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Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 5:43 pm 
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Hey guys this may be a stupid question, but can you put a external trans cooler on a manual bf ute?

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Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 5:49 pm 
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Sure can!

The problem is, there is nowhere for it to plug into, theres no 'pump' in a maunal gearbox to transfer fluid.

The other thing is, you'll have NO advantages of doing so, sure the boxes 'can' get hot but not to the point it needs a dedicated cooling device.

 

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Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 5:52 pm 
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thanks. can you change the fluid in the manual? like the auto or not?

i dont know much at all about the manuals
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Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 6:13 pm 
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not jacking your thread, but would a auto cooler be worth having on a ef xr6?
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Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 6:18 pm 
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{USERNAME} wrote:
thanks. can you change the fluid in the manual? like the auto or not?
i dont know much at all about the manuals

Yes.
{USERNAME} wrote:
not jacking your thread, but would a auto cooler be worth having on a ef xr6?

If its Auto, yes, highly advisable.



 

 

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 Post subject: Re: this may be a stupid question...
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 10:32 pm 
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how do we go about changing the oil? and what oil would you recommend? the car manual doesn't say a whole lot on changing fluid for the gearbox
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