Ok, i have seen hundreds upon hundreds of F150's and mine is the first i have ever seen without a power steering cooler.. ..

I was wondering if for some reason my truck didnt come with one? or they just forgot that step during assembly or somthing...

Im lifting my truck and putting 37's on it on tuesday so i want to make sure my steering will stay cool.

Take a look at what my lines look like...



Should i go down to the dealer and ask them what the heck is going on? or do some trucks not come with them?

Thanks,

 

Did you say that you were looking for the power steering cooler? Did you by any chance not buy your truck during the "buy your ford truck now and we will throw in the towing package at no cost to you" period. Or was it maybe the 6850# gvwr. Somebody round here might be able to tell you why no POWER STEERING COOLER.

 

I have the Tow Package on my truck.

 

What tha?!
Are you joking or do you mean a transmisson Cooler? Why would you need a power steering cooler? Do you turn the wheel that often?
Am I up too late?

 

Every 150 I have had since at least 1990 has had a power steering cooler. I can't say why yours doesn't have one. Mine does.
Because power steering is done thru hydraulics, it is constantly under pressure. Pressure creates heat, ergo a cooler.

Trannie cooler




PS Cooler

 

[QUOTE=kingfish51]Every 150 I have had since at least 1990 has had a power steering cooler. I can't say why yours doesn't have one. Mine does.
Because power steering is done thru hydraulics, it is constantly under pressure. Pressure creates heat, ergo a cooler.


Wow, I had no idea! You learn something new everyday on this site

 

Wow, I had no idea! You learn something new everyday on this site

 

^ yea same here this is the first truck i've had without one.. And if this truck is supposed to have one i need to ford to put it on before i lift my truck, or down the road if my steering goes out they will blame it on my oversized tires..



What do you all say? do to the dealer and make a fuss?

 

dang thats weird
can the dealer jsut throw one on there??

stupid question but without the cooler what does that meen like what would happen without it???

 

That U shaped tube, in your first picture, with the 2 brackets on it IS the power steering cooler.

It is called "TUBE-POWER STEERING COOLER".

Don't worry, you arent missing a finned cooler. This type of cooler just doesnt have the need for fins.

Hope this helps

 

Wouldn't hurt to ask.
I wonder if they changed anything that would allow them to stop putting in the cooler. Different fluid? My owners manual says to use Mercon ATF. Is yours different. Also I didn't see anything on what year/model yours is. Mine is the 04 FX4.

As to what happens if it overheats. Not sure. Would it lose some of it's hydraulic properties, I don't know. Maybe someone like Quintin can answer that.

 

i have an 05' FX4

umm this is interesting... I have looked at hundreds and hundreds on 04-05 f150s and mine is the only one i have ever seen without a cooler with finns.

 

brushtree- so you got me curious- I have an 05 FX4 as well build date 5/5/05 i have the same tube as you- no fins present...maybe a design change over the 04's??

 

I have an 04 FX4 and mine has fins i wonder why they are different?

 

What's the difference in the finned and the U shape cooler?