Mag-Tech or PML transmission / Diff Pans?

[CYauch]

For those that have either, pro's / con's of each? Not looking for a 'who's better' war, just info to make a decision. Seems Mag-Tech has a pretty good market share over PML. Googled and found can get either within $25 of each other, so cost not a big deal.

 

[Jim W]

I am using the Mag-Hytec Diff covers and the Mag-Hytec trans pan. I like the fit, form and function of these pan and covers. The mounting surface was machined and they were flat. I was able to torque the mounting bolts that were supplied and the surface was sealed, no leaks. As you know there is a drain plug to allow the oil to be drained before removing the pan, less mess. The supplied mounting hardware is 3/16 allen head bolts with flat washers.

Since I am towing a 5er, I wanted to added additional cooling to the transmission the Mag-Hytec pan achieved this. My temperature has been no more than 170F this summer, last year my temps when towing did reach 220F. I have my temperature probe in the pan and I am reading the cooled oil that will go into the transmission. I have been extremal pleased with the pan and covers.

 

[CYauch]

Thanks. I'm kinda leaning towards the Mag's simply cause of the look. For around the same price, the PML pans have the temp port also, but they just look 'blah'. And speaking of temp port, is the pan the best place to measure fluid temp? Seems people are all over on this, but i don't really want to have to break lines open to put an inline sensor in.

 

[Jim W]

My thoughts on this are: If you measure the transmission oil temperature after the transmission and you have reached the temperature of 220F it may be too late, to do anything about the overheating. Therefore I want to measure the oil temperature that will be entering the transmission. Heat is the enemy of oil because this will break down the lubricity of the oil.

The pan is the sump for the oil and is sucked in via the oil pump and sent through the transmission to lubricate and cool the transmission as it is worked. Therefore you would want to measure the oil temperature going in to ensure cool oil is being used.

If you are so incline you could use two gages and probes. They would measure the input and output temperatures. After a series of runs (driving) to establish a base line, you then can watch for abnormalities in the temperatures and maybe able to prevent a series issue with the transmission. Is it worth this trouble who knows?

Just my $0. 02

 

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[CYauch]

Thanks.
I was looking at getting SPA gauges and doing a 'stock' look install in the dash, but after pricing various sources, I think i'm gonna go with an Edge Insight or similar monitor because it offer's the ability to monitor more parameters for less cost initially. Cost is the big thing right now. Don't wanna go cheap, but then again, i haven't hit the lottery so i have to find a happy medium but not get stuck with crap made in Honduras either. Gotta figure out how to give it a stock look still, but that's another story. Since most of these monitor's connect via the port below the dash, were is the computer measuring the tran temp? And with that, how accurate are these monitor's that connect via the port as compared to the analog / digital gauges wired directly to a 'hard' sensor? I know that the independent gauges will be a little more accurate, but how big is the spread?

 

[LBARTLETT]

I use my Juice with attitude for exactly what you are looking to do for exactly the same reason, I could buy the Juice for within $100 of what the 3 gauges I wanted would cost and I have it set to look at 4, egt's, boost, trans temp & fuel pressure, the readings probably are not exact like gauges but are certainly better than what I had