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Should I fit a transmission oil cooler for heavy towing _ Auto Expert John Cadogan
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00:00:00.030 towing a heavy trailer presumably in 00:00:03.40900:00:03.419 hell do you really need to add that 00:00:06.20000:00:06.210 expensive transmission oil cooler that's 00:00:09.35000:00:09.360 next I'm John Cadogan from Auto expert 00:00:17.90000:00:17.910 comdataís you the place we're stayin new 00:00:20.30000:00:20.310 car buyers save thousands off their next 00:00:23.09000:00:23.100 new cars hit me up on the website for 00:00:25.46000:00:25.470 that this quick tip is aimed 00:00:28.17900:00:28.189 specifically at getting car owners just 00:00:30.85900:00:30.869 like you the information you need fast 00:00:33.53000:00:33.540 all inspired by questions from you which 00:00:36.29000:00:36.300 deluge me if that's a verb I'm adding 00:00:39.41000:00:39.420 these as a separate playlist okay on the 00:00:41.20900:00:41.219 channel homepage in case you'll want to 00:00:43.25000:00:43.260 watch some more reports like this and of 00:00:45.35000:00:45.360 course they will build up over time once 00:00:48.26000:00:48.270 we deal with this burning issue of oil 00:00:50.29900:00:50.309 cooler or not we'll have some nuts from 00:00:52.76000:00:52.770 the comments feed to roast as well and I 00:00:55.58000:00:55.590 always find that uplifting on a Friday 00:00:57.29000:00:57.300 afternoon I hope you do too if you like 00:01:00.31900:01:00.329 this report please consider subscribing 00:01:01.79000:01:01.800 and hit the bell notification icon too 00:01:04.25000:01:04.260 if you know what's good for you 00:01:05.29900:01:05.309 subscribers will not be systematically 00:01:08.30000:01:08.310 eliminated when my plans for world 00:01:11.00000:01:11.010 domination are realized in due course 00:01:13.99000:01:14.000 just like to know if it's a good idea to 00:01:16.46000:01:16.470 fit an aftermarket transmission oil 00:01:18.64900:01:18.659 cooler to my vehicle also to install a 00:01:22.01000:01:22.020 thermostatic cooler bypass valve I do 00:01:25.34000:01:25.350 travel north alight with a camper and up 00:01:27.77000:01:27.780 to 900 kilometers just worried about 00:01:30.38000:01:30.390 excess heat in the transmission look I 00:01:33.17000:01:33.180 get where Don's concern is coming from 00:01:34.94000:01:34.950 here but what I'm wondering is is it 00:01:37.37000:01:37.380 being built on an underlying 00:01:39.05000:01:39.060 logical foundation as an engineer the 00:01:42.02000:01:42.030 way I look at this is have you measured 00:01:44.33000:01:44.340 the transmission oil temperature or 00:01:46.52000:01:46.530 other salient operating temperatures and 00:01:49.49000:01:49.500 drawn some rational conclusion that 00:01:52.13000:01:52.140 something needs to be modified or are 00:01:54.64900:01:54.659 you just guessing and we're using 00:01:57.17000:01:57.180 evidence have we plugged in some 00:01:59.56900:01:59.579 bluetooth dongle and become concerned 00:02:01.85000:02:01.860 because the transmission oil temperature 00:02:03.80000:02:03.810 during one of these top-end caravanning 00:02:06.53000:02:06.540 hell on earth incursions is higher than 00:02:09.55900:02:09.569 the maximum permissible oil operating 00:02:11.80900:02:11.819 temperature limit in 00:02:13.33000:02:13.340 oil specifications because that's how 00:02:16.15000:02:16.160 they reach such a determination that 00:02:18.28000:02:18.290 something needed to be done in R&D 00:02:21.50900:02:21.519 specific hot weather tow testing on all 00:02:24.49000:02:24.500 four by fours is done before the vehicle 00:02:27.49000:02:27.500 is approved for production and sometimes 00:02:30.13000:02:30.140 of course they get it wrong but mostly 00:02:32.08000:02:32.090 they get it right 00:02:33.99000:02:34.000 alternatively is there evidence perhaps 00:02:36.88000:02:36.890 that on your make and model of 4x4 that 00:02:40.27000:02:40.280 there are premature failures of the 00:02:42.36900:02:42.379 transmission stemming from over temps 00:02:44.47000:02:44.480 while towing in hot climates is there 00:02:48.00900:02:48.019 evidence this is like in service 00:02:50.17000:02:50.180 evidence that something was undercooked 00:02:53.08000:02:53.090 in R&D or in this case overcooked uh 00:02:56.43000:02:56.440 outback highways increasingly littered 00:02:59.41000:02:59.420 with the smoking Hulk's of vehicles such 00:03:01.21000:03:01.220 as yours with their transmissions 00:03:03.33900:03:03.349 entrails sprayed in elegantly all over 00:03:07.33000:03:07.340 the highway 00:03:09.11900:03:09.129 I'd suggest you know that a lot of men 00:03:11.77000:03:11.780 simply spend their downtime streaming 00:03:14.89000:03:14.900 what amounts to modification porn and 00:03:18.25000:03:18.260 hey it's a victimless crime I don't even 00:03:21.03900:03:21.049 think you go to hell for that well not 00:03:23.05000:03:23.060 anymore but you might wake up in 00:03:25.72000:03:25.730 automotive hell I'd suggest if you 00:03:27.67000:03:27.680 actually make unnecessary modifications 00:03:30.83900:03:30.849 especially on a brand new car if you 00:03:34.42000:03:34.430 suffer from CMD compulsive modification 00:03:40.66000:03:40.670 disorder it's all very confusing because 00:03:43.21000:03:43.220 there's another medical condition with 00:03:45.09900:03:45.109 exactly those initials that would most 00:03:47.74000:03:47.750 likely get you arrested 00:03:49.21000:03:49.220 in a public park anyway if you have the 00:03:53.11000:03:53.120 automotive strain of CMD it can cost you 00:03:57.03900:03:57.049 a bomb 00:03:57.75900:03:57.769 you'll be essentially devoting a lot of 00:04:00.33900:04:00.349 time effort and money to solving if 00:04:03.22000:04:03.230 that's the right word a problem if 00:04:05.71000:04:05.720 that's the right word that most likely 00:04:07.83900:04:07.849 does not actually exist and if that's 00:04:11.11000:04:11.120 the case you're doing a completely 00:04:13.50900:04:13.519 redundant activity in addition to 00:04:16.99000:04:17.000 wasting money and time right redundant 00:04:19.44900:04:19.459 modifications such as these are a great 00:04:21.96900:04:21.979 way to increase complexity which 00:04:24.90900:04:24.919 potentially reduces reliable 00:04:27.10000:04:27.110 because those two things are inevitably 00:04:30.04000:04:30.050 conflicted they always at war 00:04:32.64000:04:32.650 reliability and complexity right and it 00:04:35.71000:04:35.720 can introduce malicious feedback effects 00:04:38.11000:04:38.120 if you are not careful which will cause 00:04:40.21000:04:40.220 premature failures big ones which is 00:04:44.38000:04:44.390 exactly what you're trying to avoid here 00:04:46.09000:04:46.100 right so if that happens modifications 00:04:49.57000:04:49.580 like these will easily void what's left 00:04:52.12000:04:52.130 of your factory warranty especially if a 00:04:55.26000:04:55.270 catastrophic failure of the cooler or 00:04:57.82000:04:57.830 the bypass valve or some other aspect of 00:05:00.97000:05:00.980 this modification dumps your 00:05:03.10000:05:03.110 transmissions lifeblood all over the 00:05:05.38000:05:05.390 road somewhere between outback shithole 00:05:07.84000:05:07.850 a and outback shithole B after which 00:05:11.32000:05:11.330 there's generally a very loud noise and 00:05:13.96000:05:13.970 deafening silence followed by a 00:05:16.21000:05:16.220 protracted delay and of course a 00:05:19.30000:05:19.310 five-figure repair bill and nobody wants 00:05:22.72000:05:22.730 that 00:05:22.96000:05:22.970 you know just picture it all that R&D 00:05:26.08000:05:26.090 that was done at the factory getting 00:05:27.90900:05:27.919 vulnerable components out of the way of 00:05:30.07000:05:30.080 whatever pursued with great zeal by a 00:05:33.25000:05:33.260 team of engineers who take this stuff 00:05:35.11000:05:35.120 quite seriously and then a stone flicks 00:05:37.60000:05:37.610 up and hits that expensive aftermarket 00:05:40.18000:05:40.190 solenoid valve suddenly you've got no 00:05:42.90900:05:42.919 more oil no more transmission you're not 00:05:46.33000:05:46.340 having any more outback fun game set and 00:05:49.65900:05:49.669 match for a problem that might not have 00:05:52.45000:05:52.460 existed you're going to be picking up 00:05:54.90900:05:54.919 the tab for that to completely you'll be 00:05:57.34000:05:57.350 on your own the factory the dealer will 00:06:00.10000:06:00.110 wash their hands of you because of this 00:06:02.59000:06:02.600 modification so unless there is actual 00:06:07.15000:06:07.160 evidence give the engineers some credit 00:06:10.54000:06:10.550 for enduring that extreme hot weather 00:06:13.15000:06:13.160 tow testing in R&D they went through a 00:06:16.39000:06:16.400 fair bit of hardship to get that car 00:06:18.73000:06:18.740 approved generally the factory will 00:06:20.46900:06:20.479 recommend fitting an oil cooler with a 00:06:22.90000:06:22.910 token if a transmission durability 00:06:25.90000:06:25.910 problem comes to light in R&D so if 00:06:29.40900:06:29.419 there is evidence absolutely go for it 00:06:32.44000:06:32.450 fit that cooler fit the factory one if 00:06:34.99000:06:35.000 such a unit exists and if not do it 00:06:38.77000:06:38.780 completely Oh 00:06:40.48000:06:40.490 overkill use the best cooler the best 00:06:43.05900:06:43.069 hardware the best hoses whatever and the 00:06:46.12000:06:46.130 best tradesman you can find to do the 00:06:48.52000:06:48.530 fitting do not scrimp on any of this do 00:06:51.82000:06:51.830 not DIY it unless you have high-level 00:06:54.96000:06:54.970 trade competency in this domain and I'd 00:06:59.29000:06:59.300 also suggest a lot of this has to do 00:07:02.29000:07:02.300 with how close to the ATM and GCM limits 00:07:06.55000:07:06.560 that you are at when you're towing your 00:07:09.43000:07:09.440 particular implement behind that is the 00:07:12.46000:07:12.470 aggregate trailer mass which is the most 00:07:15.01000:07:15.020 heavily laden weight of the trailer and 00:07:16.99000:07:17.000 the gross combination mass the all-up 00:07:20.23000:07:20.240 weight of the loaded trailer and the 00:07:22.12000:07:22.130 loaded vehicle combined cruising speed 00:07:25.51000:07:25.520 matters too it's really significant 00:07:27.33900:07:27.349 because you're pushing a hell of a lot 00:07:28.77900:07:28.789 of air out of the way while you're doing 00:07:30.46000:07:30.470 this and that consumes pretty giuse 00:07:33.01000:07:33.020 energy and it generates a lot of heat 00:07:34.96000:07:34.970 therefore small reductions in cruising 00:07:38.29000:07:38.300 speed make a huge difference to 00:07:40.42000:07:40.430 aerodynamic drag so you might want to 00:07:43.14900:07:43.159 knock it back 10 KS an hour or something 00:07:45.07000:07:45.080 when the mercury hits 40 operating at a 00:07:49.14900:07:49.159 really high ambient temperature reduces 00:07:51.24900:07:51.259 the convective heat loss capacity of the 00:07:53.20000:07:53.210 vehicles various cooling systems 00:07:54.82000:07:54.830 obviously but manufacturers tend to be a 00:07:57.82000:07:57.830 very cruel to prototypes in R&D it's all 00:08:01.60000:08:01.610 desaad down there and be very 00:08:05.29000:08:05.300 conservative on limits and cooling 00:08:07.51000:08:07.520 capacities by the time the vehicle 00:08:09.64000:08:09.650 finally makes it into production so you 00:08:13.39000:08:13.400 know how it is with doctors right the 00:08:15.04000:08:15.050 Hippocratic oath first do no harm and in 00:08:18.76000:08:18.770 my view that's not a bad way to approach 00:08:20.98000:08:20.990 all modifications and of course don't be 00:08:25.14900:08:25.159 treating the patient at all if the 00:08:27.37000:08:27.380 patient is not actually sick I hope this 00:08:31.08900:08:31.099 helps if you're still with me at this 00:08:33.06900:08:33.079 point you might want to think about 00:08:34.18000:08:34.190 subscribing and nudging that Bell icon 00:08:36.39900:08:36.409 that would help me and if you're a hater 00:08:39.55000:08:39.560 perhaps selling transmission coolers by 00:08:42.51900:08:42.529 the pallet load to the unsuspecting 00:08:44.62000:08:44.630 public punch that dislike button and I 00:08:47.71000:08:47.720 do it twice 00:08:48.85000:08:48.860 it'll make one of us feel awesome and I 00:08:51.88000:08:51.890 I really couldn't care less how you 00:08:54.46000:08:54.470 fail about it at all thanks for watching 00:08:56.74000:08:56.750 now let us crack a few nuts on a Friday 00:08:59.71000:08:59.720 ah buh I love this I truly do and it's 00:09:08.68000:09:08.690 all courtesy of you max I stopped 00:09:11.80000:09:11.810 talking and looking into the camera 00:09:13.30000:09:13.310 while driving he's dangerous and 00:09:15.19000:09:15.200 irresponsible it's driving distracted 00:09:17.11000:09:17.120 just like using a mobile phone in the 00:09:18.79000:09:18.800 car you of all people should know that 00:09:20.35000:09:20.360 John I'm sure the police would have 00:09:22.36000:09:22.370 someone to say about it too well 00:09:25.36000:09:25.370 goodness me Austin the education system 00:09:27.94000:09:27.950 really has let you down and I'm very 00:09:30.61000:09:30.620 sorry about that please accept my 00:09:32.38000:09:32.390 apologies on behalf of society 00:09:34.95000:09:34.960 it's terrible leaving school unable to 00:09:37.84000:09:37.850 punctuate it's a real liability but not 00:09:40.63000:09:40.640 being able to spell that's a disgraceful 00:09:44.26000:09:44.270 liability tantamount to being disabled 00:09:46.78000:09:46.790 here in Strayer during car reviews I'll 00:09:50.44000:09:50.450 have you know that I absolutely mitigate 00:09:52.90000:09:52.910 risk 00:09:53.47000:09:53.480 I do not knowingly break any laws and I 00:09:56.47000:09:56.480 carefully select the roads based on 00:09:59.02000:09:59.030 safety and I'd respectfully suggest that 00:10:01.54000:10:01.550 talking to a camera is actually no 00:10:04.27000:10:04.280 different in the domain of distraction 00:10:06.01000:10:06.020 than talking to a passenger in the 00:10:08.50000:10:08.510 friggin front seat as for the cops being 00:10:12.58000:10:12.590 interested I certainly hope they are and 00:10:14.86000:10:14.870 a quick shout out to any boys in blue 00:10:16.93000:10:16.940 wearing that uniform who enjoy my 00:10:19.24000:10:19.250 reports anywhere around the world you 00:10:22.09000:10:22.100 guys do a tough job that many of us 00:10:24.85000:10:24.860 civilians just could not hack and let's 00:10:28.27000:10:28.280 not forget you run the opposite way to 00:10:30.55000:10:30.560 most people when the chips are right 00:10:33.25000:10:33.260 down so there's that hashtag respect as 00:10:36.25000:10:36.260 for pieces to camera while driving I've 00:10:39.28000:10:39.290 been doing this rather a long time not 00:10:41.98000:10:41.990 my first rodeo mate and now some viewer 00:10:45.97000:10:45.980 feedback on the safety shitbox we know 00:10:48.79000:10:48.800 and love as the 2019 Jeep Wrangler 00:10:52.24000:10:52.250 nothing fun is safe nothing good to eat 00:10:55.06000:10:55.070 is healthy and moderation is boring life 00:10:58.18000:10:58.190 sucks unless you eat bacon and four 00:11:01.24000:11:01.250 wheel or golly gee JimBob I just can't 00:11:04.51000:11:04.520 help but feel sorry for all the Jews and 00:11:06.49000:11:06.500 Muslims out there 00:11:07.58000:11:07.590 in the audience who just learned if 00:11:09.95000:11:09.960 that's the right word from Brian why 00:11:12.80000:11:12.810 their life actually sucks and I'm 00:11:15.95000:11:15.960 wondering if he went to the same 00:11:17.51000:11:17.520 punctuation school as Austin we'll never 00:11:20.87000:11:20.880 know 00:11:21.38000:11:21.390 also I might add plenty of fun cars are 00:11:24.35000:11:24.360 actually safe plenty of healthy food 00:11:26.15000:11:26.160 tastes great 00:11:27.20000:11:27.210 like cheese and red wine for example the 00:11:29.57000:11:29.580 French they live forever so there's that 00:11:32.48000:11:32.490 but the Wrangler remains a safety 00:11:35.57000:11:35.580 disgrace and while we're on about this 00:11:37.94000:11:37.950 why not address this comment 00:11:40.81000:11:40.820 fiat-chrysler sees all these liars it is 00:11:45.80000:11:45.810 a five-star rating in all other 00:11:49.13000:11:49.140 countries Ricky Ricky Ricky where do we 00:11:52.82000:11:52.830 start 00:11:53.62000:11:53.630 Wrangler is rated at one-star by and cap 00:11:56.48000:11:56.490 here in Shitsville and also by Euro end 00:11:59.51000:11:59.520 cap and there are 195 countries in the 00:12:03.80000:12:03.810 world last time I look and I think 49 of 00:12:06.65000:12:06.660 them are in Europe that's if you include 00:12:08.63000:12:08.640 Russia and Vatican City the Vatican's 00:12:11.24000:12:11.250 technically not part of Italy of course 00:12:12.95000:12:12.960 and the Italians must hate that but 00:12:14.57000:12:14.580 there it is facts of fact so 00:12:16.22000:12:16.230 inconvenient so that's 50 including 00:12:18.68000:12:18.690 straya and 51 with sheep shaggers stand 00:12:23.33000:12:23.340 just over there in the east that's part 00:12:25.46000:12:25.470 of it and cap too last time I looked 00:12:28.19000:12:28.200 now in addition to that Wrangler is 00:12:31.34000:12:31.350 unrated by a CN n cap there's 10 more 00:12:35.21000:12:35.220 countries there so that's 61 and it's 00:12:37.85000:12:37.860 unrated by Latin and cap 22 more 00:12:40.76000:12:40.770 countries in Latin America if memory 00:12:42.62000:12:42.630 serves that's 83 countries in total 00:12:47.81000:12:47.820 where it's not 5-star couldn't find it 00:12:51.14000:12:51.150 on China's and cap website or careers so 00:12:55.39000:12:55.400 perhaps we should make that 85 and at 00:12:58.97000:12:58.980 this point 00:12:59.54000:12:59.550 Ricky's hypothesis he's looking a bit 00:13:01.31000:13:01.320 shaky I must say unrated by Japan's end 00:13:05.09000:13:05.100 cap so 86 double IHS in burger doesn't 00:13:10.70000:13:10.710 use stars actually but rated the retard 00:13:13.61000:13:13.620 a Stan Eve Wrangler marginal in a 00:13:15.86000:13:15.870 side-impact in 2017 couldn't find 2019 00:13:20.24000:13:20.250 for 00:13:20.93000:13:20.940 my HS that's 87 countries and Nitsa 00:13:24.80000:13:24.810 right nitsa in the the regulator in the 00:13:27.29000:13:27.300 united states they gave it four stars 00:13:28.79000:13:28.800 for frontal crash performance and just 00:13:31.64000:13:31.650 three four rollover so we're still at 87 00:13:35.27000:13:35.280 countries where it's not 5-star 66 00:13:38.75000:13:38.760 different countries in Africa I think 00:13:41.77000:13:41.780 depends on how you define country but 00:13:44.69000:13:44.700 things are inevitably a bit fluid in 00:13:46.34000:13:46.350 Africa when it comes to borders but 00:13:48.20000:13:48.210 anyway that's 153 countries where it's 00:13:53.51000:13:53.520 not 5 and Canada probably lunches off 00:13:56.63000:13:56.640 the USA on this so many other things as 00:13:59.45000:13:59.460 well 00:13:59.78000:13:59.790 that's 154 you know there's 41 other 00:14:05.45000:14:05.460 countries in the world and frankly by 00:14:07.10000:14:07.110 this point I could not be asked 00:14:09.41000:14:09.420 correlating Wrangler ratings with them 00:14:11.81000:14:11.820 but the one thing I did search for was a 00:14:14.45000:14:14.460 single country in the world that rated 00:14:16.94000:14:16.950 the 2019 Wrangler 5 stars on friggin 00:14:20.09000:14:20.100 safety and guess what that's right not a 00:14:23.93000:14:23.940 single one not that I could find at 00:14:26.36000:14:26.370 least but hey I'm fallible if you can 00:14:29.36000:14:29.370 find one 00:14:30.08000:14:30.090 give me a shout in the comments feed 00:14:32.03000:14:32.040 below and I will respect them so 00:14:34.96000:14:34.970 apparently this is it humanity right we 00:14:39.77000:14:39.780 can't agree on so many things on 00:14:41.42000:14:41.430 sovereign borders human rights gender 00:14:43.82000:14:43.830 equality the one true God 00:14:46.28000:14:46.290 who is it really or which side of the 00:14:48.77000:14:48.780 damn road to drive upon and a thousand 00:14:52.37000:14:52.380 other things that matter right we can't 00:14:55.07000:14:55.080 agree on any of that but the one thing 00:14:56.90000:14:56.910 we do agree on seemingly is that the 00:14:59.69000:14:59.700 Jeep Wrangler is a safety ship box so 00:15:04.04000:15:04.050 that's nice
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