ji79scoutii
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Installed a dieselgeek bypass oil filter and a frostheater engine block heater on the 2004 BEW Jetta with an automatic transmission. Thought I would post a picture or two as you have to route the frostheater hose differently than in the installation instructions. You also need to mount the bypass filter differently than in the installation instructions.
http://pics.tdiclub.com/showphoto.php?photo=49282&cat=500&ppuser=70178
http://pics.tdiclub.com/showphoto.php?photo=49536&size=big&cat=500&ppuser=70178
http://pics.tdiclub.com/showphoto.php?photo=49537&size=big&cat=500&ppuser=70178
Frostheater
The Frostheater instructions tell you to route the coolant hose in front of the dipstick, not between the dipstick and block as shown. If you do this, the coolant hose sits exactly where the bypass filter needs to be. You will note I had to rotate the T valve that the frostheater hose connects to in order for the hose to reach. If the hose was 3" longer you probably wouldn't need to rotate the valve. I've got over 3000 miles on the setup now and haven't had any chaffing or cooling issues.
Frostheater shown from below:
http://pics.tdiclub.com/showphoto.php?photo=49538&size=big&cat=500&ppuser=70178
DieselGeek Bypass Oil Filter
The dieselgeek bypass oil filter instructions tell you to clock the mount back towards the block. To leave clearance for the frostheater hose to fit, I had to clock the filter mount forward towards the front of the car. The filter just rubs against the fan mounts on the radiator. It also pinches a lower coolant hose, but that has not been a problem yet. The downside to clocking the mount forward is that the plastic cover that sits over the engine no longer fits. I thought about cutting the front edge so it would fit, but decided to just leave it off instead. No issues with the supply or return lines for the bypass filter in terms of length, rubbing, etc. I did have to tighten them more than I thought I would in order to get rid of a tiny leak. Took it apart and used some RTV silicon the second time and haven't had an issue since.
Hope this is helpful.
http://pics.tdiclub.com/showphoto.php?photo=49282&cat=500&ppuser=70178
http://pics.tdiclub.com/showphoto.php?photo=49536&size=big&cat=500&ppuser=70178
http://pics.tdiclub.com/showphoto.php?photo=49537&size=big&cat=500&ppuser=70178
Frostheater
The Frostheater instructions tell you to route the coolant hose in front of the dipstick, not between the dipstick and block as shown. If you do this, the coolant hose sits exactly where the bypass filter needs to be. You will note I had to rotate the T valve that the frostheater hose connects to in order for the hose to reach. If the hose was 3" longer you probably wouldn't need to rotate the valve. I've got over 3000 miles on the setup now and haven't had any chaffing or cooling issues.
Frostheater shown from below:
http://pics.tdiclub.com/showphoto.php?photo=49538&size=big&cat=500&ppuser=70178
DieselGeek Bypass Oil Filter
The dieselgeek bypass oil filter instructions tell you to clock the mount back towards the block. To leave clearance for the frostheater hose to fit, I had to clock the filter mount forward towards the front of the car. The filter just rubs against the fan mounts on the radiator. It also pinches a lower coolant hose, but that has not been a problem yet. The downside to clocking the mount forward is that the plastic cover that sits over the engine no longer fits. I thought about cutting the front edge so it would fit, but decided to just leave it off instead. No issues with the supply or return lines for the bypass filter in terms of length, rubbing, etc. I did have to tighten them more than I thought I would in order to get rid of a tiny leak. Took it apart and used some RTV silicon the second time and haven't had an issue since.
Hope this is helpful.
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