hi
just purchased a trans cooler and power steering cooler from JEGS in ohio
anyone on this forum know of them or had any dealings with them?

 

Not with that brand specifically.

My '85 has had an external "universal" trans cooler for 14 years. It is mounted horizontally under the panel that the 2nd coil sits on.

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I do not run a power steer cooler on any of the V12's, removed them day 1 of ownership. The hoses are both wrapped in "header wrap" heat shielding, and I use Synthetic Trans Fluid ONLY in the steer of ALL the Jags, and it is changed every 12 months NO exceptions.

 

I buy from Jegs (and Summit Racing, a similar outfit) often. Why do you ask?

Cheers
DD

 

thanks definitely food for thought. i have purchased a 4 way trans one smaller than your one, i was going to mount it in front of the condenser
or between the electric fan and the water pump area as i have dispensed with the ugly cowling and mech. fan, but now undecided.

just wondered if they had a reasonable reputation. being in England i have no not heard of them other than the web and i don't know if its a guy with a lock up garage with a big web site, or an established part supplier,

 

Grant, just to clarify - do you use ATF in your power steering? I thought power steering had its own specialised fluid.
cheers, Al

 

Big outfit, legitimate, not a one-man show. I've ever had a problem with them or the products. however, they DO offer some Brand-X merchandise right alongside the name brand stuff so, as always, be careful.

Cheers
DD

 

Jaguar specifies ATF in workshop and owners manuals....at least up thru and including X300s.

Cheers
DD

 

found some, not cheap,
MOBIL DELVAC SYNTHETIC ATF - 20LTR 150613 | eBay

 

Yep.

Tried the "power steer fluid" stuff, not as good as the Syn ATF in MY opinion.

Doug is 100% on that spec list.

I also run Syn ATF is "her" S type, no issues.

 

Grant, what benefit/difference did you notice with the ATF compared to the power steering fluid?
How easy is it to drain the X300 system? On my BA Falcon, I used to top up, run the car for a while then drain the reservoir an top up again. But this is obvioulsy not very efficient!

 

AL,

Simple on the X300. Syringe the oil out of the container, refill with fluid, go for a spin, do it again, and so on. No more than 3 minutes to suck and refill, including a Stubby.

Same with the XJ-S, syringe it out of the Saginaw, and refill, just the LH radiator hose blocks the view, and access, so about 6 minutes and 2 Stubbies.

 

Ah the Stubby!! I remember them well. Downed many Swan Lager Stubbies on the beach in Perth. Just the ticket for a hot day

They are called Ponies here in US and Nips in UK but you hardly ever see them anymore. A pity.

Back to the main subject though They are both very similar hydraulic fluids. Synthetic ATF's generally contain some detergents that will help keep things clean and can be had in multi weight form which can help in extreme climates. I also only use ATF as my PSF.

Cheers,

Allan

 

AL,

Forgot the prime question, my humble apologies.

I find that Syn ATF handles the heat a tad better than anything I have tried over the years. Only thing better is the Citroen LHM, but that will do our seals NO good.

I basically started using it when I deleted that dumb P/S coolers on the V12's, and wanted something with better heat capability that Min ATF, and the ZF guy here at the truck workshop gave me some to try. It was Penrite Multi Vehicle Syn ATF.

 

Grant, that'd be cos of all those stubbies!
I see now that your standard measure of work is the old 3minute/1stubbie unit..

thanks for the advice. I have a few litres of syn ATF left from my 6 or 7 gearbox changes, so might give it a go.

I was thinking about cooling the power steering: the rack sits pretty low and should be fairly well air-cooled under way.