GrandPrix34 Posted March 2, 2003 Report Share Posted March 2, 2003 i was wondering if tranny and engine oil coolers would be any effective in heling my 3.4 out? i had an idea about add a 3rd fan infront of the radiator and the stock tranny cooler connected to a switch...any ideas, comments, etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandPrix34 Posted March 2, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2003 http://www.jegs.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prrfnbr=3575&prmenbr=361 how effective would a fan infront of the tranny cooler linked to a swtich be? im looking to cool the oils of my car cuz last time i checked the dip swtich, i saw some smoke coming out of the stick and that worried the cracp outta me!@ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TurboSedan Posted March 2, 2003 Report Share Posted March 2, 2003 i thought the DOHC cars came with factory auxillary engine oil coolers :?: i think there is an oil cooler bolt on kit for our cars from the GM dealership (factory style?), if someone could post the part # ?? that would be great. i would definately recommend an auxillary tranny cooler too for durability and extended tranny life. my '85 9C1 Impala had a factory auxillary tranny *filter* mounted behind the grille so it worked as a tranny fluid cooler too. i'm not really sure on the fan thing, which brands, types etc. FWIW the TGP uses a pusher fan in front of the intercooler so i guess you could apply that method to an oil or tranny cooler also. joshua Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclipse5302 Posted March 3, 2003 Report Share Posted March 3, 2003 I'm pretty sure the DOHCs have engine oil coolers. But not all of them have trans coolers. But you've got one, so your OK. And don't bypass the radiator trans cooler. It's very important! But as for the smoke, I assume it was coming from the trans dipstick? You should get a trans temp gauge and see what your temp really is. I don't really think you'd need a fan for the trans cooler...you're money is spent better on the gauge, or some other mod. Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1trucavalier Posted March 3, 2003 Report Share Posted March 3, 2003 i thought all gm fwd auto's had a tranny cooler!? It would be crazy not to have one ! If you want to you can get a becool or b&m unit or really any kind with a fan. Its no biggie and should fit in the passenger side front bumper where the stocker is. I would check jegs, jcwhitney (i got one from there before), summitracing, ramchargers.com. If you want to get an oil filter relocator and oil cooler (DO NOT GET THE KITS WITH HOSE CLAMPS) been there done that and its a pain in the ass even with dual clips. It will eventually leak over and over and over or in my case blow off at the starting line at the track making me the hated one -----> . I strongly suggest getting the kits with FIXED ends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclipse5302 Posted March 4, 2003 Report Share Posted March 4, 2003 Oh yeah, there are some cars that should have tranny coolers dont. For example, my 1994 Olds Convertibe with the 3.4 didn't have the cooler from the factory. And imagine that...it had a trans problem. But the trans still worked really good! And my friends 98 Lumina LTZ with the 3800 didn't have a trans cooler. And, can you guess, it had a bad tranny. Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1trucavalier Posted March 4, 2003 Report Share Posted March 4, 2003 LOL at GM<--------- some how I believe it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TurboSedan Posted March 4, 2003 Report Share Posted March 4, 2003 Oh yeah, there are some cars that should have tranny coolers dont. For example, my 1994 Olds Convertibe with the 3.4 didn't have the cooler from the factory. And imagine that...it had a trans problem. But the trans still worked really good! And my friends 98 Lumina LTZ with the 3800 didn't have a trans cooler. And, can you guess, it had a bad tranny. Jason stupid question but, - they still had the trans cooler in the radiator didn't they? you just mean no auxillary trans cooler? joshua Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonz34 Posted March 4, 2003 Report Share Posted March 4, 2003 The DOHC autos did come with stock tranny coolers. If you are looking for better cooling power get something that handles the load better. I replaced my stack cooler with a B&M. I figure it is well worth it if it keeps my mixer from going on me. http://www.jegs.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prrfnbr=86622&prmenbr=361 It took a run to a local ace hardware to get the right conectors and moving the mounting brakets to get it to work but it's a bad ass cooler. 130-70298 I believe I got this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnatGoSplat Posted March 4, 2003 Report Share Posted March 4, 2003 They quit putting auxilliary tranny coolers on the 3.4 DOHC from 94+. At least not standard, I'm not even sure that it was an option 94+ though. BTW, let me know if you want to sell your stock stacked plate cooler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclipse5302 Posted March 4, 2003 Report Share Posted March 4, 2003 Shawn: I've got atleast 2 of them, maybe three extra ones. I'll have to hit the storage unit sometime soon and let you know. Yeah, I was talking about the AUX coolers. All GM W-bodies had/have the radiator coolers. The radiator coolers keep the trans fluid from continously heating during idleing. If you think about it, the trans fluid will never exceed the engine coolant in temperature. So that's why they have them. If you bypassed it the trans fluid will keep getting hotter and hotter when idleing. Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnatGoSplat Posted March 5, 2003 Report Share Posted March 5, 2003 Jason, that would be great! Let me know if you can dig up a couple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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