need '87 5kq oil cooler

[Doyt W. Echelberger]

Hello Brendan..........Mine blew a hose fitting last year and we couldn't 
get the fittings off the cooler without destroying the thin material of the 
cooler itself. This was all due to salt belt corrosion.

Dealer cost new is outrageous, as you will discover.

For $180 USD, I ended up with a good clean used cooler complete with hoses, 
from a non salt belt source.  Try the vendor list at www.audifans.com and 
go with suppliers in the south and west.

Doyt Echelberger
87 5ktq

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At 10:15 AM 5/30/2001 -0400, you wrote:
I've got an '87 5000 S Quattro in the shop with a bad oil cooler.  Shop says
this is a dealer-only item, and I'm waiting for them to call me back with an
estimate for a new cooler and a couple of oil lines to/from the cooler.  I'm
looking for cheap sources for the parts.  Any suggestions appreciated.


TIA,

Brendan