Thank you Chris! Much appreciated.
I wouldn't say the sensor is 'blocking' oil flow, but it's definitely in the path. When I was installing it, the thought crossed my mind, but I figured:
1) The sensor is purposely long so it sits in the flow of oil.
2) Most sensors from other brands are the same. If they are shorter, it's not by a lot, and the shorter ones are usually fatter.
3) Oil doesn't have to flow through that machined channel. It can be in any portion of that opening/cavity. Keep in mind that the side pictured is the oil filter side, and the opening for the oil filter is a recessed cavity as well.
4) Because of the open cavities in both the sandwich plate and the front of the oil filter, it seems like there is plenty of room for the oil to flow into the filter. The sensor several millimeters past where the AN fitting meets the plate, the oil can flow behind the sensor, and more importantly it can go in front of the sensor and fill up the rest of that open cavity.
Is it perfect or ideal? Probably not, but I don't believe that it's a major problem. I very well could be wrong though; I frequently am!
I forgot to mention in my post that when I changed the oil during the oil cooler install, I had departed from my previous Rotella T6 5w40 oil. I had that around because I use it in my Subaru, and it's cheap, so I had run it temporarily in the M20, but I always thought it was too thin, especially for track use. I switched over to Redline 15w50. That alone raised my oil pressure a good 10-15*. I probably should have tried T6 again to see if the oil cooler alone changed my pressure at all.
On the street I've only been able to get the oil temp up to about 190-200, and at that temp my idle is at about 33-35psi. It was previously about 21-23psi with Rotella T6, but it would also get up to 225* on the street easily.
I wouldn't say the sensor is 'blocking' oil flow, but it's definitely in the path. When I was installing it, the thought crossed my mind, but I figured:
1) The sensor is purposely long so it sits in the flow of oil.
2) Most sensors from other brands are the same. If they are shorter, it's not by a lot, and the shorter ones are usually fatter.
3) Oil doesn't have to flow through that machined channel. It can be in any portion of that opening/cavity. Keep in mind that the side pictured is the oil filter side, and the opening for the oil filter is a recessed cavity as well.
4) Because of the open cavities in both the sandwich plate and the front of the oil filter, it seems like there is plenty of room for the oil to flow into the filter. The sensor several millimeters past where the AN fitting meets the plate, the oil can flow behind the sensor, and more importantly it can go in front of the sensor and fill up the rest of that open cavity.
Is it perfect or ideal? Probably not, but I don't believe that it's a major problem. I very well could be wrong though; I frequently am!
I forgot to mention in my post that when I changed the oil during the oil cooler install, I had departed from my previous Rotella T6 5w40 oil. I had that around because I use it in my Subaru, and it's cheap, so I had run it temporarily in the M20, but I always thought it was too thin, especially for track use. I switched over to Redline 15w50. That alone raised my oil pressure a good 10-15*. I probably should have tried T6 again to see if the oil cooler alone changed my pressure at all.
On the street I've only been able to get the oil temp up to about 190-200, and at that temp my idle is at about 33-35psi. It was previously about 21-23psi with Rotella T6, but it would also get up to 225* on the street easily.
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