155. This seems normal just wondering if anybody out there knows what range it should be in?

2011 jkus
4 inch lift
35s

By the way 4.88 are perfect fit for the 35s. I'm still in break in mode but I put a little right foot in it just before I got home.
 
wayoflife

wayoflife

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You should be fine with that. Newer JK's all come with coolers now and I haven't seen or heard of too many if any incidents where they've gotten too hot. Of course, your dash will send you a message saying "HOT OIL" if you ever were to get to that point.
 
ERAUGrad04

ERAUGrad04

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Yup, very normal. My '14 with 5.13s and 37s sits at 167-168° 98% of the time. During a long hill climb at elevation in the mountains I have seen 173-175°. Again, completely normal.
 
NecessaryEvil

NecessaryEvil

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Just like he said^^^^ Your transmission temperature is normal. Nothing to worry about. Now if you start scraping the 200 mark and beyond. You should worry.
 
jeeeep

jeeeep

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:thinking: am I missing a gauge? how are you guys seeing/measuring transmission temperature?

never mind..trail dash :doh:
 
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ERAUGrad04

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jeeeep said:
:thinking: am I missing a gauge? how are you guys seeing/measuring transmission temperature?

never mind..trail dash :doh:
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In addition to Traildash, there is an EVIC option from Jeep and it shows a handfull of digital engine readouts (coolant temp, trans temp, oil pressure).
 
MBezner

MBezner

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Thanks fellas! I have had the Hot Oil message in the dash on a long hill climb. But that was with 3.73 gears and I was in 4H. So I'm confident with 4.88 and the Trail Dash. I'll just watch the temp.
 
ERAUGrad04

ERAUGrad04

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MBezner said:
Thanks fellas! I have had the Hot Oil message in the dash on a long hill climb. But that was with 3.73 gears and I was in 4H. So I'm confident with 4.88 and the Trail Dash. I'll just watch the temp.
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Just curious, we're you off road or was that on pavement?
 
rogerk93

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MBezner said:
Finally brought my jeep home from the shop yesterday. I had problems in the front differential so I regeared to 4.88. I bought a trail dash in order to correct speedo. I'm wondering what my transmission fluid temp should be? It was running around 145 degree at 65 to 70 mph. Then I turned into the wind and it jumped to 155. This seems normal just wondering if anybody out there knows what range it should be in?

2011 jkus
4 inch lift
35s

By the way 4.88 are perfect fit for the 35s. I'm still in break in mode but I put a little right foot in it just before I got home.
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I installed an aftermarket transmission cooler and my tans temp is usually around 160 give or take 5 degrees but when I am jumping gears and giving it lots of gas I'll top off at 175 never had it go any higher. I have 33 km2 with the extra weights of steel bumpers and armor.
 
Irish JK

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MBezner said:
Thanks fellas! I have had the Hot Oil message in the dash on a long hill climb. But that was with 3.73 gears and I was in 4H. So I'm confident with 4.88 and the Trail Dash. I'll just watch the temp.
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My understanding is anytime you have had the HOT OIL message, you should have the tranny fluid flushed and replaced.
 
MBezner

MBezner

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Watched my tranny temp on the way here to Colorado yesterday. I had the jeep loaded up with gear. It ran great over Raton pass which is a 4 lane highway that has a little grade. My jeep dropped to about 64 mph in 3rd gear once and temp was about 190. I put evo LCA's on Tuesday and rolled the caster back to 5.1 and wow what a steering difference. It drives better than my pickup. So the tranny team stayed pretty low until the last leg of the drive. Which isn't anything I expected to cause problems. It's a winding mountain highway that doesn't have a particularly steep grade I would guess about 4% at most. My tranny temp built up to 202 at one point. I have a custom program in the trail dash and it's great for flat highway driving but I don't think it's what I want for mountain driving. Headed up the hill today so I'm wondering what program I should try in order to keep my temperature down? There's not a lot of big rocks to climb. It's just a steep steep hunting trail. I think we top out at 12500 ft or maybe more I can't remember exactly. I will be in 4lo as soon as I turn off the good road.
 
Saharacon

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Sorry if this has been answered but have you installed an aftermarket tanny cooler? I had to add one even with the OEM tanny cooler installed I still ran into 210 range in 4hi.

It's sad the jeep can't even pull it's own weight with out getting to hot.

With mine installed I rarely ever creep past 180
 
MBezner

MBezner

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Saharacon said:
Sorry if this has been answered but have you installed an aftermarket tanny cooler? I had to add one even with the OEM tanny cooler installed I still ran into 210 range in 4hi.

It's sad the jeep can't even pull it's own weight with out getting to hot.

With mine installed I rarely ever creep past 180
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No I don't have an aftermarket cooler installed. I will be ordering one in the near future.
 
RMC2

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Saharacon said:
This is THE BEST way IMO to keep your temps down. Next step would be a Heavy Duty fan and aluminum radiator.
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Which cooler did you add and where did you put it? Did you keep the stock cooler and add or did you replace the stock cooler?

I was laying under my jeep looking at a few things Thursday, don't ask why. The jeep had cooled enough in the 95* temps that the engine and exhaust were cool, but the tranny was still pretty hot. That was after only a 20 mile drive at about 70 mph average. It kind of surprised me.
 
Saharacon

Saharacon

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I used a PSC dual kit. Gives me a power steering cooler as well as the aux tanny cooler. The bracket mounts on the out side facing the grille.

There are better options but I'm also on a budget
 
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