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Originally posted by lee
I'm reluctant to give numbers as factual evidence as I never wrote them down along with the outside temp.
Here's my impressions:
Stuck in stop & go - no difference - goes to about 200F
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Driving in warm weather light traffic, steady 45-50mph - now around 160-170, used to be 170-180
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Interesting results Lee. According to this chart posted by ImmortalSuby in a different thread, keeping ATF temps below 175* can extend the life of the trans to over 100K miles!!!
On question, when the car idles at a stop light or if you're stuck in traffic and tranny temps start to rise, what's the best thing to do for the trans?
1) Leave it in 'D' to keep the ATF slowly pumping around?
2) Put it in 'N' or 'P' to disengage the engine from the trans?
-Chike