It was my understanding that the only Sedans that came with a PS cooler were 6MTs. All Coupes have them 5AT and 6MT. Someone just told me they have one on their 06 5AT Sedan. I'm curious to see how many 5ATs have one vs those who don't have one. This poll is for 5AT 03-06 Sedans only.

Cooler looks like this for those who have never checked.

 

My 04 G35X has one. Maybe it's an AWD thing?

 

Here are pics from my 05, it has sports package, was manufactured in 05/05


Here you can see the Power Steering Reservoir. Instead of the line going back into the reservoir, it goes into the hard line and then into the cooler and then back up to that squiggly line which goes into the reservoir

 

My 06 has the same thing have always wondered about it was talking to ^ Danny about it durring Vossens meet.

 

The difference may be those 5ATs who have the sports package get a PS cooler.

 

How would I identify that? Vin code?

 

^ Im pretty sure you have sport since you might have a VLSD, that's how you spun both tires at Vossen meet and at the strip

next time your car is jacked up spin the rear tires (In Neutral), do they both spin the same way? VLSD then.

 

No idea if i have one.

 

06 base w/o

 

I have one on 06 X... Approx same location and size. I thought that this was a tranny cooler. I will take a look at the plumbing next time im down there.

 

ill check next time my car is at the shop

 

04x has it

 

Def don't have it. Had to rebuild my whole front end. I know I don't have sport package but never checked if I have VLSD, Just learned that test 25 seconds ago, but will do. Is that only on the sport package? Prolly so. Hate sounding stupid, but therr ya go.. lol.

 

All sports have VLSD....but note ......

"Viscous LSDs are less efficient than mechanical types, that is, they "lose" some power. They do not stand up well to abuse, particularly any sustained load which overheats the silicone results in sudden permanent loss of the LSD effect. They do have the virtue of failing gracefully, reverting to semi-open diff behaviour, without the graunching of metal particles / fragmented clutches. Typically a viscous-differential that has covered 60,000 miles or more will be functioning largely as an open differential. The silicone oil is factory sealed in a separate chamber from the gear oil surrounding the rest of the diff. This is not serviceable and when the diff's behavior deteriorates, the VLSD center is replaced."

 

Just checked today and I have one. 05 Sport sedan w/ 5AT................