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Power Steering Vent Tube

Don’t let your power steering cap cause an engine fire! Search the Viper Club of America website and learn how others have lost their Vipers while dozens have documented near misses.

Problem: OEM cap and reservoir design, materials, temperature changes and vibration allow expansion and contraction of fitting. Eventually, cap becomes loose and fluid spills onto side of reservoir and headers or manifold. Power steering fluid is extremely flammable. Cap falls on headers or manifold and starts an engine compartment fire. This problem applies to 92-02 Vipers - the reservoir and cap were redesigned in 2003.

Solution:

HiPo Engineering Power Steering Vent Tube

- Requires no modification to OEM equipment; Easy on and off, only minutes to install
- All materials are of the highest quality available. Kit includes:

· Steel .028 tubing plated in nickel or chrome
· Viton rubber seal fitting compatible with power steering fluid
· Stainless steel hose clamps

- Rated for wide temperature variations in engine compartment
- Custom bent metal tubing wraps along side of reservoir and does not allow cap to turn
- Arch on tube prevents fluid leakage during hard cornering, accelerating or autocross events
- Fluid making it up and through tube is safely routed to bottom of reservoir away from headers
- Metal tubing allows unrestricted venting of reservoir – no kinks
- Does not impede hood clearance
Some have tried to solve by simply attaching rubber hose bought at a local hardware store. Risks include:
- Hose properties incompatible with fluid causing deterioration and unpredictable failure
- Kinking of hose around bends or at clamps causing failure in reservoir venting

This product solves a long standing problem and dresses up your engine at the same time. Chrome for those who have added those custom touches or nickel to match your intake stripes and provide that OEM stock look. The choice is personal preference but both stop the next Viper fire! As a personal Viper owner and member of the Viper Club of America, it’s protecting my Snake!

Craig Vanderver
HiPo Engineering
Director of Sales and Marketing
VCA Member #15308
VCA Website Name 95Viper