Bar-Tech Tuning oil cooler

[Deanjet]

Bump, I inquired with them as well and was told the part number was Mahle OC295, trying to find an equivalent that's cheaper (without a nut on top) but not sure which yet. Probably easier to just find one in a store and test them out.

Order MANN 712152, looks just like the Mahle OC295.

 

[Deanjet]

Are you using -8AN lines on the oil cooler?

The engine oil cooler came with AN8 lines, the DSG came with AN6 lines.

 

[Deanjet]

Nice! I love seeing the effort!

How many rows on the oil cooler? Is their plate thermo sandwich or pressure based?

I believe the engine oil cooler is a 19 row. Not sure if the what principle the sandwich plate operates by. I did a oil and DSG service at the same time. While idling the car on jack stands to wait for the DSG fluid to hit 35 degrees C, the engine radiator become hot quickly. However, the DSG radiator took forever to warm up just a little.

 

[scrllock]

The engine oil cooler came with AN10 lines, the DSG came with AN6 or 8 lines.

Good to know they've fixed this...

Their pressure plate has a thermostat, opens around 80c iirc.

 

[victorofhavoc]

I believe the engine oil cooler is a 19 row. Not sure if the what principle the sandwich plate operates by. I did a oil and DSG service at the same time. While idling the car on jack stands to wait for the DSG fluid to hit 35 degrees C, the engine radiator become hot quickly. However, the DSG radiator took forever to warm up just a little.

Yeah to get my dsg to temp and keep it at temp long enough to drain and fill properly it takes about 20 mins of driving with constant shifting. It doesn't heat up unless it's turning, and if sitting on stands idling, you'd have to have your wheels rolling to heat it up, which isn't quite safe...

 

[Deanjet]

The engine oil cooler came with AN10 lines, the DSG came with AN6 or 8 lines.

Edit: oil cooler has AN8 fittings and DSG cooler has. AN6 fittings.

 

[scrllock]

I'd think about swapping to -10AN.

 

[Deanjet]

Oil temp not getting high enough during normal commutes. The very highest oil temp I see is 200f. Do I need to see at least 212f to start boiling off any condensation trapped in the oil?

On the flip side, max oil temp at Daytona and Sebring is 240f. No more backing off the throttle at 270f.

 

[scrllock]

Oil temp not getting high enough during normal commutes. The very highest oil temp I see is 200f. Do I need to see at least 212f to start boiling off any condensation trapped in the oil?

On the flip side, max oil temp at Daytona and Sebring is 240f. No more backing off the throttle at 270f.

The oil is hotter in the motor than at the sensor (in the pan). It goes from the the stock cooler to the filter (to your cooler), from there to the pan. So you're reading it mostly post-cooling before the pump picks it up to send into the rotating assembly. If you're running a catch can, the water you'll catch is evaporation that escapes via blow-by.

That said, if it doesn't reach 212F outside, how does rain evaporate?

 

[Deanjet]

I like that explanation, my catch can doesn’t have any more water in it than it normally does.

 

[Deanjet]

I'd think about swapping to -10AN.

AN8 is plenty good. I see a 20°f drop on the street and a 30°f drop on track.

 

[scrllock]

AN8 is plenty good. I see a 20°f drop on the street and a 30°f drop on track.

do you have an oil pressure gauge? the concern with line size isn't with temps

 

[Deanjet]

do you have an oil pressure gauge? the concern with line size isn't with temps

I don’t have an oil pressure gauge. It would be not be a bad idea to find an inline pressure sensor capable of giving a digital signal.

 

[tmbzip]

The V2 kit comes with a thermostatic sandwhich plate although it doesn't say it in the title, can email them to confirm this is still the case.

 

[tmbzip]

It comes with univresal L shaped brackets but they're honestly kinda small, you'll need to use your own.