205 Gti6 Oil Cooler

[Andy Willis 0]

I’m in the process of carrying out a gti6 transplant into the 205 Gti.

 

when it comes to the oil cooler, can I just run oil cooler radiator via the sandwich plate and do away with the heat exchanger take off or do I have to retain the heat exchanger take off?

 

Thanks

 

Andy

[Thijs_Rallye 87 4 Cars]

I wonder why not keep the standard heat exchanger? It has more than enough cooling capacity for a street used car.

[Richie-Van-GTi 71 2 Cars]

If you keep the standard gti6 cooler the pipework is easier as the top pipe is ready made and you have a suitable connection for the bottom hose , if you go with the 205 set up you need to fit a normal top hose which miles sells its all depending on which rad and bottom hose set up you choose.

 

Personally I have a mocal cooler on my gti6 converted racecar and a top hose from miles which uses the standard gti6 thermostat housing.

Edited June 25, 2018 by Richie-Van-GTi

[Andy Willis 0]

Sorry, not sure I worded my question correctly. I want to use an oil cooler but do I have to include a coolant take off in the oil cooler system or can the oil cooler just be sandwich plate, 2 x oil hose and radiator?

[allanallen 528 2 Cars]

Yes you can just ditch the oe heat exchange and associated piping. 

[Andy Willis 0]

Thanks, and just for clarity, I can just run a bog standard oil cooler with NO coolant take off?

Edited June 25, 2018 by Andy Willis

[allanallen 528 2 Cars]

Yep standard type sandwhich plate (mocal or similar), two hoses’ and an oil rad. 

 

[Andy Willis 0]

Brilliant, thank you

[Anthony 1,003]

Only additional thing worth noting is that if you remove the heat exchanger, you'll likely need to purchase an 8v type threaded insert to screw into the block for the air-oil cooler sandwich plate to screw onto, as on a GTi-6 engine that part is integrated into the heat exchanger threaded clamp part.

[Andy Willis 0]

Ok, I was thinking that would be the case. Thanks