CarsandWomen

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I ordered the short sweep 2 1/16th trans temp guage from auto meter, i think i know where im gonna mount the sensor but ima wait to do it till im do in 400 miles or so. Im thinkin the drivers side of the pan, two pan bolt holes from the tail housing, pointed in from the side of the car. keep in mind i made this judgement call lookin at the old tranny on the floor of my garage, not the one in the car.

Whos got it and where did you mount it?

CarsandWomen

iTrader: (19)

bump for the day

crzytown69

iTrader: (17)

any where in the pan on the drivers side its the closest to the plugs where you can bring it into the car

00Formula00

iTrader: (6)

I had to put in on the passenger side, when you go to do it you will find the driver's side won't clear the filter.

01ssreda4

iTrader: (96)

i mounted mine towards the front corner on the drivers side.

NHRAFORMULA00

iTrader: (2)

I bougth a brass tee and put it in the trans to radiator line.I believe the lines are 5/16,use compression fittings.Fastenal should have everything.

2002CAMAROSSLS1T56

iTrader: (2)

I put all mine in the trans line to the cooler. IMO you want to read the highest readable temp. When you see the charts that tell you whats going on with the ATF at a certian temp and how long it's going to last at that temp, I see no point in reading the average pan temp.
In the cooler line you read the average highest temp IMO that gives you a better idea of what the internal temps are that you can't read.

jerjsor

On my GTO we put it in the pan on the drivers side.

chrysler kid

iTrader: (14)

i just put it in the pressure port on the drivers side.

SweetB4C

I did some experimenting with this subject in in a pickup with a 700R4. I tried the cooler feed line and three locations in the pan, all with the same Dakota Digital 2-1/16" gauge. The temp at the front of the pan (closest to the torque converter) was highest by as much as 10 degrees.

After choosing that location permanently for my sender, I added a big B&M cooler and a deep TCI aluminum pan. I found the major benefit of those mods to be as follows. By increasing the amount of trans fluid (with the cooler & deep pan), it took quite a bit longer for the temperature to change. When towing on a grade it took much longer to get the the trans HOT. But due to having more fluid, it also took quite a bit longer to cool the fluid down. Such as going down the other side of the mountain and staying off the gas.

I've always suspected that in something as light as a passenger car, simply increasing the fluid capacity does more to curb transmission overheating. Unless your going to bury the speedometer for 20 minutes...

CarsandWomen

iTrader: (19)

i buried it for 15 one time so 20 damn sure aint out of reach.
lol, 40 min trip in 15. never again though, not that stupid nowadays. im just lookin for the sensor to be where the fluid is highest. The PCM will throw a code if it gets too hot but ive got a TC and a brand new trans and wanna go to the track without toasting it all. Ill put it in the pan for now and maybe experiment with it later. Thanks guys youve been a big help.

Jeff

01ssreda4

iTrader: (96)

that doesnt make a bit of sense....reread it.

CarsandWomen

iTrader: (19)

well ok. I was going to put the sensor in the pan and change the gasket and filter at the same time but that turned into a total train wreck and the sensor was left out. next we try the output line of the tranny.

so witch line is the output and which is input?

nitrouspowrdss

iTrader: (2)

My sensor is on the line pressure port. FWIW

CarsandWomen

iTrader: (19)

pressure port worked perfect. threaded in with no adapter, wire clear of anything harmful, even close to an existing hole in the floor pan.

Thanks fellas, helpful as always