MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: graeme on April 13, 2012, 06:16:28 pm

Title: oil cooler
Post by: graeme on April 13, 2012, 06:16:28 pm

hi i am just wondering if many people on here run additional oil coolers , as from what i can gather the cooler that's on it from std should be more than good enough , but i seem 2 be going through alot of oil and honestly cannot find the problem :(

Title: Re: oil cooler
Post by: alexperkins on April 13, 2012, 06:56:20 pm

how much is 'a lot'?

Title: Re: oil cooler
Post by: graeme on April 13, 2012, 08:05:11 pm

2 much haha about a liter every 500 miles or so .

Title: Re: oil cooler
Post by: alackofspeed on April 20, 2012, 07:56:59 pm

Quote from: graeme on April 13, 2012, 06:16:28 pm

hi i am just wondering if many people on here run additional oil coolers , as from what i can gather the cooler that's on it from std should be more than good enough , but i seem 2 be going through alot of oil and honestly cannot find the problem :(

Unless on track or running massive power, I'd be surprised if the stock oil / water exchanger is a problem, assuming the efficiency is about the same as that fitted on 1.8t. In a 1.8t k04 Corrado running 270bhp, I found the stock cooler and a good sized radiator kept the oil below 120 deg C all day long.