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I run a stock 2006 F250 6.0l I bought used. 168K seems to have been well taken care of, but Im curious about the towing temps.
Normal driving with no load, the coolant temp (Torque supplied) is about 190 and the engine oil temp usually stays 5 to 15 degrees higher
depending on the load. The tranny temp is about 160 without the trailer. With a trailer at about 7k to 7400 I run about 215 to 220 on the oil
temp, but sometimes the tranny temp gets up to about 180. There have been two times where the Tow/Haul light started to flash while under
load, but cleared again after a stop/start. I do not use the Tow/Haul mode when towing. My concern is not with the oil or coolant temp, but
with the Tranny temp. What should be the max safe Transmission Temperature I should tolerate? Any advice from seasoned veterans would
be appreciated. Thanks
Normal driving with no load, the coolant temp (Torque supplied) is about 190 and the engine oil temp usually stays 5 to 15 degrees higher
depending on the load. The tranny temp is about 160 without the trailer. With a trailer at about 7k to 7400 I run about 215 to 220 on the oil
temp, but sometimes the tranny temp gets up to about 180. There have been two times where the Tow/Haul light started to flash while under
load, but cleared again after a stop/start. I do not use the Tow/Haul mode when towing. My concern is not with the oil or coolant temp, but
with the Tranny temp. What should be the max safe Transmission Temperature I should tolerate? Any advice from seasoned veterans would
be appreciated. Thanks