Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2001 09:15:49 -0400
Reply-To: Michael Sullivan <sullivan@OPENMARKET.COM>
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From: Michael Sullivan <sullivan@OPENMARKET.COM>
Subject: Re: Golf GTI oil coolers available?
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Dear List,
I am aware of these "add on" oil cooler extensions -- several companies sell
them. My problem with them is that they literally extend the oil filter
dimensions so that I will have to deal with coolant hose interferance. (or
install a shorter/smaller oil filter)
A more elegant solution will be to replace the oil filter flange itself,
while keeping the pancake oil-water heat exchanger and maintaining the
geometry/dimensions so that I don't have to deal with coolant hose
interferance.
So the big question is this: *****which model VW motor has/had a flange with
oil cooler connections that will install in place of the current flange on
my TDI???*****
You can see a pix of a Golf 1 GTI flange (not sure this would fit) here:
http://www.htu.at/~sascha/t3/oelkuehler/17.jpg
Cheers,
MJS
-----Original Message-----
From: David Marshall [mailto:david@volkswagen.org]
Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 11:33 PM
To: Michael Sullivan; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM; VW Syncro mailing list
Subject: RE: [Syncro] Golf GTI oil coolers available?
A customer of mine who says he is using an Audi 5000 oil cooler from their
2.3L engine - it fastens on to the oil filter flange the same way the
current WATER->OIL one does. I am not sure if there is a thermostat built
into it or not.
Also the VW Iltis 1.6TD has an external AIR->OIL cooler that is the same as
the early GTI ones. I think there are some TD Audi models Europe that have
the same parts.
David Marshall
Fast Forward Automotive Inc.
4356 Quesnel Hixon Road
Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3
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-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Sullivan [mailto:sullivan@OpenMarket.com]
Sent: September 28, 2001 11:38 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM; VW Syncro mailing list
Subject: [Syncro] Golf GTI oil coolers available?
Dear List,
Anyone know of the availabilty of used Golf/Rabbit (4 cylinder) GTI oil
coolers here in North America?
I'm mostly interested in just the GTI oil-filter flange with built-in
thermostat and connections for oil-cooler radiator. I guess I could always
just order one from VW, but you know what that means...
I would like to modify said GTI oil-filter flange to improve the performance
of my stock, under-performing TDI sandwich oil cooler as used in my Vanagon
conversion. Got the idea from this German Vanagon TD owner:
http://www.htu.at/~sascha/t3/oelkuehler.htm
Any information or leads greatly appreciated.
Cheers,
MJS
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