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Karl, The oil shold be filtered directly from the sump, or as close as possible, the oil cooler may be too far down the line. Steve Sandin, Karl-Olov wrote: > 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/