Power steering fluid boil?

Rusty · 06-26-2013, 10:19 PM

I got the Z1 power steering cooler too.

What happens is, sometimes you fill the resevoir too high. As the fluid heats up. It expanse. With the level too high, it now starts to leak out of the cap. And becomes a mess. Seen this a number of times.

FL 4Motion · 06-27-2013, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

I got the Z1 power steering cooler too.

What happens is, sometimes you fill the resevoir too high. As the fluid heats up. It expanse. With the level too high, it now starts to leak out of the cap. And becomes a mess. Seen this a number of times.

Rusty,

You have a nismo right? Can you use the Z1 34 row oil cooler and the Z1 power steering cooler and still keep that front shock/body damper thingy? In order to reuse it with the oil cooler on our last nismo, we had to flip it so the fat part of the shock was over by the power steering cooler (oem), not sure if I upgrade to the Z1 power steering cooler if I can still keep the body damper. Thanks!

Rusty · 06-27-2013, 02:21 AM

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Originally Posted by FL 4Motion

Rusty,

You have a nismo right? Can you use the Z1 34 row oil cooler and the Z1 power steering cooler and still keep that front shock/body damper thingy? In order to reuse it with the oil cooler on our last nismo, we had to flip it so the fat part of the shock was over by the power steering cooler (oem), not sure if I upgrade to the Z1 power steering cooler if I can still keep the body damper. Thanks!

I have both the 34 row oil cooler and the power steering cooler. I had to flip the body dampener (like you) and put a spacer behind the mounts with longer bolts for clearance on the oil cooler. If I remember right. The spacers I made are 1/4" thick alum plate.

FL 4Motion · 06-27-2013, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

I have both the 34 row oil cooler and the power steering cooler. I had to flip the body dampener (like you) and put a spacer behind the mounts with longer bolts for clearance on the oil cooler. If I remember right. The spacers I made are 1/4" thick alum plate.

ChrisSlicks · 06-27-2013, 06:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

What happens is, sometimes you fill the resevoir too high. As the fluid heats up. It expanse. With the level too high, it now starts to leak out of the cap. And becomes a mess. Seen this a number of times.

Yep. Mine is only filled a little bit over halfway when cold. When hot from a session it is almost completely full. That is with redline ATF.

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