Would it be worthwhile to put a transmission cooler on a van with 200K miles? I think it is the original tranny. It is shifting smoothly. I just had the fluid changed and the fluid looked "appropriately dirty". I don't do a lot of driving right now - about 150 miles a week, most of which is stop and go. When a bundle of money drops on my lap I am hoping to drop a diesel and probably new tranny into Astro, but that might not be for another 5K miles. I am hoping within the next 3 months to start taking road trips with the van, through mountainous roads from Portland to Boise, or just up through the mountains to go camping on the weekends.
The goal would be help the present tranny last as long as possible.
Transmission cooler on a van with 200K miles?
Transmission cooler on a van with 200K miles?
New owner of a 1996 Astro named "Plain Jane" - stock right now - with 200,000 miles on it and running like a champ
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Re: Transmission cooler on a van with 200K miles?
Yes. Then when/if you swap to a diesel and a new tranny you will already have the cooler installed. Look in the transmission section for some pics of tranny cooler installs.
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1995 Astro 2WD conversion 4.11 posi, shift kit, DHC rock rails - sold to Skippy
1998 Astro 4x4 D44, D60, NP231, full hydraulic system with 9k# Milemarker winch and snow plow - sold to Lockdoc
2003 Astro AWD all stock - traded for a 3/4 ton truck
2005 AWD, 4.10's - sold to skippy
2013 Toyota Tundra DC 4x4
2008 Dodge Nitro 4x4
2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8S Special Edition
Mileage spreadsheet
Vans owned:
1986 Safari 2.5L 4 speed manual - scrapped
1995 Astro 2WD conversion 4.11 posi, shift kit, DHC rock rails - sold to Skippy
1998 Astro 4x4 D44, D60, NP231, full hydraulic system with 9k# Milemarker winch and snow plow - sold to Lockdoc
2003 Astro AWD all stock - traded for a 3/4 ton truck
2005 AWD, 4.10's - sold to skippy
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Re: Transmission cooler on a van with 200K miles?
Green got one put in soon after I purchased it, roughly 148k miles. They'll help even old transmissions.
Aaron
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2005 Astro (Gandalf) - AWD, 4.3L, 3.42, 130k+ miles
1997 Astro (Grumpy - $250 Rally Van) - AWD, 4.3L, 3.42, LSD, 2" lift, 31" tires, 335k+ orig engine, $30 eBay fuel pump
Prev Astros:99,97,00,94,87,86