power steering

[sean]

do you guys run a cooler for the power steering? or just a cooler for the tranny and oil? also which ones would be the best out there? money would'nt be a problem since i only want to put the best in my ty. i'm happy to say my ty (1011) always wanted one now got one. thanks to adam selling it to jordan and jordan selling it to me.

 

[Captain Morgan]

Re: power steering

they come stock with PS "cooler", unless it was removed.

there should be a tube lookin thingy infront of the condensor (radiator) on the drivers side.

besides that i would say NO, nobody I know or have seen post on this forum has added a PS cooler, its usually just people asking about removing the stock one completely and bypassing it.

 

[sean]

Re: power steering

i see it. what are the best oil and tranny cooler that money can buy? can you use a oil cooler for the power steering?

 

['JustDreamin']

Re: power steering

i see it. what are the best oil and tranny cooler that money can buy? can you use a oil cooler for the power steering?

You could, but I'm not sure its a good idea.

Oil and ATF are both at fairly low pressure, therefore the coolers are designed for low pressures (under 75 psi).

The power steering SHOULD be at low pressure, because the cooler should be in the return side. The high pressure side of a PS system should be in the 800 to 1200 psi range. However, I'm not sure what low pressure for a PS system is. I'd expect it to be fairly low (under 75 psi) but don't know. Anybody know for certain?

'Dreamin'

 

[jwaller]

Re: power steering

the best cooler out there is the B&M race tranny cooler 28k # rating. you can use it for both trans and eng oil. comes with 1/2npt fittings so you can adapt it for use on about anything

 

[mattw]

Re: power steering

Why do you want to cool your power steering fluid? Like Morgan said most people remove the stock cooler(and not replace it).. Most GM vehicles didn't even come with one..


-Matt