I just bought my first Tundra -- a 2001 AC TRD 4x4. Will not use it offroad but will be using it to tow a boat & trailer weighing 5,000#. Had been thinking about adding a Transmn Fluid Temp Gauge, but see that the vehicle has an A/T Fluid Temperature Warning Light. Does anyone know at what temp this "idiot light" comes on?
I just bought my first Tundra -- a 2001 AC TRD 4x4. Will not use it offroad but will be using it to tow a boat & trailer weighing 5,000#. Had been thinking about adding a Transmn Fluid Temp Gauge, but see that the vehicle has an A/T Fluid Temperature Warning Light. Does anyone know at what temp this "idiot light" comes on?
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I believe it is 275 degrees (I once asked a Toyota service rep., about 3 years ago). I have a tranny temp gauge and a larger aftermarket cooler. I've seen the tranny temp gauge peg at 250 while towing our travel trailer (5,600 lbs camping weight) up the Grapevine (I-5 south) in So. Cal and the "idiot light" did not come on. The other part, I believe, is that the temperature would have to be at 275 for several minutes, perhaps 5, before it came on. So a 'spike' into the 275 degree range would not trigger it.
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My daily driver - 2008 Vios 'S' sedan. Tinted windows in the rear, TRD anti-sway bar for the rear, 17" rims - Samurai SC02 Hyper Black. TRD lowering springs. Megan Racing header.
My favorite ride - a 2001 SR5 4x4. With - RCD 6" lift, JBA Titanium coated headers, JBA y-pipe, Unichip PnP, ARB rd-129 air locker (rear), Camburg UCA's, custom front Sway-A-Way coilovers, custom Sway-A-Way's with remote reservoirs and billet mounts for the hind-quarters, PolyPerformance limit straps with adjustable clevis's, Stubbs Welding rock sliders and custom front skid plate, 315/75/16 Toyo Open Country M/T's, on all 4 corners wrapped around 16x8 MB Motoring Blitz rims, cryo'd 4.88's set up by Inchworm Gear, Trenz billet grill upper, T-Rex billet grill lower, on board VI-AIR aircompressor and 3 gallon air tank, AutoMeter A-pillar pod with trans temp gauge (sending unit in the tranny pan), Long Tru-Cool LPD tranny cooler, 10" Flex-a-Lite tranny cooler fan w/thermostat, TRD billet oil filler cap, TRD air filter, TRD dual exhaust, and TRD add-a-leaf rear springs. Superlift TruSpeed Speedo Recalibrator. Warn Trans4mer system with a 9.5ti winch running Amsteel Blue winch line. Budbuilt traction bar. Staun tyre deflators. Spitz Lift portable crane. Marlin Crawler 1.5" wheel spacers. Our home away from home, 2004 Outback 26RS travel trailer with 15" MB Motoring Blitz rims to match the Tundra.
I just bought my first Tundra -- a 2001 AC TRD 4x4. Will not use it offroad but will be using it to tow a boat & trailer weighing 5,000#. Had been thinking about adding a Transmn Fluid Temp Gauge, but see that the vehicle has an A/T Fluid Temperature Warning Light. Does anyone know at what temp this "idiot light" comes on?
A/T Fluid Temperature Warning Light
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