Transmission Cooler upgrade

[joeysjohnston]

I have a 04 Eddie Bauer Expedition that has the standard size Transmission Cooler. I'm in the process of buying a travel trailer and I want to upgrade the tranny cooler to a larger one so I don't kill my transmission. Ford has a Heavy Duty cooler but my dealer wasn't sure if I can upgrade to it.

Has any one upgraded their tranny cooler? Either with the heavy duty one from Ford or with an after market one?

Thanks in advance,
Joey

 

[AbelNavyvet]

YES... Oregon Performance Trans have them and its rather large Check them out on line Email Brian he is a good guy.
the part number for the cooler your looking for is #LNG-4590

 

[joeysjohnston]

Thanks, I'll look into them.

 

[DarrinBC]

These are good coolers.

https://www.bcawebstore.com/BCA-LPD4590

 

[Bedrck47]

Joey I would suggest that you get a OBDII Bluetooth device and the Torque Pro app. Cost should be less than $25.00 That way you would be able to monitor your Trans Temp, Coolant Temp, and other functions.

 

[Lostneye]

I haven't added a cooler to my Navi but have to other vehicles. I suggest to keep whatever cooling provisions are there and add to them not replace them.

Both Abel and Darrin both presented good options. Go for I believe they are called stacked plate design over the old school tube and fin. They new style is more efficient.

 

[DarrinBC]

Stacked plate is the way to go. On my truck I removed the small stock cooler and installed a 40K cooler to replace it. Couldn't be happier.

The coolers come with some basic mounting hardware, but I went to Menards and bought some inch wide flat aluminum stock and made my own brackets. I also don't like hose clamps and you have to use rubber hose to adapt to the cooler. So I bought some 1/2 pex crimp rings and a cheap crimper. I used 2 of the crimp rings on each end of each hose. I put the supplied hose bard adapters into the rubber hose and crimped those and installed them onto the cooler. Then, with the cooler in place, I slid the other end of the hose over the factory tubing and crimped it there.

A few years down the road and awesome results. I tow an almost 7k lb camper and this keeps the transmission cooler than the stock setup did without the camper attached.

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[AbelNavyvet]

yeah I did to and Mine looks super huge behind the grill. you can see it pop! I am very satisfied, I really wanted a huge oil pan however I the mechanic stated that he could not find a oil filter for it.
Does any one know what kind of oil filter you use with a deep oil pan or a the part number??????

 

[DarrinBC]

The same site I linked to above has pans as well. Also a nifty braided cooler line setup.

You don't need a special filter for a quality deep pan. They are made with standoffs that hold the factory filter in place. Don't know why he said that.

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[AbelNavyvet]

yeah the transmission shop manager stated that the OEM filter will not fit on a aftermarket DEEP transmission OIL PAN. he said that he THINKS (not knows he THINKS) that he needs to use a 4wd oil pan filter. Don't know need to call the manufacturer to see what the part number of the filter would be.