Broke the BTS

lariat 7.3 · May 14, 2015

Pops blew the bts in his excursion today. Never beat on it, and only mods were the typical chip, gauges, and exhaust. Had a new 6.0 cooler installed when I put the tranny in. Started hesitating until rpms were increased yesterday so called Bryan and he said throw a new filter in it and fluid. Dropped the pan and had a decent amount of clutch material stuck to the magnet. That helped a bit, just called and said it 100% took a dump. Kinda pissed, never got over 200° either

sootie · May 14, 2015

is Bryan warranting it?

TyCorr · May 14, 2015

Not shocked...heard that story from one guy two times. Same story.

TyCorr · May 14, 2015

Bts= brians transmission shipping

lariat 7.3 · May 14, 2015

He said send it in, said 2 week turn around probs......

cbf9703 · May 14, 2015

lariat 7.3 said:
He said send it in, said 2 week turn around probs......

I sincerely hope he gets that, someone ought to.

Groomzybanshee · May 14, 2015

Sounds to me like the trans maybe should have been serviced a while ago and this issue never would have happened?? Or??

lariat 7.3 · May 14, 2015

He said if it was the filter the media in it would be all distorted and sucked in from the lack of flow through it. Filter looked perfectly flat and resembled the new one to a T. It's right on the 2 year mark and said he has to see it before he'll warranty anything. Just got off the phone with tina

lariat 7.3 · May 14, 2015

Also always had Mobil one full syn run in it

Layson · May 14, 2015

Groomzybanshee said:
Sounds to me like the trans maybe should have been serviced a while ago and this issue never would have happened?? Or??

My friend went through (2) BTS transmissions in like 3,500 miles. He is stock. Did not tow anything at all either.

I got a bad TC right from the get-go from them. I made it 35 miles on the new one.

I think they have been having issues with TC's...

lariat 7.3 · May 14, 2015

Literally all highway miles, it's a vet truck

TyCorr · May 14, 2015

This isn't uncommon.

My twisted is in a truck that blew two bts running 175/80s and a 38r. Each lasted two months. Got 8 grand into a trans. Been gone for a year now. Doesnt frikkin want it back.

lariat 7.3 · May 14, 2015

now I'm worried about mine

Powerstroker7.3 · May 14, 2015

I have a bts in mine and it has always worked perfectly. I have around 15 to 20 thousand on it and when I went to a new setup I called him and he sent the new boost valve to increase line pressure to hold the new hp. As of right now track times put my truck at 850hp and no shifting problems whatsoever so I am all for bts

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lariat 7.3 · May 14, 2015

That's ATF not rotella

lariat 7.3 · May 14, 2015

mandkole · May 14, 2015

There's 8 years on mine, but probably only 50-55K miles. Although Ive had a couple of recent random TCC issues, its worked great and it needs a filter service. Got 30 or so 1/4 mi laps on it. Last time the pan was off, there was a little material around the magnet, but that was it.

edit; is there a specific filter everyone uses? strictly has a good price on them, but want to just find one locally.

02BigD · May 14, 2015

Powerstroker7.3 said:
I have a bts in mine and it has always worked perfectly. I have around 15 to 20 thousand on it and when I went to a new setup I called him and he sent the new boost valve to increase line pressure to hold the new hp. As of right now track times put my truck at 850hp and no shifting problems whatsoever so I am all for bts

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How much are you spraying?

Vader's Fury · May 14, 2015

I would think a lot if he is making 850 HP with 200 nozzles.

dieselmandustin · May 14, 2015

When I cracked the case on my Bts and had to put the internals in a new case.the magnet was covered in clutch material.And all the clutches were burnt. It had been shifting great no slipping but it only had 7k on it. I called Brian told him my clutches were burnt and I needed new ones. I was willing to pay for them cause the trans is 3 years old. But he said he would take care of it if I pay shipping. For me to call back the next day and give them the shipping info and get a quote. I called back on and off for 2 months only getting his wife and she said Brian had not figured it up yet to call back. Finally I gave up. He just uses stock Borg clutches anyway so I just ordered them and put it back together. Been running perfect! If you can get him to take care of it and not charge you a fortune and get it done in less than 6 months then I say go for it. If not order some new clutches and a atsg book and do it yourself.