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Tiny Power Steering Cooler Suggestions
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2018 2:49 pm
by Roadrunner
I want to remove the SE power steering hard line/cooler pipe loop from above my intercooler, simply because it annoys me being there and with the new intercooler its very close to touching no matter how much I "massage" the loop around. I figured the steering needs some tiny amount of cooling otherwise Mazda wouldn't have put that loop in and figured it would be easy to replace the hard lines with rubber hose and a tiny little cooler way up above the intercooler or in the bumper somewhere next to the fog light etc out of the way.
However all the "small" fluid coolers I see are huge (8inchs long etc) and will be more of a pain than the loop pipe.
Anyone know of an oil cooler that is about the size of an iphone?
Re: Tiny Power Steering Cooler Suggestions
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2018 3:12 pm
by Wombit
You could look for PC water cooling radiators if you're going that small. They're usually made from copper or aluminium as well, like a regular radiator so should have no issues running the oil through them.
https://www.umart.com.au/Radiator_962C.html
Re: Tiny Power Steering Cooler Suggestions
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2018 3:19 pm
by hks_kansei
Wombit wrote:You could look for PC water cooling radiators if you're going that small. They're usually made from copper or aluminium as well, like a regular radiator so should have no issues running the oil through them.
https://www.umart.com.au/Radiator_962C.html
I'd make sure to check what pressure they can handle, and also check what pressure the PS fluid in those pipes is at max temp.
Re: Tiny Power Steering Cooler Suggestions
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2018 6:39 pm
by project.r.racing
just get a 9 or 12 fins oil cooler. like for motorbikes.
Re: Tiny Power Steering Cooler Suggestions
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2018 6:56 pm
by Magpie
Re: Tiny Power Steering Cooler Suggestions
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2018 7:20 pm
by manga_blue
I wish I'd known about that years ago. Power steering fluid blow-out was a problem I had to deal with pretty much every time I went to the track. That might have fixed it.
Re: Tiny Power Steering Cooler Suggestions
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2018 9:22 pm
by Roadrunner
Re: Tiny Power Steering Cooler Suggestions
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2018 9:47 pm
by Magpie
Re: Tiny Power Steering Cooler Suggestions
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2018 11:04 pm
by greenMachine
On the SE, you could put one of those in the wheel well, in the enclosed area in front of the front wheel.
I looked at my PS cooling, I have a barrel cooler with braided lines from the racecar, but there is nowhere to put it on the SE, with A/C, intercooler, condenser and radiator. I think I will suck it and see how it goes, if it looks like giving trouble I will mount one of those DC coolers somewhere, but not in the intake.
Re: Tiny Power Steering Cooler Suggestions
Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2018 8:48 am
by Roadrunner
project.r.racing wrote:just get a 9 or 12 fins oil cooler. like for motorbikes.
Ahh didn't even think of motorbikes! This is why I love this forum. Googled bike coolers and it looks like PWR do one that is 80x110mm 19mm thick. That is perfect, depending on price.
Now to make some enquiries.
Re: Tiny Power Steering Cooler Suggestions
Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2018 10:33 am
by Roadrunner
Bugger that's a mistake on the PWR website. Its suppose to be 280x110mm, not 80x110
Looks like the Daviescraig unit is the smallest around even though it's 226mm long. That'll have to go in front of the radiator as I think that's too long to fit in the bumper near the foglight.
Thanks everyone. If you come across a smaller unit, please post it up
