Oil pressure/Oil cooler/Bearing health

[Flyinglizard]

The cheap STP filters look good also , nice big holes. The Mann has more holes but smaller.The fram is just plain junk.
FWIW most of the customer cars with blown up engines, have added coolers.

[Conover]

Properly installed an oil cooler will not create a problem, it is more likely that you had a low oil level, or no baffling like suggested above, or some foreign material in your oil.

[Ron Earp]

Properly installed an oil cooler will not create a problem, it is more likely that you had a low oil level, or no baffling like suggested above, or some foreign material in your oil.

Right said Fred.

[1stgen]

What rpm range did it happen at? Baffling would be my concern in the 8v counter flow , no baffling = blown motor. Oil galley plugged to bearing? Did u blow air through the galleys and check for debris? Oil coolers are great regardless of some people's opinions, I have been runni g turbo'd vw's for years on track. Always with an air to oil cooler and Mocal t-stat.

[Flyinglizard]

Gen1, How much boost do you run on track? I am building a Chumper boosted to about 10#, I hope , T 3/4 From a merkur.
Hope that it last .
TIA, MM

[1stgen]

On the internal gate with spring only I run 12 lbs, with the solenoid activated it goes to 16 lbs. u need to run the mOst efficient intercooler you can buy. Garret cores are the b est and cheapest. The trick is to get your airflow over the radiator clean, the airflow over the intercooler must also be clean air that hasn't seen the radiator or any other heat transfer device in the car. Otherwise intake temps climb and then your rad temps climb, so you'll only get 20 minutes before you start to overheat. Once I got everything in its own airflow path I could run the car all day on track. Provided you brought enough fuel with you. ;-)
Always happy to share my exp with turbo track cars. Pm me if you need any detailed info or pictures.

[Lael Cleland]

Just a side note, Evey vw engine I have spun a Brg in has been #3.... Its the first to get oil & first to not get oil when starved.

[Sandro]

FWIW most of the customer cars with blown up engines, have added coolers.

Let me guess, the lines are probably undersized too???