rex
08-30-2006, 03:07 PM
what harm would be done in bypassing the power steering oil cooler for a few hundered miles untill i can get a new one....i need the van on the road and the cooler has sprung a leak....
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jimmyt83 08-30-2006, 04:13 PM clean the area real well and JB Weld it...I did this with a radiator and it lasted for years... Not sure if bypassing the cooler would harm it for a short period of time. rex 08-30-2006, 04:17 PM clean the area real well and JB Weld it...I did this with a radiator and it lasted for years... Not sure if bypassing the cooler would harm it for a short period of time. ahh that never crossed my mind...good idea that will get me by for a few days schiker 08-30-2006, 04:19 PM I'd say it would be OK for interstate driving for a bit. Cars of old did not have them. City driving w/ high underhood temps, heavy use, big tires etc I am not so sure. Just to be safe change fluid out when you install new cooler maybe. BKinzey 08-30-2006, 06:42 PM Power Steering Oil Cooler:confused::confused: New to me:o: anybody care to give me a little edumacationing on it?:cool: rex 08-30-2006, 06:48 PM i guess it cools the power steering fluid....im sure there was a reason gm put them on the trucks...id like to know why the temp of the power steering fluid matters too...all i know is the one on my van leaks fluid.. Dieseldreamr 08-30-2006, 06:57 PM so where is this cooler located? ive got 2 mounted in front of my rad but i was always to believe they were oil and tranny.....Ive got to honestly say ive never heard of one before either. You'd think that maybe GM could've designed a better cooling system for the ENGINE, (certain years) instead of wasting time with a "power steering fluid cooler".... schiker 08-30-2006, 07:16 PM Its a little cooler kind of behind the drivers headlights to the side of the radiator. I doubt it cools the hydraulic fluid a whole bunch only keeps it from getting too hot. I know that sounds contradictory but I mean there might not be a need to remove a lot of heat. I'd say they put it on diesels because of the underhood temps and hydro-booster. I don't think the steering by itself adds a bunch of heat. Stop and go traffic on the brakes might especially towing???? rabt 08-30-2006, 08:39 PM My 2005 1500 V-6 work truck with no towing package has one | ||