Re: Oil Cooler in 1.7L Engine....

[skerocdriver@juno.com (SHAWN C MEZE)]

On Sat, 20 Sep 1997 15:10:48 -0700 (PDT) Etop Udoh <eudoh@crl.com>
writes:

> The guy said that the main problem was the water line...which was
supposedly
>in the wrong place on a 1.7L engine.....or something along that line..


OK, the 1.7L has the water outlet from the head between the  #2 and #3
cylinder.  The 1.8L has the water outlet from the head between the #3 and
#4 cylinder.
I still don't see any problem this could cause, at all, whatsoever. . 

This might not be an easy task but can someone describe this oil cooler
to me? (I don't have a Bentley... sorry.) 
I'll use my cooler as a description example. Its kinda simple really. 

My oil cooler is a sandwich plate that mounts between the oil filter and
the oil filter housing. It has 2 lines that come out of the sandwich
plate and run to the passenger side of the radiator (and A/C condenser)
and around to the front of the radiator where the 10 row cooler mounts to
the top of the core support (I think) with 2 studs. 
So my oil cooler consists of 1 sandwich plate, 2 oil lines and 1 cooler. 

OK, wait. This is a stock cooler, right? Its a oil to water cooler... OK,
Ok, ok. 

I just called the Potterman. (he was sleeping, YES!!!) He clued me in on
the problem your having. 
You know what? You cant use the oil to water cooler on a 1.7L. Sorry. :)
That's why he said that bit about the hoses being wrong. Now it makes
sense to me. I was under the impression you had a real oil cooler.
(something like I described above.) 
There was never a 1.7L that came with the stock oil to water cooler. Not
only that, you really don't want that cooler. This is a rare case when
having no cooler is better than having this partictular one. They have a
fabulous history of leaking either into the water or water into the oil.
Its not worth the hassle or the risk IMHO and IMPO. 


>Also, according to the bentley, that's the oil cooler used on 1983
Scirocco
> GT models, 1984 convertibles, Sciroccos, and Jetta GLI models....
>
> Would anyone mind swapping me out the Oil cooler that I have for one
that
>would work on an '82 Scirocco ????


I saw somebody on the NG that had a Thermostated 14 row oil cooler for
$250. That was awhile ago tho.. I can check my archive for you but for
that price you might want to call/email Tim at ND and see what he can do
for you. He got me a great deal on my oil cooler for my car! (And I have
A/C, which most nobody would sell me an oil cooler for.) 
GL and sorry to be the bearer of bad news....



              Shawn Meze
86' Jetta GLi           82' Scirocco GTi
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