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External oil cooler help
Historical mailing list - phil cain
Sat, 2 Aug 2003 21:34:39 -0700
Could someone who has the pictures and procedures of how to install a external oil cooler on a 80 Westy with a 2.0...
Re: Custom Oil/Tranny Coolers for automatic vanagon
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Tue, 12 May 2009 07:15:21 -0700
...Hi everyone, > > Has anyone here installed a custom 3rd party Oil or Tranny cooler in an > automatic 2.1L ? > > Sorry, I should have told...
Oil temps
Historical mailing list
Tue, 16 Apr 1996 23:42:37 -0400
...switching to Kendall oil. According to Joel, my engine compartment will be able to do double duty as a beer cooler afterward. Thanks, Weston
oil cooler seal
Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
Mon, 13 Apr 1998 07:50:54 -0400
Listee's, The oil cooler on my '90 westie is dripping coolant a bit. It looks like where the cooler is joined to the...
Re: Oil Buzzer advice
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Thu, 1 Oct 2015 18:54:52 -1000
...with 10cent cooler ...air intake is in the engine compartment ...somewhat warmer . The oil cooler exit air goes into the engine compartment I believe...
Re: Busted water pump and an extra nut
Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:08:46 -0700
...Since I was working in that area, I also changed the oil cooler o-ring and the small coolant hoses that connect the oil...
Oil cooler R&R
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 11 Sep 2015 21:03:18 -0500
Got a water leak somewhere in the vacinity of the oil cooler. The plan is to remove the cooler, replace the seal, install new...
Re: 2.1 Viton Oil cooler Seal??
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Thu, 26 May 2011 10:13:24 -0400
...at the > oil cooler was leaking. It was doing it again last winter and into > the spring, until I changed oil and returned to...
Re: A tiny overfill of oil -- enough to worry about?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 11 May 2014 22:06:03 -0400
If the oil cooler can really do the job then it should not be problem. The excess will burn off. I'm curious about...
Re: 91 GL Oil Cooler O-Ring replacement
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Wed, 12 Jan 2005 17:13:44 -0800
...Just had my tranmission oil changed and the mechanic said my oil cooler needs to have the o-rings replaced. Seems pretty straight forward...
Re: I am considering installing an auxiliary oil cooler
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Wed, 15 Sep 2010 20:05:34 -0500
...Squirrel, the reason I am considering an oil cooler for my '91 Vanagon GL Campmobile 2.1 L waterboxer is that I drive it...
Re: Oil heat exchanger fail.. more
Historical mailing list - Mbob1950
Wed, 25 Oct 2017 10:21:29 -0500
...Seem to keep me to be about 20 degrees cooler oil on long inclines. >>> I have replaced the original oil cooler with a late...
Re: 88 GL - Oil Cooler R&R
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 4 Jan 2014 21:05:52 -0500
...88 GL - Oil Cooler R&R I am almost ready to remove the cooler after my big oil leak. Have new O-ring, new...
Re: What is the oil flow in a type IV cooler ?
Historical mailing list - Christophe Guilbert
Sun, 9 Jun 2019 12:06:11 -0700
...The > oil bypass is at the stock oil cooler level. There's 2 holes. > top and > bottom . Which one in the supply and return...
Oil cooler upgrade for WBX 2.1L
Historical mailing list - Wolfburger
Mon, 3 Mar 2003 20:37:22 -0800
...cooler from Dieselgeek, a good option? How much work is this to install? Is this worth the money? http://www.dieselgeek.com/oilcooler.htm...
External oil cooler, need help
Historical mailing list - phil cain
Sun, 3 Aug 2003 13:36:15 -0700
Could someone who has the pictures and procedures of how to install a external oil cooler on a 80 Westy with a 2.0...
Re: The value of instrumentation
Historical mailing list - Jim Crews
Sat, 27 Oct 2018 11:19:30 -0400
...Get home check things out, the oil cooler is > > cold. It appears the oil cooler thermostat failed. Job for this weekend! > > Anyway, without gauges...
Type IV oil cooler
Historical mailing list
Mon, 08 Apr 1996 08:44:57 -0600
...One of the problems that prompted the removal was that the oil cooler started leaking. My assumption was that the seals were the culprit...
Re: Source for small auxiliary coolant pump? (oil cooler idea!)
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Tue, 9 May 2000 11:40:31 EDT
...I figure this should >be a lot less strain on the oil system than running an air cooled oil cooler >up front, with 30...
Re: Tranny oil cooler,(homemade kit?)
Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:22:46 -0800
...Tranny oil cooler,(homemade kit?) fwiw.. nearly ALL auto trans equipped cars have 'something' for a trans cooler, usually a heat exchanger in the...
Re: 2.1 WBX, larger oil cooler availability?
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Wed, 16 Oct 2002 00:20:24 -0700
...about an aftermarket oil cooler, with larger cooling capacity, for the 2.1l WBX engine. My use of the achieves provided no clues. Any...
Oil cooling and levels
Historical mailing list - Easton Trevor
Tue, 11 Jun 96 15:46:00 DST
...If fitting additional cooling capacity in the form of extra oil coolers then add some extra oil above the "static" full mark to fill...
Re: oil light
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Tue, 17 Oct 2017 08:28:51 -0700
...com> wrote: >> >> > regarding extra oil cooler I use Vanistan oil cooler kit on all my vans >> > >> > http://www.vanistan.com/oil_cooler_kits.html >> > >> > >
Re: I guess if I'm putting on a tencentlife oil cooler . . .
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Sat, 9 Apr 2011 09:25:12 -0400
Here's my oil cooler/gauge setup. I'm running a dual-pole sender. Because the sender's low pressure side cutoff is higher...
Re: The value of instrumentation
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sat, 27 Oct 2018 09:50:47 -0700
...Get home check things out, the oil cooler is > > cold. It appears the oil cooler thermostat failed. Job for this weekend! > > Anyway, without gauges...
Re: oil to coolant coolers, get rid of the one on the automatic transmission!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 25 Oct 2017 21:52:17 +0000
...oil to coolant coolers, get rid of the one on the automatic transmission! While these are pretty reliable, when the A/T cooler goes...
Re: Oil temp musings and hairbrained ideas
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:31:35 -0500
...the oil pressure from dropping too much: BRILLIANT! My plan is to use a MOCAL thermostatic plate adapter with a sufficiently large cooler. I...
Re: Sandwich oil cooler adapter question
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Thu, 27 Sep 2001 07:33:25 -0500
...Sandwich oil cooler adapter question > > > I just finally got around to installing the axillary oil cooler on > my 83 > Westfalia Air Cooled. > I installed...
Re: External oil cooler for Vanagon FS
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:51:44 -0700
...talk about oils cooler I just wanted to let the list know > that I have one Laminar type Oil to Water cooler model (A43...
Auto trans cooler ATF leak
Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 WBXs
Sun, 23 Mar 2003 00:23:44 +0000
Hi List, I replaced my '90 2.1L auto trans oil cooler and the new cooler leaks ATF where the cooler mates to the...
Re: 2.1 Viton Oil cooler Seal??
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Thu, 26 May 2011 07:22:36 -0400
...at the > oil cooler was leaking. It was doing it again last winter and into > the spring, until I changed oil and returned to...
Re: WTB: Thermostat Controlled Fan for Oil Cooler
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 20 Dec 2002 10:56:28 -0600
The normal procedure is to put a thermostat in the oil line to the cooler. It is always partially open to measure the temperature...
Re: A tiny overfill of oil -- enough to worry about?
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Mon, 12 May 2014 23:32:14 -0600
...A tiny overfill of oil -- enuff to worry about? >> >> 1.9L, with a tencentlife oil cooler setup. >> >> I changed the oil today, as I...
Re: Tiico Oil Cooler / Aftermarket oil pressure gauges
Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
Thu, 25 Jul 2002 23:24:41 -0400
...Tiico Oil Cooler / Aftermarket oil pressure gauges The Tiico oil cooler has two 10mm inputs for adding an oil pressure gauge and an oil...
Tiico: oil in the water (need advice)
Historical mailing list - Chris D'Amico
Tue, 25 Jun 2002 11:36:16 -0700
...Where did the oil come from? Is it possible that two oil coolers could fail? Could an oil filter fail, and cause the oil...
Re: 88 GL - Oil Cooler R&R
Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
Wed, 8 Jan 2014 23:41:08 -0800
...88 GL - Oil Cooler R&R > > I am almost ready to remove the cooler after my big oil leak. Have new > O-ring, new...
Vanagon gauge update
Historical mailing list
Tue, 6 Jun 95 16:32:41 EDT
...cooler head temps, overall higher oil pressure cooler oil temps ( all based on claimed benefits of synthetic). Here is what I found: 1) trip...
Re: I shared "Oil Cooler Vanagon Air Cooled" with you in OneDrive
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 16 Apr 2017 21:50:22 +0000
An oil cooler above the transmission is worthless unless you are also adding a fan. Well-designed primary cooling systems should not rely only...
Re: Oil Cooler
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:20:34 -0400
The last 2.1 oil cooler o-ring I changed I did with the double nut method...there was limited room to work, but...
Re: Oil cooler removal questions
Historical mailing list - Ben huot
Mon, 12 Jan 2004 13:11:29 -0500
...http://www.benplace.com/oil_cooler.htm http://www.benplace.com/engine/water_pump_step56.jpg http://www.benplace.com/engine/cleaning_pump.jpg...
Re: Attention TDI Gurus! What is hotter, oil or compressed air?
Historical mailing list - Bj�rn Ratjen
Mon, 25 Nov 2002 16:58:04 -0800
...depends on the temperature! If you are looking at your sandwich cooler application then mount the oil cooler separate or after the air cooler...
Re: Tranny oil cooler,(homemade kit?)
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:56:32 -0500
...Re: [VANAGON] Tranny oil cooler,(homemade kit?) Dennis, do you have the same question concerning external oil coolers like the one tencentlife sells? I...
Re: Small Oil Leak 91GL
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:59:51 -0400
The seal above the oil cooler will never re-seal after being disturbed. It quckly becomes hard and flat. get a new one. It...
replacing hoses on oil cooler
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Mon, 9 May 2011 21:58:20 -0400
...Seems like I remember people saying to cut the hoses and remove the oil cooler to do it? Any other critical tips? Is it...
Re: Coolant Leak - 2.1L WBX
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 3 Sep 2015 19:54:10 -0500
John, just as likely the two small hoses carrying coolant through the oil cooler. Difficult to get to. That's my bet. Jim On...
Re: Custom Scoop Update - Should you care!
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Fri, 23 Aug 2002 10:24:25 -0400
...IIRC, the scoops in question are being made by Mark to send air through an external engine oil cooler, and a turbo intercooler. Mounted...
Re: temperature-oil pressure (rather long)
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
Sun, 9 Aug 2009 08:53:59 -0400
David, An oil temperature gauge would be a handy aid here. Before I added an oil cooler I used the oil temp gauge to...
Coolant and oil mixing???
Historical mailing list - Andy Yarnell
Fri, 2 May 2003 17:05:46 -0500
...Is my oil cooler to blame? Broken head stud? Bad cylinder sealing gaskets (green and black)? After looking the archives, I thought it probably...
Re: one more Q, Re: any guesses on oil light woes
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 22 Jan 2001 12:57:02 -0800
...why isn't there an oil cooler?? I thought they all > had one. Are you referring to an additional cooler? > No, the 1.9...
Re: Aircooled Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 15 Nov 2006 22:15:28 -0500
A proper oil cooler installation should include a thermostat. If the cooler does not need a thermostat, then it isn't adding much value...
Re: JCW oil cooler
Historical mailing list
Wed, 01 May 1996 21:13:17 -0700
Weston said "I put the oil cooler on and it worked wonders . . . " Ok Weston, it's interesting to learn about the oil leak, but...
Air cooled oil leak/timing
Historical mailing list - Andrea Berardelli
Fri, 16 May 2003 22:02:21 -0700
...As you know the oil cooler is held to the block by three studs that go thought the cooler body and receive 3 M5...
oil leak in severe cold
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Tue, 25 Nov 1997 13:18:15 CST
...Vanagon ALL 17-87-05 Engine Oil cooler seal leaks in waterboxer extreme cold from Service Bulletins, Model Year 1987 ....................................................................... Technical Information Group: 17...
Re: Water pump - now oil cooler 2.1 L WBX
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 5 Oct 2015 16:24:04 -0500
...Thanks, John On Oct 5, 2015 01:16, "SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )" < scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > I would install the oil cooler, and...
RE: engine swap\oil cooler
Historical mailing list - David Kirk
Mon, 31 Jul 1995 11:19:56 -0700
--- mail from GDURSTEW@oimb.uoregon.edu > i just read in muir's that he suggests replacing the oil cooler every > time >you pull the...
2.1 WBX, larger oil cooler availability?
Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
Tue, 15 Oct 2002 14:40:39 -0700
...about an aftermarket oil cooler, with larger cooling capacity, for the 2.1l WBX engine. My use of the achieves provided no clues. Any...
External oil cooler, Help overheating
Historical mailing list - phil cain
Tue, 12 Aug 2003 09:38:51 -0700
Would anyone have how to hook up a external oil cooler to a 80 Westy, mine run a little hot on the hills in...
oil cooler details.
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:43:24 -0400
A couple folks wrote to ask for details about the oil cooler install. Sorry to take so long, but it has shaped up to...
Trans fluid in coolant system
Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
Wed, 4 Apr 2012 11:43:26 -0700
...The transmission cooler has failed, thus releasing a lot of oil into the cooling system. Now I'm not sure how to rinse the...
Re: Extra Oil cooler?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 14 Jun 2011 16:03:35 -0700
...I do like tencentlife's oil cooler quite a bit. Being fan-boosted only makes sense.. might be grinding up some long grades at...