What's your transmission temp towing a load?

lilzilla2008 · Sep 8, 2015

I have a regular cab black express package and of course on this package it deletes the towing package. Well I put a receiver hitch on it which was no big deal and when I'm pulling my transmission is running 205+ sometimes in temp. Does anyone else's get that high? Is that normal?

bigfoot2219 · Sep 8, 2015

lilzilla2008 said:
I have a regular cab black express package and of course on this package it deletes the towing package. Well I put a receiver hitch on it which was no big deal and when I'm pulling my transmission is running 205+ sometimes in temp. Does anyone else's get that high? Is that normal?

I only tow my 21 ft bass boat. It weighs about 3.5k lbs and on my last venture (3 hours each way) my trans reached 196 on the evic.

lilzilla2008 · Sep 8, 2015

That's way more than what I'm towing, I might tow 2000lbs at one time which would be the most. I just don't want to hurt the transmission

bigfoot2219 · Sep 8, 2015

Even with the 3.21 8 speed you can tow 6K.

Jerry1984 · Sep 8, 2015

What transmission do you have? The 8 speed runs warmer than the 6. 210 isn't that high for short amounts of time. My oil temp hitting 250+ towing worries me more.

silver surfer · Sep 8, 2015

205 seems high. Do you have a trans cooler. Just got back from a long trip towing a 25' travel trailer. Trans temp never got above 186. Oil temp hit around 235 - 240. Coolant never above 210.

lilzilla2008 · Sep 8, 2015

No trans cooler I'm pretty sure on my truck. The black express package deletes the full towing package

lilzilla2008 · Sep 8, 2015

I have the 6spd transmission

FIMS · Sep 8, 2015

I brought home a 95 Grand Marquis on a 2200lb flatbed trailer. I have an Express CC with the Hemi/8spd

Reverse · Sep 8, 2015

lilzilla2008 said:
No trans cooler I'm pretty sure on my truck. The black express package deletes the full towing package

At least on the 2013 Black Express, according to Chrysler's press release, it did have a trans cooler. Pretty sure that's unchnaged on more recent models:

2013 Ram 1500 Black Express is midnight in the garden of good and evil [UPDATE]

ExpressRules · Sep 8, 2015

my 2014 with Black Express package doesn't have the tow package but does have the transmission cooler. Are you sure you don't have it? check for one in front of your radiator. Btw, I have the 6 speed.

lilzilla2008 · Sep 9, 2015

I'll have to double check now. I didn't notice anything but I'll go look again, anything I could do to help keep temperature down?

silver surfer · Sep 9, 2015

I would check in trans cooler. If not there, recommend having one installed.

dhay13 · Sep 9, 2015

i pulled my 8500lb boat on relatively flat ground and it went to about 185 or so. 2013 ram 1500 4x4 QC hemi 6 sp. and 3.55s. i pulled it about 50 miles when i brought it home and it was in june so fairly warm ambient temps. my oil went to about 270 IIRC

lilzilla2008 · Sep 10, 2015

Thanks everyone for the information. I would assume gears would help this problem also right? I would think that would void warranty though, would installing a trans cooler if one isn't there void warranty?

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