Power steering advice for cold climate
01-25-2018, 11:48 PM
#1
JK Newbie
Thread Starter
Power steering advice for cold climate
Top gear box is old Bottom gear box is new
So I finally bought and upgraded PSC Big bore XD last summer because I keep blowing the seals on the OEM’s because of the cold temperatures of -40. Everytime i turn on my Jeep in cold weather I hear that horried squealing sound from the belt trying to turn or the gear box trying to push the oil threw. So this new box wasn’t any different, cold weather blows a seal but luckily PSC warrentied it and sends me this bigger one👍🏻😃PERFECT! But I can’t have this happening again.
How should I attack this issue so it don’t happen again? Different oil? Buying a pump kit? Or just don’t run my Jeep in the winter😖 In dire need of good help
thanks
01-30-2018, 10:21 AM
#2
Former Vendor
Have you asked PSC's customer service what they would recommend? I would have to guess that they've been through this before and would have better insight than the majority of us. We are in NY but don't see temperatures that are quite that cold, so we haven't had the same problems with our PSC boxes...
Adam C
Adam C
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Gator1387 (01-31-2018)
01-31-2018, 04:41 AM
#3
JK Newbie
Thread Starter
I avoided asking them at the time I was getting the gear box warrentied because they wouldn’t off warrentied it in the first place since the cold damaged it and wasn’t a failure in the gear box it self. They never asked why it leaked 
.... but I will call back and ask them
thank you
.... but I will call back and ask them thank you
01-31-2018, 07:31 AM
#4
Former Vendor
I avoided asking them at the time I was getting the gear box warrentied because they wouldn’t off warrentied it in the first place since the cold damaged it and wasn’t a failure in the gear box it self. They never asked why it leaked .... but I will call back and ask them
thank you
.... but I will call back and ask themthank you
Fair enough, LOL....
Adam C
02-14-2018, 04:37 PM
#5
JK Enthusiast
i have the psc setup and it sees cold temps in my area down to -30c-40c. been running amsoil power steering fluid which has a pour point down to -50c. i havent had any issues. i also have a small magnetic heater that ive placed on top of the ps pump a few hours before driving and it completely gets rid of the horrid sound on startup. heres the heater i use:
https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/kats-engine-heaters-magnetic-heater-200w
no problems with it all other than the cylinder seal hardens aroumd -20c and a bit of fluid starts to leak out.
if ur using the swepco fluid toss it. its only good to -20c.
cheers
https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/kats-engine-heaters-magnetic-heater-200w
no problems with it all other than the cylinder seal hardens aroumd -20c and a bit of fluid starts to leak out.
if ur using the swepco fluid toss it. its only good to -20c.
cheers