are oil/water coolers a good way to go? i don't know how well they work, but it seems like a lot of OEMs use them (the mk4 supra has one, i think). no drop in oil pressure, and it could make an oil cooler install really elegant too, just run a few coolant lines, and there's no big heat exchanger to fit up front, and to thermostat either. i would assume that it doesn't affect warm up as badly as an oil/air cooler with no thermostat/pressure valve, either.
i think turbo fords (the 2.3l motor) had oil/water coolers with a right angle adapter for the filter-- would that be enough to make the filter more accessible?
also, if volvo filters are the same diameter/thread, they had spin on adapters with a built-in thermostat to go to a remote oil cooler. might be a good option if you arent getting a relocation kit
shiva
i think turbo fords (the 2.3l motor) had oil/water coolers with a right angle adapter for the filter-- would that be enough to make the filter more accessible?
also, if volvo filters are the same diameter/thread, they had spin on adapters with a built-in thermostat to go to a remote oil cooler. might be a good option if you arent getting a relocation kit
shiva