lordoeuf
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Vancouver Island
Agreen, thank you for your comment.
1a) I wasn't aware that there is some sort of restriction in the trans cooler. A "tube that's flat?" You mean the bends of the pipe going back and forth? So perhaps these "feet of head" is causing too much back pressure to operate properly? I got the idea to use the stock trans cooler as a PS cooler from some youtube videos. Perhaps this wasn't a great idea after all?
1b) Are you sure the transmission cooler's pressure is lower than the low-pressure side of the power steering system? Isn't the highest pressure of the power steering's low-pressure side no more than around 50-100 PSI? The transmission cooler hoses that are sold have a max of 400 PSI, while the low-pressure power steering hoses tend to be 200 PSI.
2) The plumbing of the power steering system is such that the:
PUMP (1050 PSI) ----> GEARBOX (high pressure side) --[internal]--> GEARBOX (low pressure side) ----> COOLER (bottom) --[internal]--> COOLER (top) ----> RESERVOIR ----> PUMP
Is this the correct routing?
1a) I wasn't aware that there is some sort of restriction in the trans cooler. A "tube that's flat?" You mean the bends of the pipe going back and forth? So perhaps these "feet of head" is causing too much back pressure to operate properly? I got the idea to use the stock trans cooler as a PS cooler from some youtube videos. Perhaps this wasn't a great idea after all?
1b) Are you sure the transmission cooler's pressure is lower than the low-pressure side of the power steering system? Isn't the highest pressure of the power steering's low-pressure side no more than around 50-100 PSI? The transmission cooler hoses that are sold have a max of 400 PSI, while the low-pressure power steering hoses tend to be 200 PSI.
2) The plumbing of the power steering system is such that the:
PUMP (1050 PSI) ----> GEARBOX (high pressure side) --[internal]--> GEARBOX (low pressure side) ----> COOLER (bottom) --[internal]--> COOLER (top) ----> RESERVOIR ----> PUMP
Is this the correct routing?