If your going to tow a van over 3 tonne and up north when its hot then probably a good idea if one is available . I'd assume its an auto so drive in man/ sports mode in 5th gear not sixth when towing ( thats assuming its a six speed) when we had a PX ranger I could tow our 3.2 tonne van in o/d no problem but always selected sports mode and 5th gear anyway , even on flat ground . Didn't have a cooler and had no problem .
Dont need one from Ford . Just fit a good aftermarket cooler . Keep in mind modern trans have heat exchanger is that coolant heats ATF when cold .. These are often disconnected and seperate trans cooler fitted . The heat exchanger can leak coolant into auto . Buggering up auto . Just a fail safe way of preventing auto damage . In warmer areas . Heating the ATF in not necessary.
If it's a diesel Territory they have a different heat exchanger to the petrol ones which does not leak.
If petrol I'd go with what A-K says and fit a bypass air to oil cooler which bypasses the factory heat exchanger and avoids a 'milkshake'. They cost about $300 DIY on Ebay.
Just got rid of my territory diesel awd bcause of too many transmission problems. 1st one died at 60K, replaced under warranty. Next one died at 134K. 1st one had lots of iron fillings in pan. Next one had coolant in transmission. Town Automatics in Townsville had another 3 Territories there with same thing.They definitely need an external cooler. New trans and cooler cost me $8300.I spat it and bought a new mux izusu and will get a cooler fitted asap. I also have a trans temp gauge now. Scan gauge 2.
Back in May we traded our Ford Territory AWD Titanium Diesel in on an Everest had 170,000klms up (about 60,000 towing) It had been around Australia twice plus up to Cairns and many other trips. We tow a single axle van 2150kg ATM. I never had any thing done on this car except tyres and front brake pads, never had a transmission problem (had the transmission serviced with new oil/filter at 100.000 klms.) we always towed in drive but the car selected 5th 99% of the time Ford did not recommend or need a cooler.
Very nice car and we were sorry to see it go. Traded on an Everest to get a real 4WD but not the car the Terri was,
Hi , getting a cooler on the diesel is a hard task , most auto places can't do it due to complexity of fitting locations ( or the lack of )
I'm still thinking about it atm as I've always ran coolers , these boxs run a thermostat so as far as l know they shouldn't need pre heating from the radiator as they won't circulate oil until it's up to temp
In the mean time lve had the box serviced , and changed out the radiator fluid , so unless the piping in the radiator fails mechanically , it should be good for awhile longer until l figure this out
For an SUV it is a great vehicle, towing wise and especially comfort wise for us ...
We tow in Performance mode and just recently returned from a half lap and averaged around 14lph cruising at around 95/100kph depending on conditions of course , towing our 8m Bailey ( 1800kg atm )
Hi , getting a cooler on the diesel is a hard task , most auto places can't do it due to complexity of fitting locations ( or the lack of ) I'm still thinking about it atm as I've always ran coolers , these boxes run a thermostat so as far as l know they shouldn't need pre heating from the radiator as they won't circulate oil until it's up to temp In the mean time lve had the box serviced , and changed out the radiator fluid , so unless the piping in the radiator fails mechanically , it should be good for awhile longer until l figure this out For an SUV it is a great vehicle, towing wise and especially comfort wise for us ... We tow in Performance mode and just recently returned from a half lap and averaged around 14lph cruising at around 95/100kph depending on conditions of course , towing our 8m Bailey ( 1800kg atm )
Hi Kesa
I think you will find that these boxes, like all modern ones, are all controlled by the computer controller. So the oil circulation is allowed or stopped by a set of rules in the computer not a thermostat. So the temperature of the oil and the outside air and the engine coolant are all monitored to decide if the oil need warming or cooling etc. And if the computer decides it needs to do something and it cannot get the result expected it will show a fault.
Hi Greg, lm in Vic , and we bought it already imported here in 2014
No don't do off-road work with it as it's not designed for that , though it'll handle gravel roads ok so long as they're in good condition ( like any touring type van )
Hi Jaahn, I'm only quoting what l read on tech pages , also l was told they are hard to do a complete flush through when getting serviced because of this ..... l personally haven't had one apart to find out :)
Cheers
The faster heating of trans fluid is more to do with fuel economy . If your towing ? It will get to temp pretty quick . In my GT ( supercharged 5.0). The heat exchanger section has been bypassed and air to air has trans cooler been fitted . Still runs the same . I dont have to worry about an auto rebuild if coolant gets into auto . Must say . Most times Ive seen auto issues is mainly from
No or little servicing .
