Did our cars come with a power steering cooler?
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Did our cars come with a power steering cooler? I've heard from one source that all the ls1 fbodys came with a power steering cooler, then another said only ws6 cars got a power steering cooler. Which is it?
Just brought home an 2001 Formula (Non WS6) this evening that has a Power Steering Cooler. I have a 2000 WS6 Formula that has one and my brother's 02 SS is equipped with one as well. But the 1999 Formula (Non WS6) in my signature doesn't have one. This leads me to believe it doesn't matter whether the car is a WS6 or not.
Many guys choose to delete them, due to the fact that they are prone to failure. When they do fail, you end up with Power Steering Fluid in your Radiator and Antifreeze in your Power Steering Reservoir. Not good. My brother and I plan to eliminate them from his SS and my WS6 for this very reason.
Many guys choose to delete them, due to the fact that they are prone to failure. When they do fail, you end up with Power Steering Fluid in your Radiator and Antifreeze in your Power Steering Reservoir. Not good. My brother and I plan to eliminate them from his SS and my WS6 for this very reason.
In this first pic is the factory "cooler" your speaking of,
if you have one like this (the long tube looking part connecting the two top rad hoses) take it out ASAP and avoid much misery and p/s fluid mixxed with your coolant.
Do a search and see how many fail...
And then spend $50 on parts, add one like this and you will truly have a p/s cooler...
Much info on this subject on this forum, search.
if you have one like this (the long tube looking part connecting the two top rad hoses) take it out ASAP and avoid much misery and p/s fluid mixxed with your coolant.
Do a search and see how many fail...
And then spend $50 on parts, add one like this and you will truly have a p/s cooler...
Much info on this subject on this forum, search.
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^^^ Mine doesn't have that tube on the radiator hose so I guess I don't have the cooler. What parts are required to add a power steering cooler? I'm tired of having fluid boil out of my reservoir.
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I can tell you this, when I installed my new cooler, I layed under the car for at least 20 mins checking for leaks and was amazed how hot the tubes on the new cooler got just idling in the garage....
My 99 t/a, came with a cooler. Honestly I talked to a couple different stealerships and it all depended on who speced out the RPO codes for the car. So if they wanted the cooler it was an extra charge/option.
RPO V12 (COOLING SYSTEM,POWER STEERING FLUID P/S CLG SYS(V12)) was originally installed (as standard equipment) only on SS and WS6 cars in '98, then it became a option on cars other than the SS and WS6s in '99-'01, then all LS1 F-bods got them in '02.
