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Over heated the trans again, should I flush it?

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Old 09-29-2011, 03:14 PM
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Originally Posted by blue project
Both times I was driving on the beach. First time was my bad because I was in 4-hi and didnt air down the tires. The rpms where running high because I was trying to be a speed demon on sand. The 2nd time I aired down and was in 4-lo just like I have a thousand times before. That seemed to work until the other night. I was again trying to drive like I stole it in 4-lo but the rpms didnt go much past 2-2.5 and that was only for 20-30 seconds then I went back to normal driving across the sand. Tires are 32", I have a superchips tune with a cold air intake. I even changed the tune so the fan will turn on at a lwer temp but the temp gauge always reads tiny bit under half. My jeep is a 2010 2dr, TF Coil leveling kit w/ bilstein shocks. Stock bumpers and such. Not really that heavy.
That temp gauge on your dash is NOT your tranny temp. It is your engine coolant temperate. If you want to monitor your tranny temp you need to add an additional gauge or you can have it enabled on your Superchips tuner.
Old 09-29-2011, 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by jsears
That temp gauge on your dash is NOT your tranny temp. It is your engine coolant temperate. If you want to monitor your tranny temp you need to add an additional gauge or you can have it enabled on your Superchips tuner.
How do I have superchips do it for me???
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Originally Posted by blue project
How do I have superchips do it for me???
You can email Superchips and have them enable the Tranny Temp PID.

Check out the thread on the Superchips Forum:

hxxps://www.superchips.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=8968

Be sure to change the hxxps:// to https://.

Your Jeep does need a certain update from the Dealership though for the Superchips Flashpaq to read it though. I don't remember what the software update needed from the Dealership is though. The thread should highlight it.
Old 09-29-2011, 03:23 PM
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Be sure to check out the ORW Transmission Cooler.

It's a sweet setup, easy install. They have various sizes as well!

https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/show...=tranny+cooler
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Here is a write-up on installing the B&M #70268 SuperCooler Transmission Cooler.

B&M 70268 Transmission Cooler install in JK Wrangler

This unit seems to be one of the most popular transmission coolers installed on JK's and write-ups are on many of the Jeep Forums for this exact cooler.

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