How to remove oil cooler?

[MR 325]

I used the eta filter piece which deletes the cooler on my M20B25. No difference without it, and it saves me the trouble of trying to mount it in the engine bay.

I'd say just delete it.

What made you decide there's no difference? Because your car still runs? Or did you check temps?

[Andy348]

What made you decide there's no difference? Because your car still runs? Or did you check temps?

I don't have an oil temp gauge, so I cannot confirm with temperatures. I'm simply offering my firsthand experience - I have done what is mentioned and had no ill-effects in doing so [in drivability of the car]. That's the extent of my knowledge.

@dandrewg, true, I didn't see his location. However, belief it or not, Montreal's summers are fairly close to Florida's (coming from someone who is down in Florida at least once a year). We don't get as many 95F days but we do get a few.

[Click]

I do have an oil temp gauge and I can tell you that oil temps stay pretty solid at a hair over 200F for normal driving. If you do some spirited driving or even driving at high speed for sustained periods of time (~90+ mph) it will go up to 210-220F no problem. I still have my cooler on and if you drive normally or slow down and cruise at 70-80 mph it'll only be a minute before the oil cools back down to 200F.