Transmission Fluid Cooler Cleaning - Service & Repair | F350 Super Duty Diesel Turbo - 2008
Switch the pump ON. Allow the fluid to circulate a minimum of 5 minutes.
10. Switch the pump OFF.
11. Disconnect the cleaner pressure line at the fluid cooler tube.
12. Using compressed air, blow through the transmission fluid cooler inlet tube until all transmission fluid is removed.
13. Remove the rubber hoses from fluid cooler tubes.
14. Connect the cleaner pressure and return lines correctly, in the following sequence.
1. Connect the pressure line to the radiator in-tank transmission fluid cooler.
2. Connect the return line to the other side of the radiator in-tank transmission fluid cooler.
3. Place the outlet end of the return line in the fluid tank reservoir.
15. NOTE: Cycling the pump on and off will help dislodge contaminants in the cooler system.
Switch the pump ON. Allow the fluid to circulate a minimum of 5 minutes.
16. Switch the pump OFF.
17. Disconnect the cleaner pressure line at the transmission fluid cooler tube.
18. Using compressed air, blow through the transmission fluid cooler inlet tube until all transmission fluid is removed.
19. Remove the rubber hoses from fluid cooler tubes.
20. Install a new remote filter assembly using a backup wrench to avoid damage to the remote filter fluid cooler tube nut fittings.
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Tighten to 40 Nm (30 ft. lbs.).
21. NOTE: Install a new oil-to-air (OTA) cooler as part of a transmission overhaul or when installing a remanufactured transmission.
Back flush and forward flush the OTA.
22. Back flush and forward flush the radiator in-tank cooler.
23. Carry out the transmission fluid cooler flow test. See: Transmission and Drivetrain/Automatic Transmission/Transaxle/Testing and
Inspection/Component Tests and General Diagnostics/Transmission Fluid Cooler
