Can Factory Brake Transmission Cooler of Honda Pilot be Bypassed by Derale Cooler

Question:

I bought an auxiliary cooler thinking I would bypass the factory cooler and this would be better. Because of what I had been reading, but got what I feel like is an expert opinion from someone who said that this is incorrect. but I had already disconnected both hoses and drained the fluid. Im tryin hook things back together with the fluid going from the trans to the factory cooler in the rad to the aux cooler, but I dont remember which hoses coming off the trans or going to the radiator were hooked up where , or what the direction of the fluid flow is. I need to know which lines on the rad and trans are the correct in and out flow lines

asked by: Colton

Expert Reply:

You can bypass the factory cooler of your vehicle with an aftermarket one like the Derale part # D13503. Ideally you run both to maximize cooling but it's definitely not unheard of to bypass it all together. We don't have access to which line is the return line. You'd have better luck finding that at a Honda dealer, but in the mean time you certainly can bypass the cooler if that was your initial preference.

expert reply by: Jameson C