Lubrication Hydraulic Circuits

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2013 Ford Mustang. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

The main regulator valve supplies pressure to the lubrication control valve through the CREL F circuit. When the Torque Converter Clutch (TCC) is applied, the lubrication control valve supplies the transmission lubrication through the COOLF circuit to the LUBE circuit.

When the TCC is released, return fluid from the torque converter is supplied to the LUBE circuit through the CAPLY, CAPLY EX and DBACK circuits.

Pressure in the LUBE circuit either circulates through the thermal bypass valve when Transmission Fluid Temperature (TFT) is below operating temperature or through the transmission fluid cooler when the transmission fluid is at or above operating temperature. Return fluid from the thermal bypass valve or the transmission fluid cooler enters the input shaft through the pump assembly and flows through passages in the input shaft, intermediate shaft and output shaft to provide lubrication for the transmission.