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Originally Posted by joeo
Put together a setup using the mishimoto banjo fittings, and my own DIY cooler setup. Still getting it together, but enough that I was able to go for a drive today and noticed the same thing; the new path gets hot much more rapidly than the factory path. Could this configuration be bypassing the thermostat? Need a diagram of the oil filter housing. The new oil cooler was hot to the touch and the factory cooler was almost cool to the touch.
-Joe
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Are the coolers identical? If not, it will not be balanced flow for a parallel setup and the cooler with less flow resistance will get most of the load. Under high load my differences evened out with identical coolers. I don't think the top fittings bypass the thermostat, but I could be wrong.