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Oil Cooler bypass to fix overcooling in winter months
I am running a Setrab oil cooler core with a Mocal thermostatic plate (Maximal Performance kit). My car is also turbo charged. In Indiana weather below 60F it takes an extremely long time to get my oil in a descent operating range 180F+ to actually enjoy the car. I don't really want to completely pull the oil cooler kit each winter. Fortunately the car is somewhat of a garage queen and doesn't get out much once the roads get salted here.
My best thought was disconnecting the two lines to the core and capping them and installing a bypass loop between the inlet and outlet -an fittings on the sandwich plate. Any concerns or better ideas for this issue.
I imagine I could also block the core but that will require removing the bumper and will somewhat block the intercooler and radiator.
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