If the factory put a cooler in, then I think it should be there for authenticity and it does help in hot weather. But, on a second note, how many cars were produced in this country and elseware without engine oil coolers for the past 50 years or more and how many have you heard of that failed because the oil was to hot? I've never heard of any. Were not speaking of race cars now, that's a whole different ball game. I do know of an engine that failed because the oil was too cold though! Minus 10 degrees F. It was a large diesel and it broke the oil pump shaft, because the engine was started with a fast throttle setting, causing the engine to seize before it was caught. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/devilgrin.gif Very expensive repair! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cryin.gif PJ