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Thank you Frank. Are you saying bypass the temp sending unit and just run a mechanical temp gauge?

Thanks Toby, great insight. Based on what you said above, if the 4th clutch was failing, would I also have issues with reverse? My reverse is strong, and I keep going back to a bad gauge since the infared thermometor has my trans pan at 165 when the gauge is showing 300. That said, maybe it's...

I don't know the history of my tranny, but appears to be stock with the truck. Oil doesn't smell burnt. It's Dex3 and I added it about 2 years ago (truck had Dex3 in it when I bought it). Would a failing 4th seal clutch problem create that heat and would that mean the 4th gear isn't engaging...

Thanks for the reply. I'm running Dex3 in mine as well.

Resurfacing this post. I've got a similar scenario with my A3. All fluids appear clean and at the correct level (I flushed and refilled everything when I purchased it). It seemed to drive correctly, but after running for a short period of time, the transmission temp quickly hits 275+ with...