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I looked at the final pic on Ryan B's post at club frontier.kev1n wrote:I just did this, with out a coupler or vacuum caps. Took the shorter hose from the pass side of the radiator and connected to where the longer hose connects from the tranny line. Then I jumper the longer hose to the other side of the radiator. Didn't have to buy anything and didn't spill anything.
Credit goes to Ryan B from club frontier who did the same thing. I can rest easier now.
I'll try and post a pic tomorrow, but you can get access to everything from the passenger side underneath. I have an SE, not an OR so I don't know if the skid plates are different, but you can see the oil filter, and the pertinent trans cooler lines, totally doable without removing the skid plates, although maybe a bit more of a PITA.kev1n wrote:Not sure I understand what you are saying about not removing the skid plates, I didn't see any other way to get to it. As far as the pully , I don't recall the hose being that close to the pully like in that picture, I will have to double check and look at that, I agree that is too close for comfort.
So I installed my B&M aux cooler today based on Trowerpow's directions. I did it a little differently. The three changes I made were: 1) I had the cooler up higher so it would have airflow through the opening in the bumper, 2) I used the hose that came with the kit to go from the left inlet on the cooler back to the connection point that the driver's side radiator connected to, 3) I removed the hose that went from the passenger's side connection on the radiator and replaced it with a shorter hose right from the stock trans cooler to the B&M.trowerpow wrote:thanks for posting those for me coop.
forgot to mention it's easier to check for leaks/test drive etc. before you reinstall your skid plate and plastic front valance.
If you want to be real scientific, just fill the trans cooler with fluid before you install it and measure how much fluid it holds. But keep in mind that if you either change the hose length or lose any fluid when disconnecting the hoses, you'll have to account for that too. I captured about a cup of fluid when I pulled the hoses off the radiator, if that helps at all.slavabon wrote:How you guys deal with topping the fluid off after installing external coolers? How do you know how much to add to get the right level? When replacing fluid completely, its easier to measure the drained fluid and pour in the same quantity of the new fluid. How about topping it off when it comes to adding external coolers? Also, when topping off - do you pour the new fluid through the tranny dipstick tube?
Draining the trans doesn't get all the fluid out. The torque converter still has a lot in it. So don't try to fill it up to the full capacity when you do this. You'll have too much in thereslavabon wrote:... This leads me to the conclusion that I should just fill it up with recommended volume when the time comes. What are you thoughts on this?