I agree. If you going through the trouble of replacing the pump, by all means, buy a windage tray for $39.00 as it will keep the oil where it should be and you have a built in rubber gasket.
Josh - what kind of oil cooler do you have? Selling? I need an external one for an A1 turbo project. Thanks, Jim 91 Gli, 84 Gti, 83 Gti 16V sold :( In a message dated 11/27/2002 7:49:01 AM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > You might as well put in the windage tray. They're > cheap and integrate the oil pan gasket that you'd have > to buy anyways. > > What kind of oil temps do you see? My GLI rarely gets > over 214 degrees. Even on the track this summer I > didn't get over 234. I have an oil cooler sitting in > my basement, but with those temps I don't see the need > to install it... > > -josh > > > --- "D. Spratte" <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm going to be replacing my oil pump and pan gasket > > shortly. I've got a > > flickering idiot light at idle, so I'm looking to > > replace the pump before I > > have to replace the bottom end. > > > > my plan is to do useful upgrades when I have to > > repair stuff. But from the > > comments on this list it seems like all that pan > > stuff isn't the best place > > to invest. > > > > I am intending to auto-x the car and do some track > > events. My first driving > > school will be next month. > >
