oil cooler removal hoses required

[Vonlard]

I am in the process of fitting a mocal oil cooler instead of the stock vw water to oil cooler and I am having trouble finding out what hoses I need to replace the 2 that go to the stock cooler. I was just going to join them together for now but it looks kack and the hoses look ready to split.
I have a 2l bottom end from a mk3 gti so also need a water flange for the front of the block with just the 2 outlets (block breather getting blanked off if the bits ever get here)
1st hose: s shape from water flange to pump
2nd hose from pump reducing to hard pipe that goes to expansion and heater.
Will put some pics up to show better when I find the cable for my phone

[Funky Diver]

Be interested in seeing this as it's EXACTLY what I'm going to be doing too.

I was gonna see if my standard 1.8 hoses would do the business, if so, will try and get some piccies for you, and possibly part numbers too :D

Incidentally, did you get the full mocal set? or just the sandwich plate with other stuff?

Be interested to see the full setup once you're done

[PeteGLi]

.....2nd hose from pump reducing to hard pipe that goes to expansion and heater.

That will be the hose from a Mk 1 then.

[Vonlard]

That will be the hose from a Mk 1 then.[/quote]

That was what I was thinking but not sure what year vw started fitting the oil cooler.
I went with this kit but with the upgrade to stainless lines.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... K:MEWNX:IT
may end up getting a thermostatic sandwich plate if it takes too long to warm up and mounting the cooler in front of the rad

[MikeH]

You have options:

1. Keep the standard cooler with the Mocal one, and run a shorter oil filter (there's a polo one that does the job - Mk3 1.4 polo I think). That's what I'm running on mine. It's a track car, so I change the oil and filter every couple of thousand miles anyway.

2. Use a piece of copper pipe to join the two hoses

3. Buy a length of silicon / other hose the right diameter from Rally design, or somewhere similar.

[Vonlard]

already swapped it all over. binned the old oil cooler and plugged the coolant hoses with bug rear body mount bolts for now as they are a perfect fit, I had 2 of them in a big quality street tin and I am skint lol. gonna go full samco later but for now I want to spend the money on paint and filler.