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oil cooler replacement

Post by greenfyregirl » 14th August 2018 - 5:09pm

Hello
Im slowly putting my engine back together and have got to the oil cooler.....Ive got three questions!!
My haynes manual says to remember the spacer plate- where applicable- what does one look like?
Do i need foam all round the cooler?
and should it be the thick or thinner seals??!


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Re: oil cooler replacement

Post by broady_6 » 14th August 2018 - 5:48pm

The spacers are just three thick washers.

Item 8

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Yes you need the foam, its to force the cooling air to go through the cooler.

Use the seals which are the same diameter as your oil ports. I would expect 10mm. Usually the thick ones as the the thin ones are too thin to seal up
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Re: oil cooler replacement

Post by greenfyregirl » 14th August 2018 - 7:21pm

Brill thanks!
that will help loads. are the washers metal?
and is the foam all the way round? and do i need the bit of what looks like tinwear in the second pic???
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Re: oil cooler replacement

Post by broady_6 » 14th August 2018 - 9:31pm

Yeah metal washers, ive got a set in the garage. ill go measure the thickness shortly for you. The foam is just on top. Im not sure what that bit of tin does, but VW wouldnt have put it there just for the hell of it. Though im sure plenty of cars are running without it these days
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Re: oil cooler replacement

Post by madmatt » 15th August 2018 - 12:10am

there was an amendment i remember about not using the spacers with the green seals

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Re: oil cooler replacement

Post by greenfyregirl » 15th August 2018 - 8:28am

Thank you :) I asked about the bracket because i havent got one.
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Re: oil cooler replacement

Post by broady_6 » 16th August 2018 - 8:11am

2.5mm thick
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Re: oil cooler replacement

Post by greenfyregirl » 16th August 2018 - 11:31am

thank you :)
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