[Peter Milnes]

If you have an automatic gearbox then there should be no need for an oil cooler as it should be in the radiator. I do not think that there is provision on a manual box for oil cooling. With the normal setup (auto box) there is a small attachment avaiable to adapt a small cooler in series with the normal rad mounted cooler which would comfortably fit in front of the fan as it is only about 8 by 6 inches in size.

I was looking for the thermal switch fitting from a 300 series car which is a short metal tube set into the top hose which mounts the switch on it's side. So far I have had no luck but as my EGR is now redundant I may get away with using the thermal vacuum switch mounting point. On my diesel I can happily get rid of the fan coupling bearing unit as it only acts as a bearing and drive pulley having nothing to do with the water pump. I can then fit a shorter alternator drive belt which should do the trick nicely.

All the best, Peter