Hi Guys,
I have bought a 2007 Range Rover Sport TDV8 to tow my caravan. My van is 3.3 tonne when fully loaded to go away with all the water and food and shoes. Does the TDV8 have a gearbox oil cooler or should I put one on?
Thanks guys as this place is very helpful.
Cheers
Roly
LordRover
SupporterYou would be better getting this thread moved to the RRS (L320) section for more responses.
But to answer your question - yes there is a gearbox oil cooler - it is mounted in the radiator - if you lift your bonnet and look to the right near the top of the radiator (near the coolant overflow bottle) you will see a hose about 10mm going into the right top area of the radiator - this is one of the hoses from the gearbox.
Garry
REMLR 243
2007 Range Rover Sport TDV6
1977 FC 101
1976 Jaguar XJ12C
1973 Haflinger AP700
1971 Jaguar V12 E-Type Series 3 Roadster
1957 Series 1 88"
1957 Series 1 88" Station Wagon
YarnMaster
Strongly recommend an enhanced one, plus if not already fitted an EGT gauge and ATF temp gauge. Maybe a Madman?Originally Posted by Roly57
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Master
SupporterChange the 6hp26 gearbox oil regularly with correct oil & add a couple of tubes of dr tranny & update software. Research and find if recommended to use manual gear selection at any time eg up hills. Search 6hp26 heaps on it. Also read up on turbo failure prevention. Carry spare inter cooler hoses or better upgrade to silicone. take care of these items and you will be happy.
LordRover
SupporterGot moved to the L322 section the Full Fat RR section - different car - needs to go into the RRS (L320) section as mentioned above.
REMLR 243
2007 Range Rover Sport TDV6
1977 FC 101
1976 Jaguar XJ12C
1973 Haflinger AP700
1971 Jaguar V12 E-Type Series 3 Roadster
1957 Series 1 88"
1957 Series 1 88" Station Wagon
Wizard
SupporterI have the L322 and asked a transmission specialist this question when I bought the car some 9 yrs ago.
response was "no - not needed - HOWEVER if you do fit one, make sure it is inline BEFORE the factory cooler". Reason being that the "cooler" is thermo controlled and these transmissions don't like to run cool either - like an engine
I've used IIDTool to display trans fluid temp on the instrument panel quiet a few times and it never goes up, only varying by about 5deg - towing on the highway it sits at the bottom of the range - pulling away from stand still is the only time it goes up to the top of this range - drops back as soon as either the throttle is lifted or TC lockup occurs.
My advice - get some evidence that there is a problem, I'm not sure how different the RRS is but the FF doesn't need it. FWIW, same goes for the intercooler, the data says it's plenty big enough.
L322 3.6TDv8 Lux
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