I have several times used air conditioning condensers as heat exchangers to heat rooms in a house with hot water heat. I see no reason they would not work for an oil cooler. But the real thing, engineered for the purpose, is not expensive, so why?
I have thought of that before and in fact I used one from a Hyundai as a heater core on my old chevy truck. Seems it may be overkill in a trans application. How would it effect operating temp ? Will the trans ever warm in the winter ? Does low trans temp matter ? I suspect there is an ideal temp for a trans. Thats why they have such wimpy coolers from the factory and why the level should be checked when hot. They must be designed to run hot(viscosity taken in to account I suspect). Old turboglides had holes in the bellhousing as the cooler as if they didn't want them to get too cool. I don't have the answer but I would research before slapping it on
IIRC Ford is using the A/C to cool the intake on a supercharger, so what you're asking should be do-able.
strangest tranny trick i had to use was to put motor oil in the tranny to get me home one dark, snowy night (not pulling a trailer), when a tranny coolant line broke. Scout
|> What would happen if you were to use the a/c condensor on your |> car/truck as a trans cooler?
First, the air conditioning stops working.
This can be done, although the condenser won't flow the volume a good cooler will. A good Hayden 11X16 cooler will do a much better job, and take up less space.
I just thought it would be great for a desert vehicle or for someone who does alot of towing in hot climates.
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