which oil cooler??

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sweatysRS
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which oil cooler??

Post by sweatysRS » Sun Feb 18, 2018 7:21 pm

Genuine, radtec, forge?? Thanks
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Re: which oil cooler??

Post by Covkiller » Sun Feb 18, 2018 7:45 pm

OEM and seal the joints with wax oil.
If you can re use you re-exting one too.
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Re: which oil cooler??

Post by rs user » Mon Feb 19, 2018 11:59 pm

even just grease applied around the joints on the oe cooler is fine once hoses replaced...some really seem to suffer badly,but i suppose even the youngest b7 is a decade old
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Re: which oil cooler??

Post by jonytek » Tue Feb 20, 2018 2:04 pm

I went Radtec and can't fault it...
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Re: which oil cooler??

Post by sweatysRS » Mon Feb 26, 2018 10:08 pm

Radtec purchased
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Post by Pistolpete2543 » Mon Feb 26, 2018 10:19 pm

I got Radtec one too, quality looks spot on and it was a bargain off ebay.
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Re: which oil cooler??

Post by a1topdog » Mon Feb 26, 2018 11:37 pm

Does the radtec one come with pipes?
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Re: which oil cooler??

Post by Pistolpete2543 » Mon Feb 26, 2018 11:41 pm

No, just the cooler, exact OEM replica.
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Re: which oil cooler??

Post by jonytek » Tue Feb 27, 2018 9:06 am

get pipes from TPS.

8E0 117 315 @£139 + vat
8E0 117 316 @£164 + vat
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