Hot Trans warning
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Melting Slicks
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From: Aubrey Texas
Hot Trans warning
i have the base stingray and got this warning on dash today. The A8 was so hot I thought car was going to stop. When I slowed down the trans seem to keep slipping. My car also has a loud noise under car like 1000 pennies moving around in car. Seems to be right behind trans. My car has 1600 miles.
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i have the base stingray and got this warning on dash today. The A8 was so hot I thought car was going to stop. When I slowed down the trans seem to keep slipping. My car also has a loud noise under car like 1000 pennies moving around in car. Seems to be right behind trans. My car has 1600 miles.
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I wonder if the OP checked the actual trans temp? I'd believe the DIC that it's too hot, just curious what the temp was.
Last edited by davepl; Sep 17, 2017 at 08:07 PM.
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What sort of transmission cooler do you get with the A8 in a regular Stingray currently? The cooler was very small when the C7 first came out unless you got the Z51 package; now the Z51 and above A8 get the front horizontal cooler in addition to the smaller one mounted in the rear quarter panel. Look through the grill and see if you can see a large cooler laying horizontally (flat) in front of the main cooling stack and if so you also have the second larger transmission cooler.
If you were doing spirited driving in hot weather you may have exceeded the capabilities of the rear cooler but it is quite possible its fan isn't working or it has picked up debris.
If you were doing spirited driving in hot weather you may have exceeded the capabilities of the rear cooler but it is quite possible its fan isn't working or it has picked up debris.
Last edited by NSC5; Sep 18, 2017 at 03:34 PM.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Aubrey Texas
Thread Starter
Melting Slicks
Joined: May 2010
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Likes: 142
From: Aubrey Texas
Thread Starter
Melting Slicks
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 2,674
Likes: 142
From: Aubrey Texas
What sort of transmission cooler do you get with the A8 in a regular Stingray currently? The cooler was very small when the C7 first came out unless you got the Z51 package; now the Z51 and above A8 get the front horizontal cooler in addition to the smaller one mounted in the rear quarter panel. Look through the grill and see if you can see a large cooler laying horizontally (flat) in front of the main cooling stack and if so you also have the second larger transmission cooler.
If you were doing spirited driving in hot weather you may have exceeded the capabilities of the rear cooler but it is quite possible its fan isn't working or it has picked up debris.
If you were doing spirited driving in hot weather you may have exceeded the capabilities of the rear cooler but it is quite possible its fan isn't working or it has picked up debris.
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Melting Slicks
Joined: May 2010
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From: Aubrey Texas
i have the base stingray and got this warning on dash today. The A8 was so hot I thought car was going to stop. When I slowed down the trans seem to keep slipping. My car also has a loud noise under car like 1000 pennies moving around in car. Seems to be right behind trans. My car has 1600 miles.
