Looks like my trans cooler lines are starting to leak, so they need replacement of course.

Transmission Cooler Pipe Kit - 1995 | Range Rover & Land Rover transmission Parts

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Torqflo/7 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. high performance transmission cooler (514) | Transmission Cooler | AutoZone.com

Seems like a no brainier to me.

 

Will you still have the tranny high temp switch (warning light) in there somewhere, isn't it part of one of the lines? Of course it isn't required for operation. If you have access to an infrared thermometer, might want to make temp readings of the pipes before and after, to see if you are getting as much cooling (or more) than you think. Once you are free of the connection to the radiator, shifting may take longer in cold weather, as there won't be engine coolant heat to transfer "boost" temp in tranny. Just thinking if you are making 60 mph, with wind chill, that tranny cooler has got nowhere to go but down. Do see a lot of them at the salvage yards as "add-ons" to a regular tranny cooler in the radiator, like on 1 ton pickups.

 

Around here they are a must for plow trucks, a friend of mine used to go through a transmission a season until he added one.
My work van has one, as well as one for the power steering and engine oil.
I need to do more research on this before I do it and I need to see if there is even enough room for it infront of the radiator.
From what I remember the a/c fans take up most of the space but I need to look again.
Right now I am in the "research" phase and am looking for input.

 

I thought they all have trans oil coolers in front.

 

Well, I would be concerned about very cold highway speed, where wind chill is awesome. But there could be a work around for that. While the lines are leaky, how about plumb this new cooler in/out of the existing tranny cooler ports on the radiator (which ain't leekin'). Or consider having lines made up by a hydraulic hose shop (and they can make anything, usally pretty cheap). Not sure how much pressure we are dealing with, probably not too much, nothing like what is inside the tranny.

See attached radiator layout from RAVE

 

There are 2 trans coolers, the one in your pic as well as one in the radiator.

 

Having lines made is not cheap, I've done tons of research on that and I can buy them cheaper new.

 

OK, will this kit use b-a-r-b-e-d fittings? Could you also buy some to screw into the radiator, or whack off the ends of the metal lines that go there now? And re-use. Leave the Rover "towel bar" cooler off as well.

 

You can get adapters for the tranny and radiator outputs and inputs to change over to rubber line for dirt cheap. There isnt much pressure on the cooler lines so most folks just use standard transmission cooler hose you can buy in bulk at any parts store for about a buck a foot. The design of the factory lines is goofy to say the least, most of those lines with crimped fittings start leaking at some point or another just due to the merge of the two materials being pretty cheesy.

On a side note I've seen guys carefully remove the crimped portion, replace the rubber parts and use hose clamps instead of the crimp to hold the new rubber lines to the factory metal parts. Leaky trans cooler lines is a big problem on S-10s which happen to be my other fetish. Everyone I know with an S-Series has modified the stock lines with the hose clamp trick and it works like a charm.

 

i hate using barb fittings on anything pressurized.

you can do better than that!

(yeah, yeah, i know it works, but it looks sloppy with hose clamps and you eventually will have leaks)