Re: Oil filter cooling fins

["Jonas Karlsson" <jonas85k@hotmail.com>]

>From: Brian C Barrows <ferret100@juno.com>

>Any of you guys know anything about those heat fins you clamp to your oil 
>filter?

Not from first hand experience, but really not worth it IMHO. It might look 
cool though, or not.... :-) Not even sure that it would really cool that 
much, being really out of the airstream and all.

anyway, what are your oil temps now? 210 F is a good temp. As high as 230 F 
is OK, and if you're higher than than, you'll want to drop it back down to 
210, which the clamp on thingy won't do.

I thought all A2's had the water-oil heat exchanger, guess not. You should 
be able to pick up all the related pieces in a junkyard for less than $20. 
You need the exchanger, the 3 outlet hose to the water pump, the water 
outlet flange from the head, and the hose from the head to the cooler. Get a 
new o-ring for the flange. You will also need the longer threaded piece that 
the oil filter screws onto. A 27mm nut holds it on. By removing it in the 
junkyard, you know how it all goes back on, difficulty rating of 3.

For about $100 (if you want to spend a little) you should be able to find a 
used air-oil cooler setup.

Do it right, if you're gonna do it at all.

Jonas
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