Does anyone know the size of the oil filter hoses?

The strawberry Milkshake is also pretty common on Toyota 4 Runners, but has also occurred in Tundras, Tacomas and cars. Yes it also effects other manufacturers also.

The problem is that by the time you realize there is a problem with the radiator, the damage is usually already and requires transmission repairs.

With the oem trans cooler the scangage would indicate normal driving around up to 170 for the fluid in the trans pan. With the cooler, the fluid is hovered around 150 max for the same type driving, although larger tires are now installed.

Some has stated the trans will screw up running too cool, if that were the case for everyone there would be a lot of issues considering it takes quite a long time to warm the fluid, even with the oem setup running through the radiator.

Ken, my remote filter is mounted to one of the front end supports and accessed through the front wheel well on the right side. I used a simple non controlled filter adapter. The filter adapter is plumbed into the trans fluid return line. The scangage has been previously setup to monitor both trans fluid temp in the pan and trans fluid temp in the converter. The fluid temps inside the trans working parts get pretty hot in normal driving. The cooler I used was a Tru Cool. About the size of 4 oem coolers, maybe larger.

I will try and get photos this week if time permits.

PK

 

I'd say the Frontier was common, where it was literally taking out most of the trucks that made it too 100 k off the road. You just google "Frontier Milkshake" and you'll find HUNDREDS of posts about this, not ten or fifteen like most other makes and models. That being said I get your point, I just think bypassing the radiator is not necessary since there's a ton of Tacoma's that see 200-300 K without an issue as long as the Rad is replaced at the first signs of there being any sort of coolant flow interruption through the Rad. Another good point is to never pressure flush your transmission fluid unless you've gone way to long with the transmission fluid in there. Flushing is literally the number one cause of what killed all those poor mid 2000's Frontiers, the weaker fittings just couldn't handle it.

Also, for guys like me in Canada/colder climates but admittedly not the OP, installing any over sized coolers comes with a positive and a negative. That's what ultimately made me decide to stay stock. While a nice huge cooler might allow our trannys to stay in a nicer cooler range in the summer, the damn thing will never warm up in the winter in -20 weather. An oversized oil cooler won't allow my engine to hit optimum burn temperatures for far to long in the winter, and won't let me tranny heat up to anything close to a good operating temperature.

If the OP wants to put a nice big oil cooler in there he should also remember that the adapter gives one more point for oil to leak and the system to fail under pressure. There are many complaints around on this forum about collars leaking oil under the filter.

 

TOTALLY get it now. Thanks for the explanations Rich and toytac05 and LandPhil. I can see the liquid cooling method being a definite help in colder climates. Basically it is similar to the radiator (in that it is a liquid cooled method) except the separate engine oil cooler fluid is run through sandwich adapter under the oil filter and not a fin/plate cooler like the trans cooler (I hope that makes some sense). Anyway, I do understand what is going on now.
Thanks again guys, MUCH appreciated!
Ken