MBRPCrazyford
Eat Some Smoke
What are some of the main failures of the E4ODs? what causes em?
E4OD weaknesses
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W4RLR
High Tech Hillbilly
Heat will kill an E4OD quickly. Towing with the overdrive on will shorten the life of an E4OD. Keeping the fluid clean through frequent changes helps. Watching the rear main seal for leaks and fixing problems immediately without the use of mouse milk additives helps.
I went through three of them in two different vehicles before I caught on to the shortcomings of the beast. I do like the TorqShift tranny in my 2005 F-250. It's the feline's butt! Darn near bulletproof.
I went through three of them in two different vehicles before I caught on to the shortcomings of the beast. I do like the TorqShift tranny in my 2005 F-250. It's the feline's butt! Darn near bulletproof.
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trackspeeder
Stone Crusher
The torque converter is very whimpy. Poor tranny cooler design is no help.
Heat will kill any auto tranny fast.
Heat will kill any auto tranny fast.
MBRPCrazyford
Eat Some Smoke
ok, thanks guys. Any aftermarket tranny cooler anybody reccomends/has had good experiences with. I have the stock one, but it was saidthat it is poor. Any TCs that people reccomend? Thanks again. Oh, I suppose that a torqueshift won't mate up to the old 7.3s??
trackspeeder
Stone Crusher
Tranny cooler go with Tru Cool. www.dieselsite.com
There are many TC's to choose from. Check this guy out Racer X Automotive
Mating a 5R110 to a 7.3 would be the :cat butt.
We don't get that option.
You still have the option of building the E4OD a lot stronger.
There are many TC's to choose from. Check this guy out Racer X Automotive
Mating a 5R110 to a 7.3 would be the :cat butt.
We don't get that option.
You still have the option of building the E4OD a lot stronger.
Zookie400
I WANNA GO FAST
take it out of od if its hunting for a gear to stay in. if you are going 75, keeping it out of od will shorten your engine life.
i installed an ATS 5 star TC and love it. it gave me 2 mpg increase for city driving.
change the fluid, and a bigger cooler is a good idea (although i still have the stocker...
) i have over 195k miles on mine, no problems yet, i try to change the fluid every 30-40k miles.
MBRPCrazyford
Eat Some Smoke
alright thanks guys.
W4RLR
High Tech Hillbilly
take it out of od if its hunting for a gear to stay in. if you are going 75, keeping it out of od will shorten your engine life.
i installed an ATS 5 star TC and love it. it gave me 2 mpg increase for city driving.
change the fluid, and a bigger cooler is a good idea (although i still have the stocker...
Towing at 75 mph? You are braver and richer than I am. I found the sweet spot towing with my Explorer to be around 60 mph. After that, the truck got squirrely and had the fuel consumption of the Queen Mary.
I ran the stock cooler and the aftermarket cooler in series.
Zookie400
I WANNA GO FAST
the explorer has a very short wheelbase, and doesnt weight 7000lbs thats why it gets squirly.
60mph @ over 2000rpms in 3rd gets MUCH worse fuel mileage than 75mph @2000rpms in OD. and thats with 3.55's, if you have a lower axle ratio like 4.10's you could cruise in OD at 60 just fine.
lifted_up
TractorMan
replacing the stock TC with one for a 6.0 will double the cooling capacity. I found one (new) on ebay for under $100. Using a synthetic like Scheafers can help also. 