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Originally Posted by hayden55
Big maybe. Bearing gaps actually desire a specific weight. Not higher or lower.
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I'm not so sure about that. Most transmissions (including mine) don't come with a thermostat to keep it at a specific temperature, it actually varies a lot depending on outside temp. I know most people say that the cooler in the radiator regulates the temp and warms the fluid up, but that's not true. The cooler is in the cold side of the radiator, which doesn't even start to warm up until the thermostat opens, and can actually stay pretty cold on cool days when the thermostat isn't open much.
Some newer transmissions actually run the fluid through the hot side of the cooling system to help warm it up.
So I am pretty much thinking if the engineers weren't worried about the transmission failing from running cold I shouldn't be either, but if you have different thoughts on this please let me know.