I ordered a remote trans filter today from Summit. To those that have added this, where did you mount it, and which line should it be cut into?

(Ram has not needed any work lately so I thought this would be a good time to add this...)

Thanks.

 

I've got mine mounted on the passenger side fenderwell, out of harm's way. It's plumbed in where the anti-drainback check valve was removed, so it's upstream of the cooler.

 

Thanks. When mounted on inner fender, does it drip on innerfender when you change filter?

Do you have a photo?

 

A little bit. Just stuff some paper toweling between the filter and the fender before unscrewing the filter and clean up is just throwing the toweling away after.

Not just now but I'll try to remember to get one after the sun comes back up. It might be from an odd angle, though, with the K&N FIPK heat shield hiding it.

 

Just for added security?

 

Jumping in with my reasons:

1. The anti-drainback check valve that the factory installed is a common point of failure; when the valve gets gummed up and sticks closed it stops all cooling flow and the transmission quite often goes with it.
2. The filter brings back the anti-drainback feature, but it's easily and cheaply replaced as part of routine maintenance.
3. With the remote filter in place, the internal filter sees only clean ATF, so need not be changed unless/until it is in danger of deterioration due to extreme age.
4. With the filter plumbed between the transmission and the cooler, the fines that are normally seen by and get stuck to the cooler tube walls are trapped before they get that far.
5. When I do my fanatical full fluid change, it's made easier by the extension hoses that plumb the filter into the cooling line.

 

I would like to install one myself. Looking forward to the pics of yours so we can see where it is mounted.

 

i mounted mine low on the passenger side inner fender. near the horn.
its easy to change, and spills straight down and makes very little mess.

plumb it into the hot line, so it filters prior to the cooler. thats the one with the check valve, and which goes into the bottom of the radiator cooler. if any doubt, stick the hoses into a bucket and operate truck in neutral for a moment.












here's a lot of old pics.
https://dodgeforum.com/forum/2nd-gen...ter-added.html

 

which one did you get?

 

Yep. Just taking care of the Ram. Extra filtration never hurts. And the removal of the check valve has been annoying...waiting for TC to fill.