anoying pipe in the way

[ssn11]

what is the pipe that is in front of the air con rad, trying to fit v-mount rad in and getting in the way.. can a jsut cut the thing out
 
cheers sean
 
oh cant beat working away on the car in the sun with a few beer perfect bank holiday haha

[antnicuk]

lucky you,  its been p1ssing down all day here

if it is a half inch metal pipe looping accros the front of the car, its your power steering cooler,  Mazda\'s lame attempt to cooler the fluid on the way back to the resovoir. IMO you dont need it in the UK, its low pressure so you can cut it out,  replace it with rubber hose and jubilee clips.

[ssn11]

sweet that easy then.. if a cut it out will a need to bleed the system when filling it back up???

[davehg]

its self bleading, you just need to turn the steering from lock to lock

[shaunwil]

Red a lot about the system running the risk of overheating in traffic if this pipe was buried out of the way. I ended up buying a tiny oil rad and plumbing it in the air flow. Worked a treat and made the steering feel good.

Last thing you want is to melt the power steering system for a cheap oil rad.

Shaun

[ssn11]

this going to sound shoocking but can use hose pipe??? only stuff shops have here is fuel hose

[shaunwil]

Thats all I used if I remembered. Did it about 3yrs ago !

Could always get some pipe from //www.thinkauto.com if you want the correct oil pipe.

Shaun

[ssn11]

Thats all I used if I remembered. Did it about 3yrs ago !
 
Could always get some pipe from www.thinkauto.com if you want the correct oil pipe.
 
haha that cool then cheers, can you mind what size it is off the top off ya head
 
cheers for ur advice laddie
 
rodz

[ssn11]

Thats all I used if I remembered. Did it about 3yrs ago !
 
Could always get some pipe from www.thinkauto.com if you want the correct oil pipe.
 
haha good cheers for that.. cna you mind what size it is?? we have kinds dif 1s at work..
 
cheers for the advice
 
rodz

[shaunwil]

Its a long time since i did it. There is a thread about it : http://www.mazdarotaryclub.net/forums/showthread.php?t=22582&highlight=steering

Shaun

[ssn11]

cut a length out of old pipe and fitted it into the rubber ends spot on loads room now v-mount on way