Date:         Wed, 24 Oct 2001 20:31:44 -0000
Reply-To:     John Pronk <john_pronk@STRATOS.CO.NZ>
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From:         John Pronk <john_pronk@STRATOS.CO.NZ>
Subject:      Re: Diesel head bolt torque, Cofap rings
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Cofap rings are made in Brasil, I installed a set some 40,000 km ago on my
1.8 16V Golf engine and have so far not had any problems with them.
They are considerably cheaper than German equivalents, but then the quality
is probably not as good. I base this soley on the price differential so in
no way is this a scientific observation.
One would need to run these for a much longer period to be able to compare
with the German equivalent.
Cofap make most of the piston and cylinder barrel kits available for Type1
aircooled engines, the Mahle brand for type1 engines is also I beleive
manufactured by Cofap.
John.

> On 24 Oct 2001 at 11:57, Shawn Wright wrote:
>
> > > 2) anyone have experience with Cofap rings? My diesel consigliere has
a
> > > wabbit diesel with >200,000 miles on Cofap rings. I see that Cofap is
a
> > > joint venture between someone and Mahle, so that has to be good.
Anyone?
> >
>