Derale 13091 single mount 3/8' NPT ports up remote transmission filter kit

The only issue I had was the hose adapters. I had to buy 90 degree barbed fittings to clear the frame where I mounted it, instead of using the straights that came with the kit. But each vehicle use will be different

I love having a temperature gauge. I really like the idea of a replaceable filter.If you have rubber transmission lines it is so easy to put into the system.Finding a suitable mounting location and running the wires and mounting the gauge look WAY longer than the installing of the filter block.

Got it together with a trans cooler. Everything went smooth. Trans->original cooler->filter->aditional cooler->back to trans. Fittings look like plastic but they are metal. Well built I would say. I mixed up the hoses of the kits: one was a continental, really good, the other was a no-name and really hard and not that easy to install even with lube. 3 stars because of the price, it could've used a better gauge (if you mount it on the A-pillar or on the dash, you'll have wires hanging or coming out-so try and get a hole in the dash and get it in there) and some wires. I wouldn've goten a filter kit without gauge plus a separate temp sensor kit and gauge, but I was too lazy to drill and tap a hole in the filter case...so this will have to do. Working on positioning the bulky gauge in the dash...

Installed on my 2012 Chrysler Town and Country with 62TE Transmission. Not really a great place to install, so I fabricated a bracket myself to relocate it off the car's frame . As others have said, the fittings for the in/out ports appear to be a cheap PVC/Plastic. I replaced them with some brass barbed compressor fittings that were identically sized/threaded from a local hardware store. Tractor Trailer Supply also stocks them, again, look in the air compressor section.The supplied temp sender is brass, so I left it alone. Liberal use of teflon tape on the threads to prevent leaks. For the bracket I used some cheap 3/16" iron that I bought in a 36" length from Lowe's. I used the supplied sheet metal screws for the bracket-to-frame mounting, and used 3/16" drill bit to make the holes in the frame, and a 5/16" drill bit to make the holes in the bracket (to give some slop for my eye-balled measurements). Templated the filter adapter onto the bracket to locate those holes,drilled with a 5/16" drill bit, and then a little fudge-work to get the bracket spotted onto the frame for those holes. The bracket measured right at 5 3/4" x 2" after I cut it to length with my dremel (P.I.A. but I don't have a band saw). I picked up some stainless 5/16" fine threaded nuts/bolts/lockwashers/etc for the the adapter-to-bracket mounting. I had to move the electronic module behind the drivers side foglight out of the way in order to drill the frame holes, but that was easy. Three bolts holding it down. You might need a stubby 3/16" bit and an extra set of hands for that part, it took me a minute.Instead of using the installation directions for replacing the hose that goes to the transmission cooler, I had a trans shop finish the install by splicing into the factory fluid line, and then used the supplied hose clamps and some more brass double-sided 3/8" compressor line mending adapters to make up for the extra length necessary.Overall, it is readily accessible for future transmission servicing, coupled with my aftermarket transmission pan with drain plug. I don't know if I'll ever have to change the factory installed filter ever again...don't quote me on that, but we'll see. Lots of work, about 4 hours between the fabricating and install, but I think it was worth it.

This is not the kit I received. The filter was a cheap pf 253, not the Derale, and the oil line fittings were plastic, not brass. The gauge was cheap Derale unit that starts at 140 degrees. The picture shown is not what you are receiving.

I love it! Ford has changed their tune and now they recommend that you NEVER change your filter in your Metric trans???? Ok, I bought my 7.3 in 2001 and I have paid twice to have the darn thing changed, and even replaced a trans at 148k with a new one because it broke and I was told it was because of towing (13,500lbs - hot day) with a dirty filter??? So what the heck, if the dealer doesn't do it anymore (and I don't want to drop a pan) and Ford says now that you don't need it, why then did they advise to do it before? I'm betting that I might, plus it just makes me feel better, so that's why I installed it.Pros: 1. The truck trans runs cooler (I installed this before I added my new cooler and drove for around a month noticing the lower trans temps) 2. shifts better - smoother 3. I have peace of mindCons: none

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