life stretching of an e4od

[dieselcamino]

hey guys, trying to milk out the life of my stock e4od that dosent have any problems yet but she will get pretty warm driving around the city. heres what i have in mind to keep her turnin till i have to break down for a bts,

1. Sonnax Valve 4R100/E4OD Ford Powerstroke Shift Improvement Kit

not sure if any one knows of a better sonnax valve kit than that. 45$

2.A derale tranny pan with "cooling tubes" and a drain plug with a 3qt. extra capacity 157$

3.an external remote tranny filter 109$

4. and a derale atomic true cool remote transmission cooler (with electric fan) 219$


any other suggestions or links to similar parts that are probably cheaper somewhere else would be great

[Mark Kovalsky]

Originally Posted by dieselcamino

1. Sonnax Valve 4R100/E4OD Ford Powerstroke Shift Improvement Kit

This will make it shift firmer. Will that make it last longer? I dunno.

Originally Posted by dieselcamino

2.A derale tranny pan with "cooling tubes" and a drain plug with a 3qt. extra capacity 157$

Excellent choice to make the bottom of your truck look nice. Won't do ANYTHING to cool or help the life of the trans.

Originally Posted by dieselcamino

3.an external remote tranny filter 109$

Good choice.

Originally Posted by dieselcamino

4. and a derale atomic true cool remote transmission cooler (with electric fan) 219$

Good choice.

Originally Posted by dieselcamino

any other suggestions or links to similar parts that are probably cheaper somewhere else would be great

Change the ATF with synthetic ATF every 30,000 miles.

[bwworth]

My truck has over 200k on it with a stock torque converter. The truck has an "unknown" chip already installed and shifts nice and firm. Only problem I had was once I went over 70mph and hit the "go pedal" the lockup clutch on the torque converter would slip.

With the bank account short of the balance required for a new transmission I opted for a BD Diesel Pressure Loc that ups the pressure of the tranny when the lockup clutch is engaged.

No more slipping and that means I can squeak some more miles and time out of it.

Just my two cents.

Goodluck

[speeddemon31176]

I don't mean to thread jack but you just described something that may be what i am feeling in my truck now. When I am climbing a hill and get on the go pedal the truck bucks like maybe the tcc lockup is locking and unlocking over and over with no sing song rythm to it. The o/d light is not on or flashing. I tried shutting off the o/d but it seems like it is still there.

[dieselcamino]

well it looks like the poor mans e40d overhaul is going to begin