SR80 Trans Test Port for temp sender install
11-09-2016, 09:54 PM
#1
6R80 Trans Test Port for temp sender install
I planning on installing a trans temp guage to monitor during long and heavy hauls. I am have trouble finding a location to plug in to my tranny. I am hoping someone here knows where the location of a test port is. I could put the sending unit in the cooler lines, but I think I will get a better read from the pan. Any ideas? 2014 F150 STX 5.0L
Last edited by DMBUSSELL1; 11-09-2016 at 10:00 PM.
11-10-2016, 06:40 AM
#3
The STX trim doesn't have a digital readout, just the very delayed dummy gauge, you could swap out to a cluster from a higher trim to gain this feature, or just install a sending unit as you already plan to.
I wonder if you could just the threaded dipstick hole as off the top of my head I can't think of a test port on the 6R80. Personally I would just drop the pan and weld on a threaded bung for the temp sensor, and maybe a drain bung while I was at it depending on how low I was able to mount the sensor.
You could also just use something like a scangauge, or an SCT tuner to monitor the trans temp data pid, a tuner with a custom tune really makes a huge difference in these trucks so there's an added benefit if you go that route.
I wonder if you could just the threaded dipstick hole as off the top of my head I can't think of a test port on the 6R80. Personally I would just drop the pan and weld on a threaded bung for the temp sensor, and maybe a drain bung while I was at it depending on how low I was able to mount the sensor.
You could also just use something like a scangauge, or an SCT tuner to monitor the trans temp data pid, a tuner with a custom tune really makes a huge difference in these trucks so there's an added benefit if you go that route.
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DMBUSSELL1 (11-30-2016)
11-10-2016, 09:16 AM
#4
The STX trim doesn't have a digital readout, just the very delayed dummy gauge, you could swap out to a cluster from a higher trim to gain this feature, or just install a sending unit as you already plan to.
I wonder if you could just the threaded dipstick hole as off the top of my head I can't think of a test port on the 6R80. Personally I would just drop the pan and weld on a threaded bung for the temp sensor, and maybe a drain bung while I was at it depending on how low I was able to mount the sensor.
You could also just use something like a scangauge, or an SCT tuner to monitor the trans temp data pid, a tuner with a custom tune really makes a huge difference in these trucks so there's an added benefit if you go that route.
I wonder if you could just the threaded dipstick hole as off the top of my head I can't think of a test port on the 6R80. Personally I would just drop the pan and weld on a threaded bung for the temp sensor, and maybe a drain bung while I was at it depending on how low I was able to mount the sensor.
You could also just use something like a scangauge, or an SCT tuner to monitor the trans temp data pid, a tuner with a custom tune really makes a huge difference in these trucks so there's an added benefit if you go that route.
I thought about using the dipstick hole. I was hoping to be able to find/use an existing test port, but this may be a valid route. What difference in temps would I see from using the dipstick port vs. tapping into the cooler liner?
I have an SCT Livewire. There are no PIDS for trans temp in the guage. I can monitor trans temp using Livelink, but I need a computer hooked up to see it.
11-10-2016, 11:41 AM
#7