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Sourced an Audi Oil Cooler



Here is the link to one source of the 'sandwich' that would go between the
flange and the filter.


http://www.empius.com/o/oilfilter.html



Original Message:
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From: David Utley mr.utility@highstream.net
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 10:50:07 -0500
To: bgsterling@earthlink.net, scirocco-L@scirocco.org
Subject: RE: Sourced an Audi Oil Cooler


  The boiling temp of water/glycol IIRC is just below 230.  If you are
running 
you engine hard, or have high ambient temperatures, the ability of the
coolant 
to remove the excess heat from the oil is greatly reduced.  It also depends
on 
the mods that may be on the engine in question.  Driving styles can also 
influence the oil temp.  I myself, have a car that only has a switch for a 
throttle, so you can imagine why my oil temp was high...  And just for the 
record, here in Okieland, we can see many days of 100 plus temps...

HTH

David Utley

Quoting Brad Sterling <bgsterling@earthlink.net>:

> <snip Patrick>
> You mean like this unit ?
> 
> <http://ats.longcoeur.com/various/audi5000_oilcooler.JPG>
> <end snip>
>  Is oil temp really a regular problem for people?  What kind of oil temps
> are you trying to reach?  I'm running a lower temp thermostat and fan
switch
> on my mostly stock 16v.  In the winter, the 10w-40 runs 100-110C.  In the
> summer, the 20w-50 runs 100-110C.  Granted, the PNW doesn't see some of
the
> temperature extremes of Texas, but I would run 20w-50 in Los Angeles year
> round with the same results.  Maybe I'm missing the point, but what's the
> advantage of running oil temps below water's boiling point?
> 
> -Brad
> '86 Scirocco 16v
> 
> 
> 
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