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Old 06-24-2009, 05:57 PM
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Default Remote Tranny Filter Installation

I have a 2006 4.0L 4x4 w/ a 4R55E and installed a B&M remote tranny filter. Before installing lines I called a Ford dealer to find out which line is supply to the cooler and which is return. Said just crack the fittings and see which flows out. OK...?
Couldn't get to the flare fittings on the tranny so I disconnected the rubber lines from the cooler and plugged 'em with bolts. Started the truck and as I removed the first bolt fluid spit out and flowed. Supply right... well... when I removed the bolt from the other line (why not?) it spit fluid and flowed?! I held the lines side by side and used the one with the most flow for supply to the filter.
So, as with other things I am left with more questions than answers again.
For example; why the big deal about having a tranny cooler for towing when the flow indicates it is a passive system? The difference in flow is noticable BUT with such a small difference in pressure between the two lines it will not act like an active system, such as a radiator with high volume heat transfer.
I am wondering if an auxillary pump in the cooler line would make this an active system OR...
which line is which?
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Old 06-25-2009, 01:45 PM
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After more than a couple hours of searching, I found that the top line at the tranny is the return. There may be a low temp cooler bypass on it and that would be why I had pressure on both lines.
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Old 05-09-2011, 12:07 PM
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Default Re: Remote Tranny Filter Installation

Great thread! Do you have a link to the remote kit?
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Old 05-09-2011, 01:18 PM
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Default Re: Remote Tranny Filter Installation

This is the kit I bought
http://www.bmracing.com/PRODUCTS/Tra...Oil-Filter-Kit
I don't recall where I bought it from though.
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Old 06-02-2011, 10:40 AM
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Default Re: Remote Tranny Filter Installation

Did you get it installed yet?
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Old 06-02-2011, 06:09 PM
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Default Re: Remote Tranny Filter Installation

Me?
Yes, I did.
I mounted the filter on the frame rail at the front end of the drivers side front fender well.
I painted a small coffee black and slid it over it. The can is held on with zip ties.
I'll post a pic if you want.
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Old 06-02-2011, 06:25 PM
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Default Re: Remote Tranny Filter Installation

Want.
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Old 06-02-2011, 06:47 PM
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OK! Here you go...


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