WS6 power steering cooler
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WS6 power steering cooler I ordered a new return line from GM and it came in the mail and it must be for a car without a ps cooler because the hose is exactly the correct length to the reservoir. Out of curiousity could I just bypass the cooler all together but how nessecary is the cooler? Could I get away with not using the cooler. I'm probably just gonna buy some hose and use a barb splicer to connect them together, but if i can get away without using the cooler I will. Just looking for some input on this. Thanks, Nick
I might delete mine. Lots of people have them leak which causes coolant and power steering fluid to mix together. Obviously not good.
I don't feel that the cooler is all that necessary. They didn't come standard until 00' so it must not be all that important. I'm replacing my pump (100k miles + autox = death) with a reduced flow unit, so it shouldn't require a cooler or die again. If anything i'll get a real cooler for it that doesn't run the risk of causing problems or use already very hot fluid to cool another fluid.
I don't feel that the cooler is all that necessary. They didn't come standard until 00' so it must not be all that important. I'm replacing my pump (100k miles + autox = death) with a reduced flow unit, so it shouldn't require a cooler or die again. If anything i'll get a real cooler for it that doesn't run the risk of causing problems or use already very hot fluid to cool another fluid.
I think the PS cooler was more of a marketing item for the WS6 rather than a fuctional cooler.
I plan on bypassing it by installing the non-PS cooler rad hose and running the return line straight back up to the pump.
I plan on bypassing it by installing the non-PS cooler rad hose and running the return line straight back up to the pump.
I ordered a new return line from GM and it came in the mail and it must be for a car without a ps cooler because the hose is exactly the correct length to the reservoir. Out of curiousity could I just bypass the cooler all together but how nessecary is the cooler? Could I get away with not using the cooler. I'm probably just gonna buy some hose and use a barb splicer to connect them together, but if i can get away without using the cooler I will. Just looking for some input on this. Thanks, Nick
Just put that full length upper radiator hose on.
Go to Advance Auto with $30.00 and get a fluid cooler.
Put it on in 15 minutes.
Have actual, real, PS fluid cooling.
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You have the correct hose. The distance from the cooler is about the same as the distance from the reservoir.
BTW - Its best to have some type of cooling. Its needed to protect the pump. There's more info in an article linked in this thread: https://ls1tech.com/forums/suspensio...taminated.html
BTW - Its best to have some type of cooling. Its needed to protect the pump. There's more info in an article linked in this thread: https://ls1tech.com/forums/suspensio...taminated.html
I personally replaced the hose that connects to the bottom of the reservoir just as preventative maintenance. It really takes 15 minutes. I could probably do it in 5 minutes now.
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You have the correct hose. The distance from the cooler is about the same as the distance from the reservoir.
BTW - Its best to have some type of cooling. Its needed to protect the pump. There's more info in an article linked in this thread: https://ls1tech.com/forums/suspensio...taminated.html
BTW - Its best to have some type of cooling. Its needed to protect the pump. There's more info in an article linked in this thread: https://ls1tech.com/forums/suspensio...taminated.html
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Cause I just blew my ps cooler
will this kit here work on a 99"??
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/cat...ng+Oil+Cooler+
how long do you think it'll lasted is actully worth it? anyone else done this
swear does that really work??????????????????????????
Cause I just blew my ps cooler
will this kit here work on a 99"??
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/cat...ng+Oil+Cooler+
how long do you think it'll lasted is actully worth it? anyone else done this
Cause I just blew my ps cooler
will this kit here work on a 99"??
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/cat...ng+Oil+Cooler+
how long do you think it'll lasted is actully worth it? anyone else done this
Hell yes it works....like a charm. Mine has been on there for a long time, its perfect.
The factory cooler is a pathetic joke. The aftermarket one I used gets warm to the touch only. Sometimes pretty warm if I am doing alot of stop and go city driving and its 95* outside. You touch your factory cooler in the middle of the winter in Alaska after a 30 minute drive and you'll have 3rd degree burns on your hand.
Do it. Its a great, cheap mod. And your ps pump will last longer because its kept cooler.
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That link doesn't show anything.
Hell yes it works....like a charm. Mine has been on there for a long time, its perfect.
The factory cooler is a pathetic joke. The aftermarket one I used gets warm to the touch only. Sometimes pretty warm if I am doing alot of stop and go city driving and its 95* outside. You touch your factory cooler in the middle of the winter in Alaska after a 30 minute drive and you'll have 3rd degree burns on your hand.
Do it. Its a great, cheap mod. And your ps pump will last longer because its kept cooler.
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Hell yes it works....like a charm. Mine has been on there for a long time, its perfect.
The factory cooler is a pathetic joke. The aftermarket one I used gets warm to the touch only. Sometimes pretty warm if I am doing alot of stop and go city driving and its 95* outside. You touch your factory cooler in the middle of the winter in Alaska after a 30 minute drive and you'll have 3rd degree burns on your hand.
Do it. Its a great, cheap mod. And your ps pump will last longer because its kept cooler.
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also I rather pay $30bucks instead of $200 just for an OEM ps cooler from the dealer
damn ok I'll try it.. cause mine's leaking found the smell of power steering fluid in my coolant reservoir w/no anitfreeze which I wouldnt doubt thats in the reservoir of my PS. That link was just a $20 Power Steering Oil Cooler from autozone. Where can I find your write up at?
also I rather pay $30bucks instead of $200 just for an OEM ps cooler from the dealer
also I rather pay $30bucks instead of $200 just for an OEM ps cooler from the dealer
https://ls1tech.com/forums/automatic...teering+cooler
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so just run power steering cooling separate thru its only radiator
Check out this thread. It helped me decide which cooler I wanted. I picked a 24" long cooler for both the transmission and power steering. https://ls1tech.com/forums/general-m...success-4.html
find the part number for the upper radiator hose w/o power steering cooler. Install that new hose. buy a p/s cooler kit, connect the two small hoses that went to the upper rad hose, to the p/s cooler. flush your cooling system with cooling system flush. flush p/s system. Your welcome.