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Engine Specific Info and Questions => IDI Engine => Topic started by: allsierra123 on March 24, 2009, 11:56:15 am

Title: desperately need the tube that the oil filter screws to.
Post by: allsierra123 on March 24, 2009, 11:56:15 am

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?

Title: desperately need the tube that the oil filter screws to.
Post by: myke_w on March 24, 2009, 01:21:07 pm

where are you located? please update your profile :)

Title: desperately need the tube that the oil filter screws to.
Post by: jtanguay on March 24, 2009, 05:26:33 pm

(http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/5122/oilfilterpipe.jpg)

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...  :(

Title: desperately need the tube that the oil filter screws to.
Post by: autoholic on March 24, 2009, 05:42:59 pm

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.

Title: desperately need the tube that the oil filter screws to.
Post by: Luckypabst on March 24, 2009, 07:30:05 pm

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

Title: desperately need the tube that the oil filter screws to.
Post by: allsierra123 on March 25, 2009, 10:29:19 am

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.

Title: desperately need the tube that the oil filter screws to.
Post by: peedman on March 25, 2009, 02:10:58 pm

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.

Title: desperately need the tube that the oil filter screws to.
Post by: allsierra123 on March 26, 2009, 12:15:14 am

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.

Title: desperately need the tube that the oil filter screws to.
Post by: arb on March 26, 2009, 05:22:51 am

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