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Trans cooler?

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by Kelly6773, Jul 23, 2018.

  1. Jul 23, 2018 at 4:55 PM
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    Kelly6773

    Kelly6773 [OP] Well-Known Member

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    I had a 17 SR5 with the tow package. It said on the invoice eng, power steering and trans coolers. I traded for an 18 TRD sport. I just noticed it only says it has eng & power steering coolers. So does the SR5 only come with the trans cooler or mine just didn’t? Not to big a deal I can add one if needed. Just curious. And no I’m not trading back. I’m very happy with the sport. Don’t plan on hauling anything over 3,500
     
  2. Jul 23, 2018 at 4:56 PM
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    Window stickers and invoices can be wrong. It's easy enough to look in front of your radiator to see if you have the tranny cooler mounted there.
     
  3. Jul 23, 2018 at 4:58 PM
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    Only two. Assuming eng & powersteering
     
  4. Jul 23, 2018 at 5:00 PM
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    It’s no longer an option on 18, it’s standard equipment, so maybe that’s why it’s not listed. Open the hood and take a look.
     
  5. Jul 23, 2018 at 5:02 PM
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    It only appears to be two coolers. And I’m honestly not sure where it sits. One center lower. The other upper drivers side
     
  6. Jul 23, 2018 at 5:03 PM
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    The main, large radiator is for engine cooling. The transmission cooler is a smaller, rectangular radiator mounted in front of the main on the driver's side. PS cooler is two horizontal tubes with cooling fins center-mounted near the bottom of the main radiator.
     
  7. Jul 23, 2018 at 5:03 PM
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    Thanks a bunch you solved it
     
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    That tranny cooler is seriously small!!!
     
  9. Jul 23, 2018 at 5:07 PM
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  10. Jul 23, 2018 at 7:13 PM
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    What you forget is that the tranny cooler lines run through and are cooled by the radiator first and then through the cooler you see in the pictures,so the cooler itself does not need too be huge.
     
  11. Jul 23, 2018 at 7:23 PM
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    Very true!
     
  12. Jul 23, 2018 at 7:29 PM
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    That's why anybody adding a bigger cooler would be a waste of time and money.
     
  13. Jul 23, 2018 at 7:33 PM
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    And if youre towing near capacity that frequently, you've bought the wrooooong truck.
     
  14. Jul 23, 2018 at 7:42 PM
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    I don’t tow much. Won’t even include a kayak trailer and kayaks barely weigh 300 lbs. when I get a camper it’ll be no more then 4,000 max weight loaded.
     

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