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Hey! I just got a bright idea! (but probably it«s not a very good one, or it is good, and therefore already tried out - I«m ending up inventing the wheel once again... in that case: my apologies!) This just came to my mind: Instead of using the oil pump cover for plumbing out oil and tapping the oil galley for returning oil to the engine - why don«t use the stock oil coolers attaching point on the crankcase? If I remember it correctly, there is a 90 degree alloy joint adapter between the case and the oil cooler. What if that little piece could be modified (or replaced with a aftermarket adapter, if those exists) so that the oil flow would be tapped off where it cames up from the oil galley, out via some pipes or hoses trough a external filter, and back to the adapter to its regular way into the cooler? Benefits: 1. Regulated oil pressure on the pipes and filter, as the oil has already passed the regulation valve - less risk for leaks, hose blow, and no HP1 filter needed - std filters will do OK. 2. No grinding and messing in the rear of the engine. 3. Better possibilitys to place the filter bracket in a easy accessible position. Can«t think of any drawbacks right now (- optimistic fool, as I am ;-) ) What do you think, people? (Sorry if this already have been discussed on the list - haven«t made any searching on the older threads) Karl-Olov Sandin ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/