Air,

When the hose goes over a metal nipple then I use the stainless clamp.
and on the oil cooler all connector nipples are metal so I replaced the
spring clamps with stainless screw clamps.

 BTW, I feel that the spring clamps are better suited when the hose
mounts onto a plastic nipple. Rubber hose over plastic connections seems
to have issues related to: heat cycle,  thermal contraction, water
pressure cycle and who knows what else which seems to conspire against a
fixed clamping force to: drip, leak, sweat and ooze coolant.

Sincerely,

Mark Keller
91 Carat
Cowichan Bay, BC

Ari Ollikainen wrote:
>
> >Ari,
> >
> >I replaced mine a while back.  It seems that once the oil filter is
> >removed, you can remove a rather large flat nut, this holds the oil
> >cooler on.
> >
> >What I did what to purchase both hoses, and the large O ring that seals
> >the oil cooler to the block. I then removed the items above, CUT both
> >coolant hoses on the van and slid the whole assembly off.
> >
> >By looking at the setup, you'll need to determine which two hose
> >connections of the four, i.e. two per hose, that are best done while the
> >cooler is off the vehicle, and which two are POSSIBLE on the vehicle.
> >
>
>         Did you use the OEM clamps or replace them...the parts guy the
>         VW dealer that actually has BOTH hoses in stock doesn't have
>         the clamps?
>
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