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• desperately need the tube that the oil filter screws to. by allsierra123 on 24 Mar, 2009 11:56
• I am trying to install my mocal sandwitch plate but cant due to the fact no one in this VW forsaken area I live in can come up with the correct pipe thread to match it so I cant even re thread the stock one I have thats too long.  Does any one have one of the shorter tubes or know a part number of the item or if anyone produces them. Need this info asap can anyone help me?
• #1 by myke_w on 24 Mar, 2009 13:21
• where are you located? please update your profile
• #2 by jtanguay on 24 Mar, 2009 17:26
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  doesn't give too much info about thread etc.. otherwise you could probably just use some type of galvanized/steel pipe and thread it?
  
  but if yours is too long, you could always hacksaw it to the right length and re-thread it...  the ETKA doesn't list the length of the non oil cooler one maybe someone can measure?
  
  edit: just saw that you can't get the right re-thread...  
• #3 by autoholic on 24 Mar, 2009 17:42
• Thread is 3/4-16. Might be hard to find if you need a length that is different from standard VW. If the length that is used w/ standard VW oil coolers will work 1 800 VWparts has them for a couple of bucks.
• #4 by Luckypabst on 24 Mar, 2009 19:30
• I offered to do it for you quite some time ago. Napa has the die and a die stock for not a lot of money. Chances are, you won't find an OEM application for that tube nipple.
  
  Chris
• #5 by allsierra123 on 25 Mar, 2009 10:29
• finding anything metric in my town here is like looking for hens teeth. I even went to fastenal recently for some exhaust studs and nuts had to buy an entire box of each to get them and it took two weeks. but I will see if napa can order that die size they dont stock it however.
• #6 by peedman on 25 Mar, 2009 14:10
• I managed to cut down my 16v gasser when i put the oil cooler on, takes a bit of fiddling to get the threads to line up but it works. Just use the 2 nuts trick to get the threaded tube back on tight.
• #7 by allsierra123 on 26 Mar, 2009 00:15
• ahhh a crossover pitch that would be the problem, Im looking for entirely the wrong thing. well looks as if I need to go shopping again.
• #8 by arb on 26 Mar, 2009 05:22
• In my Craftsman Metric tap and die set - the largest they sell - it has NPT taps for 1/8", 1/4", 3/8" and 1/2", so they consider National Pipe Thread to be part of the metric system.
  http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/npt-national-pipe-taper-threads-d_750.html