September 30, 2005
Anatomy of a Transmission: Oil Flow in the Pump-PR-Converter-Cooler Lube Circuits
Gregg Nader
Toyota/Lexus vehicles equipped with listed transmissions often display various TCC malfunctions and problems related to reduced cooler flow. These issues can be caused by excess wear in the lockup control valve bore, which allows crucial pressure to escape the circuit. Reconditioning the bore and installing Sonnax oversized lockup control valve kit 157740-16K eliminates wear and restores normal TCC and cooler function for trouble-free operation.
September 30, 2005
Gregg Nader
January 16, 2014
Vacuum testing at the port(s) indicated fails to hold the recommended minimum in-Hg, or if wear is visually detected.