Transmission filter location

[TurboIQ]

Hi all,

Well I got my 95 tranny rebuilt (again) and it is now time to put it back in. When I purchased the transmission, I was told that there was an added cooler ran in parallel to the stock one, but everything was leaking, so I told my mechanic to bypass the aftermarket cooler and just use the stock one. My present mechanic just called me and told me that there is only one filter that he sees for the transmission's oil and that it looks like a small fuel filter, not like a regular engine filter (bigger). From

My questions are:

- where is the OEM filter located (picture would be appreciated)
- what's the correct way to fit a 2nd cooler (parallel or one after the other)
- if done the later way, is there a need for a second oil filter

Thanx all.

[dcarrb]

The external OEM filter, a canister which looks much like the fuel filter, is located inside the frame rail, immediately below the battery. It's mounting bracket bolts-on at the attach point for the driver's side, front tie-down hook. (Sorry; no photo, but if you look around here, you're liable to find one.) Really, it's impossible to miss.

As to plumbing a supplemental cooler, mine's in series with the stock cooler, but not all will agree that that's the ideal arrangement.

With an external filter in place, you have essentially two filters, when you count the screen inside the transmission.

dcb