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Date:         Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:49:49 -0800
Reply-To:     David Marshall <mailinglist@FASTFORWARD.CA>
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From:         David Marshall <mailinglist@FASTFORWARD.CA>
Subject:      Re: Oil cooler, D-pillar, Syncro - question
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I am using an early 90s Audi V8 oil cooler for my R-TDI.  It is mounted across the back of the van just below the edge of the sheet metal - no fans or anything fancy.  No muffler there on my TDI conversion so that position works well for me.  I never see oil temps above 110C and usually it sticks around the 92 to 97C range.  Perfect!

David Marshall VW Adventure Driver and BMW Adventure Rider

http://www.hasenwerk.ca

On Mon, November 10, 2008 22:17, Bob Stevens wrote: > > When I had an I4 TIICO in my van I had a SETRAB oil cooler (w/fan) mounted > in the base of the right D pillar. Worked well. Thought about keeping that > when I had my current Subie 2.2 installed last Oct (07) but was assured I > wouldn't need it. I now have oil temps up to 270 degrees in summer and > often 240 otherwise and am still assured that won't cause any problems. I > was reminded that in older engines oil temps often got to 300 degrees with > no problems and that the lubes we now have can easily handle those high > temps without deterioriating. Oil temps rise when the engine is working > hard at highway speeds, not when idling around town. Pushing a large brick > through the atmosphere at 70 mph is "working hard". My coolant is almost > too cool with this new circulation system that goes with the Subie > conversion. Never above about 205 and almost always at around 175-185 when > I shoot the IR Thermo. at the pressure tank. The reverse is true of > coolant temps .... lower at highway speeds, > > higher > around town .... except up very steep grades ... but then, I'm not going > at "freeway speeds" then. ;) > > By the way, one of the better oil cooler "mods" is to put a '99 Forrester > 2.5 oil cooler on the 2.2. It's a coolant-to-oil cooler, similar to the > w/boxer OE oil cooler, and is also installed between the oil filter > mounting bracket and oil filter. Parts are around $200-250 from a dealer. > The SETRAB set up, with hoses/fittings is closer to $600. > > Bob > '87 Syncro Westy >


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