Thread: Transmission Overheat - Reversing Up Hill

Doing something like that low range is a must,so much easier on the vehicle.

As for the heat,don't really know,maybe too much slipping inside the auto.

Others will chime in.

Yeah you made the auto oil really bloody hot and she said time out. As mentioned you should have use low range this would have been far nicer on the auto.

At this point as you have overheated the transmission fluid, it would be in your best interest, and that of the transmission to have a full service on it.

Yep, get it serviced. Doing that task in high range, the transmission will never lock up fully. It will be the constant slipping that over heats the oil. Using low range will allow lock up to occur and also lower to mechanical stress on the transmission due to the lower gearing.

I had an incident a couple of weeks ago where we went down the wrong driveway with our 2.5t van on the back. It was about 600m back to the road and no place to turn around, the first 200m a steep incline.

As I started moving in reverse I could feel pretty quickly that it was needing too much revs to move and the gearbox was working hard so dropped it into low range. Made it a lot easier to control the throttle with smaller inputs and gearbox felt a lot happier.

I'd suggest for any even slightly inclined reversing with a lot of weight on the back using low range is a good idea, you'll feel when its no longer required.

Agree with all the comment, it makes the life so much easier for the toque converter & oil, etc. If you get a high tempo light, the best thing to do is select neutral or park and fast idle the engine to keep the oil circulating through the cooler.

I think you'll find by using low range for any heavy trailer maneuvering a slow speed its also easier for you as well. I especially like to reverse in low range, it gives me easy control and minimum use of the clutch. But you did the right thing, you got a warning and listened to it. So probably no harm done.

cheers simmo

But what about the steam from left bottom rear of engine in OP?

Something else heated up by the hot transmission?

Scott

Originally Posted by simmo

Agree with all the comment, it makes the life so much easier for the toque converter & oil, etc. If you get a high tempo light, the best thing to do is select neutral or park and fast idle the engine to keep the oil circulating through the cooler.

I think you'll find by using low range for any heavy trailer maneuvering a slow speed its also easier for you as well. I especially like to reverse in low range, it gives me easy control and minimum use of the clutch. But you did the right thing, you got a warning and listened to it. So probably no harm done.

cheers simmo

That is exactly what it says in the D2 handbook,i had the light come on a couple of times in low range,ambient around 40 degrees,and in very soft sand.Went off pretty quickly idling.

Must check the D4 handbook,but i have never had the light come on.

For interest,many Paj models stop when the tranny overheats,won't move until the fluid cools down,not good on an incoming tide on the beach.