

| Subject: | Re: VW oil cooler.. |
| From: | Larry Alofs |
| Date: | Fri, 20 Oct 2017 09:39:09 -0400 |
I would probably fill the cooling system with water and detergent and run it a little while to get the oil out and then flush with plain water. Something like Dawn dish soap. If this is a bad idea, I'm sure someone will say so. :-) Larry A. On Thu, Oct 19, 2017 at 10:53 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote: > My first inline motor, a 1.8l from a cabriolet, had no oil/coolant heat > exchanger. When I changed it to an ABA 2.0 liter block, I ran it for a > while without that cooler, reading the part was "weak" and prone to fail.. > But my oil temperature was going higher than I wanted, so I installed > the stock cooler, opting to not believe that it won't fail, like many > others seem to do. And...it was easy and I had one. It did the job, > bringing my normal oil temperature down by about 15 Degrees, F. > Mine failed, and it makes a big mess, just for starters.. I was amazed, > going on you tube, at the sheer number of videos dealing with oil in the VW > coolant from failed stock coolers... Wish I'd looked at U-tube before I'd > put that peice into my van... > The floor of my shop has a nice slick oil-shine right now... kerosene > mopping tomorrow. > Ugly mess, but it could much worse.. >
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