m20 oil cooler delete

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Post Wed Jul 25, 2012 7:41 pm

i recall some threads about deleting the oil cooler as its not neccessary due to the type of oils in use, i think??

cant seem to find anything on it though, is it a matter of simply disconnecting the lines from the engine and putting in some nuts? to blank the holes in the block,
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Post Wed Jul 25, 2012 8:09 pm

From memory, you remove the oil cooler take off and use the union/bolt that holds the filter on the M20B20. That's what I did on my B25.
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Post Wed Jul 25, 2012 10:19 pm

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Post Wed Jul 25, 2012 10:36 pm

That could be it, hard to tell from those pics.

Stick up a wanted ad or contact one of the fraggers on here, they'll know which bit you're after.
Basically you remove the oil cooler take off plate and screw that piece in. The filter just screws on as it would on a 320i. I had no issues removing the cooler on my 325i lump.
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