What is the reason for fitting an oil cooler to a car engine?
However, like any other mechanical component, they can and often will wear out. The purpose of the engine oil cooler is to allow the engine’s cooling system to remove excess heat from the oil. These types of coolers are usually of the water-to-oil type of heat exchanger.
Where is oil cooler fitted engine?
Oil coolers for bearing oil (and often sized for turbine oil requirements when turbine is used) must be a part of the system and are usually mounted on or in the compressor driver base plate(s). This allows a compact arrangement, but is sometimes so congested that poor maintenance conditions result.
Can a VW Jetta oil cooler leak oil?
The oil cooler has a large O ring that over time will start to leak. The job is not difficult, but if this small leak is ignored, can cost you your engine. I lost 5 quarts of oil in just a few miles. Don’t let this happen to your ride! Loading…
What do you need to know about a VW TDI?
Driving a VW TDI means questioning and sometimes tossing out some long-held beliefs about oil and oil change intervals (OCI). Pulling into your local quick-lube store and letting them put whatever’s in the drum below the floor into your car can be disastrous to your TDI.
What kind of oil do you put in a TDI?
For example, 5W30 weight oil is considered fine for all driving conditions in PD and Common Rail TDIs, even in the desert in summer. 505.00 oils (for rotary pump TDIS) have the widest viscosity ratings of VW oils, and include 0W30 and 0W40.
What kind of oil does a VW 10 Touareg use?
It’s your choice whether or not to use that oil. What about 506.00? VW has a 506.00 standard for oils that were considered good to use in cars that require 505.01 oils (PDs), and was also specified for the V-10 Touareg. This was a 0W30 weight oil that helped improve fuel economy.