1998 Audi A4 oil cooler

1998 AUDI A4
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DYOUNG331
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Engine Cooling problem
1998 Audi A4 Automatic 175000 miles

i have an a4 1.9tdi. can i safely run the car without the oil cooler, which has been by-passed to sto poil leaking into coolant
Dec 18, 2009 at 2:39 PM
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You can many vehicles have no oil cooler. But under hard driving oil would become very hot and viscosity break down would occure
Dec 18, 2009 at 3:02 PM
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