Instagram Quickies

Here's my first of many posts based on conversations with fellow Volvo owners on Instagram.  Together we share ideas, work through problems and live the Volvo life.  Hope you enjoy!

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Remote mount oil filter (so now it's not wedged against the bell housing) and thermostatic bypass adapter. It bypasses the cooler until minimum heat threshold is reached, then slowly transitions over to full flow-through so as not to shock the system with rapid overcooling.

I built this setup from stuff available from the local parts store, just sat down with the red block's oil filter dimensions and went through the catalog to found the pieces. If you have a local retailer that deals in Hayden oil cooling products (like an OReilly's or something) I can get you the part numbers I used. 👍   

Heck, I probably won't even have to pick the car up to do oil changes now. Just reach under, crack the plug loose, drain, spin and go! I've worked on these enough I've got an unnerving number of fastener sizes committed to memory now -- dropped the power steering pump off this one entirely by feel and memory!  ;-)

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