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General => General Technical => Topic started by: leefitz on March 25, 2011, 12:24:23 PM

Title: how do the oil coolers bleed themselves?
Post by: leefitz on March 25, 2011, 12:24:23 PM
hey, just lookin at my coolers and with the flow and return out of the bottom of the cooler, how dose it bleed themselves? is it to do  with the the valve and spring looking bits inside??
 
cheers lads
Title: how do the oil coolers bleed themselves?
Post by: RobMatthews on March 25, 2011, 02:33:46 PM
no idea but the valve and spring bit your on about is the thermostat.
Title: how do the oil coolers bleed themselves?
Post by: leefitz on March 25, 2011, 05:00:21 PM
Cheers rob, that makes sence looking at it. The reason for asking is I\'m thinking of using a cooler for my power steering fluid. Think what i mite do is turn it upside down so that the feed/return is at the top and allow air to get out easily.
Title: how do the oil coolers bleed themselves?
Post by: SiH on March 25, 2011, 05:32:31 PM
Rob a diff cooler from an S14/a 200SX. It sohuld be cheap/free and won\'t ever have been used :)
Title: how do the oil coolers bleed themselves?
Post by: leefitz on March 25, 2011, 08:21:12 PM
Maybe lol, shame as I have this sitting ready. Do yous know what sort of temp the powersteering fluid would get to? Would it be enought to close the thermostat in an oil cooler?