[T3] Oil cooler seals.

[Jim Adney]

On 1 Jul 2020 at 22:08, Keith Park wrote:

> you dont have to remove the FI harness to remove the engine,
> pull the plug on the computer and push the grommet thru the body then the
> plug will fit thru the hole and leave the entire harness in place on the
> engine.

I wouldn't do it that way. It's not the win/win you were hoping for.

First of all, you have to pull the brain, which means removing the vinyl side 
panel in a squareback, then unscrewing the brain, pulling it out, removing its 
cover, and pulling out the connector, keeping in mind that putting it all back 
together is harder than taking it apart. Then you'll discover that the brain 
connector is too big to come out the body hole. So you need to take the 
connector handle off, which allows all the connector pins to slide out and get 
mixed up. That's something that can be dealt with, but it's likely to be 
forgotten with all the other things that you're having to keep in mind.

Also, if you leave the harness on the engine, you still have the 2 power wires 
to disconnect, as well as wire #19 and the pressure sensor wires.

At least the FI harness connections to the engine can be dealt with from 
above, where they are easy to see and easy to get to. I find the hard part of 
freeing up the engine is getting all the underside attachments loose: throttle 
cable, 2 heater cables with their insulation, 2 hot air hoses, 2 fresh air 
hoses, and 2 fuel hoses. Some of those will be badly rusted and hard to get 
free.

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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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