Re: oil cooling add on?

[ti@bazooka.amb.org (Ti Kan)]

SDSU writes:
> I may be showing my ignorance here, but could you add a water/oil heat
> exchanger like some VW's have?  It fits above the oil filter and I would
> imagine it would be a fairly straight foreward installation.  I had to
> replace this cooler on my 84 Scirocco a few years ago, and found they were
> readily avalible at most junkyards dirt cheap.  I am not sure if Audi's of
> later years have them, but I saw the Porsche 924 turbos have what looks to
> be an identical unit to my Sciroccos.  
> 
> Jim
> >that reminds me, I've been thinking of trying to add some kind of
> >thermostatic oil cooling to my na coupe.  would like to send oil through a
> >heat exchanger if it's over, say 120 C.  perhaps with a valve for manual
> >opening to drain/clean exchanger.  Anyone do this?  do the oil filter mount
> >type tap systems I see in JC Whitney work well?  How about the thermo part 
> >(I really don't want to cool my oil when its not necessary...do I?)  BTW I
> >have room where my AC compressor used to be...
> >
> >Huw Powell

ALl U.S. model 4000 1.8L 4 cylinder cars from 1985-1987 have the
oil/water heat exchangers.  My A4 quattro 2.8 V6 also has this.

-Ti
96 A4 quattro
84 5000S Turbo
80 4000
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