Re: 95 Jetta GLX overheating

[Christopher Cooley <chriscooley@worldnet.att.net>]

While an oil cooler may help, you must recognize the root problem and fix
it.  An oil cooler is not needed in normal driving conditions, and is
therefore a band-aid on the real problem with your overheating during
normal driving conditions.

Adding an oil cooler is analogous to adding an extra air intake because
the original is blocked...if you knwo what I mean.  Just trying to keep
this focused on the root problem.

-Chris

Khan Klatt wrote:

> At 8:35 PM -0700 8/1/99, Christopher Cooley wrote:
> >Consider having your cooling fluid flushed/replaced.  G12?  If this
> >doens't fix it, have a pressure test to ensure proper flow
> >throughout.
>
> Another tip might be to get an oil cooler added to your car. I don't
> know what these are, but my friend who had a Corrado VR6 was talking
> about how he was going to add one to his because his Corrado was
> running hot.
>
> I think there are two speeds on the fan, by the way. I can't
> distinctly remember one way or the other, but for some reason, when
> walking away from my car, on a warm day, it sounded like it was
> running high when it was running and immediately after it was parked,
> and then it switched speeds to low. Again, that is my recollection
> and it might be skewed from reality.
>
> -K