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[HK1837]

You may even be able to buy a complete external tranny cooler kit for it still, from Holden or an external source. For the maxlife fluid, you need to find a place that can do a powerflush of the old fluid and put maxlife in. It will cost about $150 or so but worth it. The oil runs much cooler than the normal mineral version. The thing that can kill them is towing in 4th gear, where the torque converter keeps locking in and out. I'd have a look at it pretty quickly if I were you.

[Vombil]

yep, thats what was happening. On and off with the lock up. I ended up just putting it in 3rd on the freeway for a while but then the temp guage crept up. It feels fine now but ive heard that they will just let go whenever. Is there any point in fitting the tranny cooler if im not doing anymore towing with it? I dont trust any workshops to put in the maxlife. Tranny blokes over here are super sketchy. Like the pun? hahaha