trans temp gauge

evilneon02 · Post by **evilneon02** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 7:03 pm

i was thinking about getting a gauge for my trans i was woundering where i would install the sender at?

Post by **occasional demons** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 11:56 pm

In the hot side line that goes to the cooler in the radiator. Don't recall which one it was tho. Meh, let it idle and see which one gets hot first. Tho that might not work. My Cherokee heats up the bottom (cold side) tank when the t'stat is closed. Expansion has to go somewhere. It actually caused the ATX to overheat when towing in cool weather. The cooler lines would actually burn you at idle, warming up. Now the atf flows through it's own t'stat and the radiator is bypassed. B&M cooler FTW!

evilneon02 · Post by **evilneon02** » Thu Jan 01, 2009 1:23 pm

damn i didnt know they had a radiator too where would it be located? just so you know i have a 02 sxt 5 speed

Post by **occasional demons** » Thu Jan 01, 2009 2:20 pm

Well that changes everything! There isn't really anyplace to install a temp sender in an MTX, unless you mount it in the drain plug hole. IDK if anyone has ever done this. A conventional trans temp gauge would prolly be too high of a starting point for an mtx. I don't think you will see those temps in an mtx.

hul kogan · Post by **hul kogan** » Thu Jan 01, 2009 2:29 pm

can i ask why you want a trans temp gauge for your mtx? with an mtx, you didn't normally need to monitor temp because it isn't an issue like on an atx.

evilneon02 · Post by **evilneon02** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 11:16 am

well right now i dont really need it but later on ill need it after i turbo up. i have a need for speed and i do drive my car hard. so im just want to get info so i am ready when the time comes

Post by **occasional demons** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 12:38 am

Even with boost, the MTX isn't going to run much hotter. ATX's run hotter under a load primarily because of the torque converter.

Post by **racer12306** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 12:43 am

Really monitoring your manual trans would be like monitoring the temp on a front or rear differential (RWD/AWD car). There really isn't any point, until extreme situations like endurance racing are done. They just don't get that hot.

Also, it would be a really big deal to do anything about cooling the manual trans. You would have to create a pump system and make sure that the proper level was maintained while the fluid is being pumped through the cooler.

evilneon02 · Post by **evilneon02** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 12:20 pm

ok thanks for the info

darthroush · Post by **darthroush** » Fri Feb 05, 2010 1:58 pm

occasional demons wrote:In the hot side line that goes to the cooler in the radiator. Don't recall which one it was tho.

I'm going to be changing my fluid and gasket again soon, and wanted to install the sensor while I was down there. I was going to braze it into the pan. What do you use to T it into that line? It's an electric Autometer gauge.

LionheartedSXT · Post by **LionheartedSXT** » Fri Feb 05, 2010 5:25 pm

I just did mine, I'm pretty sure I had the same exact gauge. I didn't bother brazing the pan since If I ever wanted to go back to stock (doubt it) I wouldn't have to get a new pan. I used brass fittings from hope depot to make the tee and got some automotive hose from autozone (3/8") to replace the stock metal line. I also have an external transmission cooler. Getting a tee to fit on the oem line would be more of a PIA than necessary. And if you are in front of the car, looking down at the tranny, you would tap into the line on the right. Hope that helps.

darthroush · Post by **darthroush** » Fri Feb 05, 2010 5:45 pm

Mine are already rubber lines. Oh, duh! T-fitting. Nevermind. But yeah, the line makes sense. That's the line from hot transmission to the cooler, not the cooled fluid.

LionheartedSXT · Post by **LionheartedSXT** » Fri Feb 05, 2010 6:19 pm

Yup exactly, the cooler supply line.

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