auto box heating up fast on disco II

Sorry, i see what you mean! Blocked on the outside - just a matter of getting in there to clean it out somehow!
Thanks mate,
Dave

Yeah, its really not easy to get to. I tend to think that the only way to do it properly is to remove the intercooler and radiator, which you detatch the ATF cooler from and do it that way. I'd be inclined not to remove the ATF cooler unless you want to refill that also. RAVE is most definately your friend and leave a full day for it and find somebody with tiny hands to help.

Thank mate for the help! Weekend job on the way...

and a final work of advise dont go and play in it until you have worked out what it is. autos are not the cheapest things to have to replace unfortunately.

I'm stating the obvious so if you are going "well derr" then I apologise before you say so :D

Blythe

... Didn't seem that messy, bit of mud came out though. Dealer told me it heated up "correctly".Whatever that means... They kept it overnight to cool and ran it up in the morning.
I notice in the morn when I put it into reverse it "slips" a bit, only for like "the first deppression of the accelerator", but is this just the torque converter filling up? Doesn't appear to do it on the road, or under load. Don't no much about auto boxes.
Dave

With regards to cleaning your cooler for the transmission, whatever you do don't use a pressure washer on the cooler. If you do you run the risk of collapsing the vanes / fins in the cooler. You might want to inspect it first and while you are there inspect and clean all of the other radiators / intercoolers etc. A medium bristle brush and some soapy water is slow but works well.

If you do have some collapsed vanes you can straighten them by hand but be careful as they are delicate.

Finally, the cooler only works if air goes through it. check the coolers in front of the oil cooler for blockage.

Regards