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Further information provided below
If you are looking for a solution to greatly reduce the chances of overheating your AMT.
The transmission is essentially a standard gear box with a Torque Converter and a hydraulic clutch pack (fluid coupling with lock up clutch and wet multi disc clutch).
This replaces the standard manual clutch.
If you are still reading this then I can assume you have an AMT or are looking at purchasing an Isuzu with an AMT.
Several owners have experienced AMT overheating issues. One could assume that Isuzu must have been aware of this weakness as they have included two levels of transmission over temperature warnings.
The fluid coupling (torque converter) has only a limited quantity of fluid (7 litres) and heats up quickly when worked hard.
If you have a vehicle:
- operating at or near GVM
- towing a heavy trailer
- 4wdriving and working hard on sand or large hills
- with increased engine power
You will have transmission temperature issues.
To overcome this issue we have developed our Nowhere Bound transmission cooler.
The cooler consists of a protective structure containing two Davis Craig 30 plate heavy duty Hydra-Cool transmission coolers with two 10 inch 24V fans (part number 692).
The housing is designed to prevent mud entering the cooling fins, and only allow sticks and stones out. The fans blow out through the coolers to further prevent the mud clogging the unit.
This has been tested for more than 2 years on a maximum GCM vehicle (11t NPS). The transmission has not over heated under any standard or heavy driving conditions *.
* Note: It is still possible to overheat the transmission even with the additional cooler installed. If the vehicle is driven with the transmission laboured for extended periods; i.e., under high load with engine speed below 1200RPM, in top gear.
In instances like this a lower gear should be selected to prevent this occurring.
Cheers,
Karl Knabe
It has certainly been an adventure so far for us adapting to living in a boat. We can't wait to share all our land and sea adventures with you very soon.