Interesting and thanks for the update.
I had the same problem on my 3.0 TDI. Cooler looks pretty similar but is mounted on an oil cooler hosing which looks like a aluminium container ship with the cooler and oil filter housing mounted on it. It is in the VEE buried under everything but was just like you say, seals were ruined and brittle.
New seals were silly money for what they are, were yours?
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