A8 transmission cooler fan
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A8 transmission cooler fan
How is the rear transmission cooler fan turned on? Should it always be running or is it base on trans temp, coolant temp, etc.? Trying to figure out if mine is working or not.
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would you happen to know at what trans temp it turns on? Yesterday temperature was about 230ish driving around town.
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My Procharged Stingray A8 trans will get that hot after 3-4 hard pulls. This would be after cruising around for a couple hours then making the pulls on the street. Hope someone can chime in for the answer to your question. I have a base Stingray not sure if that would have any difference ...
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Well I did dig into it a bit more. Here is what I found with HP tuners, apparently it can't be changed with HP so no listing as to turn on TEMP there. I did find a Max temp listed as 248 so it should be on at that temp.
Mine only seems to run in heavy traffic at slow speeds or parked.
Mine only seems to run in heavy traffic at slow speeds or parked.
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Well I did dig into it a bit more. Here is what I found with HP tuners, apparently it can't be changed with HP so no listing as to turn on TEMP there. I did find a Max temp listed as 248 so it should be on at that temp.
Mine only seems to run in heavy traffic at slow speeds or parked.
Mine only seems to run in heavy traffic at slow speeds or parked.
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Hmmm although my m7 trans doesn't overheat on track, it still gets hot because it doesn't cool enough between sessions . You did make me think of a good thing to try... Small 12v portable fan, stick it on the quarter panel vent between sessions. Idle the car for a few mins.
Nice though though
DRM has an electric pump setup that might do the trick along with a fan like you mentioned
