Raptor Transmission Cooler Install

[Aliass24]

Got the PPE deep-sump pan installed. Wasn’t too bad.

Did a fluid change and a filter change (obviously). If you attempt this job try and find the fluids and filter online, Ford dealers mark them up pretty heavily. The filter was $108 on its own at my local dealer. Didn’t have time to buy it online.

Transmission report: After 30K miles the fluid still looked really good. Didn’t smell burnt, was a little bit dark, but still had a red hue to it. No glitter in the pan, magnet was clean. Filter magnet had some light clutch material on it, but other than that looked great.

Excited to see how this affects transmission temps. Already seems to be running pretty cool. Took it for a highway drive and instead of the typical 206, I was seeing about 190.

(Yes it fits with the RCI transmission skid plate).

Nice, did you have to unbolt anything to fit the new pan, I’m not sure if it’s different between the 3.5 or 5.0 but some guys had to unbolt the trans and raise it some to get it on. Thanks

 

[PNWTremor]

Nice, did you have to unbolt anything to fit the new pan, I’m not sure if it’s different between the 3.5 or 5.0 but some guys had to unbolt the trans and raise it some to get it on. Thanks

Yes. You have to lift the trans up from the transfer case, making sure to unbolt either the bracket holding the trans to the cross member (2) or the bolts holding the trans to the bracket itself (4).

You will also have to move the coolant line bracket (located on the front of the transmission - engine side) and move it a few inches out of the way to make room for the pan. It’s a closed loop and the lines are flexible so you don’t have to drain anything, just unbolt and move out of the way.

No fitment issues whatsoever. Some people were concerned about the PPE pan in the earlier days because they had some clearance issues with the filter. The new ones have been fixed.

 

[YAZ94]

@YAZ94 Did you manage to install this?

@ApolloChurchill Did you verify that your transmission was running cooler? If so, by how much? Was it worth it?

I'm due for a transmission service in about 4K miles so am trying to decide if I should get this done. At the very least I am adding a PPE pan.

Finally got everything installed today — can’t wait to test it on my desert trip this weekend

The delay was mainly because the truck spent about three months at the dealership body shop after an accident.

For the cooler behind the grille, I went with the Mishimoto unit since it’s larger than the OEM one. Pics below.

 

[PNWTremor]

Finally got everything installed today — can’t wait to test it on my desert trip this weekend

The delay was mainly because the truck spent about three months at the dealership body shop after an accident.

For the cooler behind the grille, I went with the Mishimoto unit since it’s larger than the OEM one. Pics below.

Great work!

How much are you in for parts and time for labor?

That Mishimoto transmission cooler is cool. I did see that people were doing this in older models too. Will be interesting to see how this setup performs.

 

[YAZ94]

Great work!

How much are in for parts and time for labor?

That Mishimoto transmission cooler is cool. I did see that people were doing this in older models too. Will be interesting to see how this setup performs.

Ford OEM parts: ~$934
Mishimoto Raptor Trans cooler: $388

Installation was done at a local shop for $372 (about 6 hours).

I’ll monitor transmission temps under different conditions and share updates with you all soon.

 

[PNWTremor]

Ford OEM parts: ~$934
Mishimoto Raptor Trans cooler: $388

Installation was done at a local shop for $372 (about 6 hours).

I’ll monitor transmission temps under different conditions and share updates with you all soon.

Very nice.

Unless I start towing heavy again, I think my PPE Pan is going to do the job quite well.

 

[FanaticalKilla]

Very nice.

Unless I start towing heavy again, I think my PPE Pan is going to do the job quite well.

How heavy were you towing with your truck? I bought this truck with the thoughts of towing my 5k trailer.

 

[PNWTremor]

How heavy were you towing with your truck? I bought this truck with the thoughts of towing my 5k trailer.

No more than 7K, and I tow less than once a year, depends on what grandpa needs.

 

[Bucket1]

Is this a raptor specific cooler or did any of the Tremors come with the oil transmission cooler with Factory tow prep

 

[PNWTremor]

Is this a raptor specific cooler or did any of the Tremors come with the oil transmission cooler with Factory tow prep

It's not raptor specific. I believe all F150s (non-tremors) with Max-tow come with it, I'm sure someone will correct me on that.

It's OEM, you just have to put it all together.

 

[ApolloChurchill]

Is this a raptor specific cooler or did any of the Tremors come with the oil transmission cooler with Factory tow prep

It is a Raptor specific item. The Max Trailer Tow Package used to bring that option but no longer do and instead all F-150’s use the same fluid to fluid heat exchanging system except for the Police and Raptor models. The radiator is the same across the board as well. There is a thicker radiator for Raptor and I think also the PowerBoost. There is also a fan difference but that seems to be spread more evenly across models with the towing packages in general though I can’t state that with certainty right now.