has anyone fitted aftermarket oil cooler to rear engined skoda, lookin for some advice on best place to fit it and does anyone know if the s110 has the same oil filter as a later rapid cos if so this fitting kit could be used, cheers phil

The S110r I had used replaceable element oil filters! But I believe it was possible to convert it to run the rapid type oil filters instead. Its worth noting the same oil filter as the rapid is used on the ford kent x-flow engine, which means fitting kits should be dead easy to source.

Not fitted an oil cooler to a rapid.

What engine is your rapid running? 120 130 135 or 136?

my rapid 136 with ashley and k&n (soon to be fitted weber 30bdic and oil cooler) jikov carb been set up but still not smooth,

The Jikovs need servicing as they get older theres a few parts in them that age badly particularly diapraghms. But the webers are a better carb, well worth using. You can also get kent to make up a warmer cam as well, old escort x-flow cam profiles actually suit the skoda engine very well!

You can still get fully built competition engines from CZ at very reasonable prices as well, I believe last time I checked a warm street 1400 engine was about £750 But they can get hold of everything down to forged crank rods pistons etc. I believe I heard of a guy doing strengthened gearboxes for the rapid \ estelle as well, although he wasnt cheap - he was the same guy doing boxes for the octavia WRC at the time .

went to demon tweeks and bought suitable sandwich plate today, we can make pipes at work so should all be done monday night! also got me hands on steering wheel boss for me old mountney so that should be in aswell. just to add the missus has offered to buy me some bucket seats for christmas wahey!!!

I know you're now using a sandwich plate, but I think there are two threaded plugs on the left had side (as you look at it from the back) of the engine about half way down - I think these were for access to the oil system for fitment of a cooler - not sure if they were ever a factory option (maybe on the 'sport?')