Oil Filter Housing Modification / Cooler Removal

I am sure some people wont be interested or say 'whats the point' but for those who are interested this is what i am up to

I am going to remove the oil cooler used on the 300tdi as i dont think its required so binning the pipes from the cooler to the filter housing will tidy up the bay a bit plus give me less places for an oil leak. It should also make changing the filter a bit easier. I can then at a later date fit a full width alloy radiator and FMIC in front of that for improved cooling to the air and coolant.

So far i have stripped down a spare filter housing like so





I am going to make a blanking plate up for the fitting on the top and then fit a sender for an oil pressure guage into it. The fitting on the side will have a sender for a oil temp guage fitted into that

I will update once i have the guages and have fitted the senders

I thought everyone would be interested

Anyway, had some gauge senders made up



Hopefully will get round to fitting it at the weekend. Just need to order some gauges.

you dont need thermo switch in it if coolers removed , just blanks

I am not fitting the thermo stat again just using the housing for guage senders

And here it is fitted



just need to wire the gauges in now.