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FL450 Thu Oct 16, 2003 7:38 pm

New car,new Samba fan and a leaky oil cooler.
Any suggestions on where I can purchase an oil cooler?

automatic_squareback Thu Oct 16, 2003 7:59 pm

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FL450 Thu Oct 16, 2003 8:20 pm

I have no idea if your 72 will fit my 67. I'll research that one.
Thank you for the offer!

madvw Sun Oct 19, 2003 9:23 pm

the correct oil cooler part number is 311 117 021B and it fits type 3 years 67-73.
So the one off the 72 will fit.
Hope that is some help.

TimGud Sun Oct 19, 2003 9:40 pm

Most of the time it just needs new seals installed. I would find a parts house that carries the german seals and try cleaning and installing new seals before replacing the whole cooler.

FL450 Mon Oct 20, 2003 7:26 am

I've been getting a large amount of responses to this post and my Vendors post.
Thank you all for your reponses and support!

raru Mon Oct 20, 2003 9:52 am

make sure u get the right seals... most vendors don't know the difference. there are different seals for the late model cases versus the early cases. in addition, if ur running an early cooler. the difference is that one has 8mm holes and the other has 10mm holes and you need to have the right seal not to restrict oil flow. There are adapter type seals that actually converge/diverge for this type application. Their usually green in color.

automatic_squareback Mon Oct 20, 2003 12:28 pm

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automatic_squareback Mon Oct 20, 2003 12:40 pm

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raru Mon Oct 20, 2003 1:32 pm

after you take the engine tin off, mine is stamped with the part number next to the oil sensor... had to clean it off a bit, but it was there.



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