dvbull
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Thank you for the tip. It's scary cheap - probably a China counterfeit, but hey, any port in a storm. At least it's an available part. Thanks again.
I will try that and report back. Thank you |
When you replaced it the first time, did you use an aftermarket assembly?Hi Guys, I commented on this thread a long time ago when I needed to replace the oil filter housing on my 2013. It's about two years later and it's happening again! I've got drops of oil all over the place and everything below the oil filter is coated in oil. Unfortunately I'm going to have to do this again. It wasn't fun the first time. I don't want to put a cheap replacement part in and risk having to do it again. Suggestions on affordable QUALITY replacements? Also, I don't remember all the steps to do the replacement. Is there a good writeup or video somewhere? I'll probably document it on my youtube channel so it's available for others when I'm done.
I'm sure I used something that I could find online affordably. I probably prioritized price over quality. I see ECS tuning has a replacement part for $500. That's a chunk of change, but I'll pay it if its worth it.When you replaced it the first time, did you use an aftermarket assembly?
I've found the OEM assembly cheaper at a few online outletsI'm sure I used something that I could find online affordably. I probably prioritized price over quality. I see ECS tuning has a replacement part for $500. That's a chunk of change, but I'll pay it if its worth it.
Thanks for the link to this part. Does anybody know if the aluminum part needs to be replaced each time or can somebody just buy the plastic filter housing and re-attach the previous aluminum part? I see just the plastic housing for sale for much less. Thoughts?I've found the OEM assembly cheaper at a few online outlets
Example:
2014 Volkswagen-vw Passat TDI SE Sedan Oil filter. 2012-14 - 03L115389H | Jim Ellis Volkswagen, Atlanta GA
Oil filter. 2012-14. 2014 Volkswagen-vw Passat TDI SE Sedan. Genuine Volkswagen-vw Part - 03L115389H (03L115389G, 03L-115-389-H, 03L115389B, 03L115389C, 03L115389H). Ships from Jim Ellis Volkswagen, Atlanta GAwww.jimellisvwparts.com
I also found a decent how-to video for the oil cooler assembly R&R:
Go to idparts. Enter your vehicle info, and search. Some things are only sold as assembliesWhere have you found just the plastic housing?
Mine is seeping oil or maybe its frame oil from the previous owner. Either way this same part failed on my MKV Jetta 2.5 and I hated buying the plastic OEM one from partsgeek. If the part isn't super complex I could dimension one up and model it in CAD to have a machine shop cut some out. Maybe its an opportunity for a group buy? I still have some contacts from my manufacturing engineering days.Most of these I have replaced have cracked on the inner part that holds the coolant seal in place, causing a sudden and massive coolant leak.
Plastic oil/coolant housings are a source of income for us, they all leak eventually. In some cases, the aftermarket steps in and makes a suitable aluminum replacement to fix it forever. Like the VAG early EA888 water pump housings and more recently the ChryCo Pentastar oil filter/cooler housing. What sucks is, the CKRA's filter/cooler housing appears (at least for this market) to JUST fit THAT engine. Given the tiny number of these out there, I wouldn't hold my breath that anyone will tool up to make an aluminum replacement.
Maybe if a bunch of owners started to campaign Dorman or Hengst or someone.... The VAG 2.5L gassers can do this, too, but the CKRA's "surface-of-the-sun" oil and coolant temps seem to tax these poor plastic bits beyond what they could ever hope to handle. Add in the fact that they get torqued on every time the oil filter is serviced (even if they do NOT get overtorqued, they still flex when you go to remove them).
Stupid design.
It doesn't take that long to put it into service mode. But you need a/c tools. They make stubby and ball head tripplesquare. It's a total pita. I have to do the thermostat on my cjaa this spring. I'll wait till I open the cooling system for the cp3 upgrade.Started disassembling my Passat on Wednesday but didnt have a whole lot of time. Got most of the hoses disconnected I believe. For those who have completed this on the 2012 Passat, did the entire intercooler have to be removed or just loosened? The triple squares are buried in there at a weird angle... Is it easiest to remove oil cooler and then the filter housing or is it completely doable to remove them as one? Hoping to get back to it Sunday, thanks again for any tips!!