Automatic Transaxle External Cooler Kit [Vanagon]

Add this state-of-the-art thermostatically-controlled automatic transmission oil cooler to your Vanagon, and stop worrying about the expensive, no longer available, prone-to-failure factory oil cooler.

Read: Automatic Transaxle Failures in Vanagons: Prevention

Why install this kit?
Eliminate a no-longer-available and failure-prone part of your Vanagon cooling system
No more danger of your ATF and coolant mixing
No more need for periodic replacements of factory oil cooler ($$$)

The GoWesty Cooler Kit is a complete and well-designed kit that works. There are other cooler “kits” on the market that are not thoroughly thought-out and are unlikely to actually work (or work well). Instructions included. Please click here to find out what sets the GoWesty kit apart from the competition.

Product note: The oil pump inside all Vanagon automatic transaxles is not completely silent, and it is not the same in all transaxles, either. it is not uncommon for this mostly inaudible noise inside your transaxle to be amplified by the external cooler kit. The actual vibration inside the transaxle is not being increased, and it does not indicate any damage to your transaxle. In most cases, the noise will only be present when cold and at very low speeds, and it is virtually inaudible at driving speeds.

PDF Instructions

Automatic External Cooler Kit Instructions

Fit Notes

If your Vanagon is air-cooled (1980-83) or has the rare belly heater (auxiliary heater booster) installed, this kit will NOT fit your vehicle.

works with:1980 Vanagon