4l60e fluid temp gauge?

[ashman]

I've decided that I want to keep on eye on my tranny fluid temp and I got to wondering, is the 4l60e is already reporting its temp to the PCM?

If not, how do you guys normally plump a sensor? Just tap into the cooling lines? Pressure side I assume, right?

 

[Team208Motorsports]

It is already reporting. If you want to run a sensor I use the pressure test port. It will fluctuate a lot more than a pan sensor as it is the hottest fluid you will see, not the average like the pan.

 

[Greg Ducato]

It is already reporting. If you want to run a sensor I use the pressure test port. It will fluctuate a lot more than a pan sensor as it is the hottest fluid you will see, not the average like the pan.

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[ashman]

If it's already reporting I should be able to read that through the OBDII port, yeah?

I looked up where the pressure port was and that looks easy enough. I guess if I go with an aftermarket gauge then I'll need to sensor to go with it. Initially I was thinking I could get the info from the PCM to the gauge but it makes more sense the other way.

 

[Greg Ducato]

They make gauges that access the info from the OBDII spout and you can monitor a lot of info from the engine. I think Dash Hawk was one of them, haven't looked into this for a while. It might be a good way to get the info of a dash full of gauges in one instrument.

 

[Team208Motorsports]

Aeroforce is another that can

 

[sweetk30]

Aeroforce is another that can

x2 was jjust going to say this one.

and if want easy do this . http://www.summitracing.com/parts/bmm-80250/overview/ in the pan for average temp . and gets you 1/8 pipe thread port for sensor.

also here https://ck5.com/forums/threads/basi...d-700r4-th350-th400-4l80.292058/#post-3020914

 

[K30Blazer]

I run two. One off the body and one off the pan. I then run the sensors to a switch that I can alternate between at the gauge. That way I can see what pan temp is and what hot is. When my oil cooler fans kick on I have a small led that lights up to show me the fan is working and I can monitor the temps to see that it is cooling effectively.