96BLUMAX

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I now have a manual tranny and it does not have two places to hook up my tranny cooler and temp manifold. Now that i only have one how should i hook it up?

96BLUMAX

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Bump ^

s2cmpugh

if im not mistaken on the 5spds there is no need for a tranny cooler. so therefore it doesnt have one.

someone else can verify but im pretty sure

96BLUMAX

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Thats what i was guessing. What about the trans temp manifold to get the reading for the trans temp gauge. Can that still work the same?

s2cmpugh

in theory i think yes, but the question is where do u put the manifold in at?? im not sure if there is a tranny "line" per say you could tap into or what, might have to ask some of the 5spd guys as i have an auto

iwannabmw

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That's an interesting question!

I've never seen anyone hook up a tranny cooler to a 5 speed.

96BLUMAX

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Yeah i would be interested in doing so since i already have it mounted in the car. Or should i make the cooler for oil? Any point to that? Also where could i tap the tranny for the trans temp sensor?

Thanks,
Justin

mtrai760

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No need for a tranny cooler on the 5spd, just sell it or get rid of it.

Ramius83

Isn't manual tranny fluid tooo thick to move quickly through the lines to give a "cooling" effect? Also, you would have to have some sort of "pump" to pump fluid fluid from the tranny, to the tranny cooler, and back.......

iwannabmw

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Not really, a 75W-90 would flow similar to a motor oil that would be something like a 10W-50 at the extreme ends of the range.

Good point, I hadn't thought about that one.

iwannabmw

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An oil cooler would be the best idea, especially if you drive hard. Do you have an oil tmep gauge already? If not, you would then!

96BLUMAX

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Could i tap into the oil and use the cooler that i have or is it too small. It is like 15x7x1.5.

iwannabmw

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That's a pretty decent sized cooler you have and anything is better than nothing. Since you already have it, why not put it to use? The biggest concern I would have if it were my car is over cooling of the oil during warm-up and winter time use. I don't know if your cooler has a bypass provision until the fluid warms up enough or not, but that would be something to look into. http://www.jegs.com should give you some good ideas about how to go about installing it.