Recommendations for Preventing a 1999 Ford F250 Powerstroke Transmission from Overheating
Question:
I have a 1999 F-250 with the 7.3 power stroke. I was towing a 31foot travel trailer when the trans got hot and blew the fluid out will a trans cooler help with this problem.
asked by: Mitch
Expert Reply:
Fluid coming out of the transmission dipstick tube is usually a sign of severe overheating. A transmission cooler will help a ton to prevent this from happening again, but you might take your truck to a transmission shop to make sure you didn't damage anything in your transmission as heat is the number one killer of transmissions.
For your truck the most popular upgrade for a transmission cooler is to go to the 6.0 liter generation Powerstroke's transmission cooler. I wish we carried an aftermarket cooler that would work for you, but your cooler is an oil-to-water cooler that we do not sell a supplemental solution for.
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