I'm planning on rigging up an auxilliary inline spin-on filter for my wife's Acura 3.2 TL auto trans. I'm thinking of a trans-adapt or perma-cool kit.
This transmission is known for failing, and from what I read, it often fails because of clutch band material clogging certain passages. My thought is that an aux filter would go a long ways towards preventing this problem.
On this car the trans filter can't be accessed without removing the engine first.
Anyhow..I'm wondering if these inline filters have a bypass in case the filter gets clogged (unlikely given the larger filter media given).
Secondly, I'm wondering if this is worth it, or I'd be just wasting my time.
My thought is to install it so that it can be easily removed without a trace before any trip to the dealer. This problematic trans has an extended warranty to 100k miles.
Any advice would be most welcome.
This transmission is known for failing, and from what I read, it often fails because of clutch band material clogging certain passages. My thought is that an aux filter would go a long ways towards preventing this problem.
On this car the trans filter can't be accessed without removing the engine first.
Anyhow..I'm wondering if these inline filters have a bypass in case the filter gets clogged (unlikely given the larger filter media given).
Secondly, I'm wondering if this is worth it, or I'd be just wasting my time.
My thought is to install it so that it can be easily removed without a trace before any trip to the dealer. This problematic trans has an extended warranty to 100k miles.
Any advice would be most welcome.