Fitting oil cooler relief spring

[jerry]

I am fitting an oil cooler to an older monster 750 that doeas not have one , but it needs the spring relief valve under the oil FILTER fitted


any one know which way round to fit the spring plate fits?Huh?

I know the rubber part that goes over one of the oil way holes, and the the other tab end has a bend and fits against the ridge on the crankcase , but it seems too large and I am not sure which way round the bend ?springy bit shoild be.

some people have also stated that its not really needed as its only a relief valve if the oil cooler gets blocked

[Capo]

This is how it is fitted viewed from the oil filter end, as you tighten the nipple it straightens out. And indeed I can't think of how an oil cooler can get blocked.

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm143/Tarugo996/Tutorial/P1000775.jpg

[jerry]

I have trimmed it to fit and all is now OK

[Fat Dog]

Hi I am a New member, and have just aquired a 1998 Monster dark, its very taty but I am slowly renovating it, one question I have is the valve mentioned in the above post, do I remove it when removing the carb warming kit, Thanks for any replies.

[jerry]

NO its still needed .

[crust]

By the rightside of the front of the engine below the belt cover there'll either be two blanking bolts or two oil lines coming out.

If your engine has oil lines coming out to an oil cooler you need the valve to divert oil up the lines to the cooler, without the plate the oil wil not flow around the cooler, well, only a little.

If you are removing the cooler then, yes, you need to remove the plate.

[Fat Dog]

Thanks for your replys,I have removed the Oil cooler/carb heater pipes and fitted blanking plugs to the block, but so far, 1 reply for keeping the valve and 1 reply for getting rid of the valve, any more sugestions please !

[crust]

The plate diverts the flow around the oil cooler by blocking off the passage.

[crust]

The pictures show you the flow.

The plate blocks the hole and diverts the flow round the cooler, if you remove the cooler and leave the plate, you've restricted the oil flow, not a good idea.

[Fat Dog]

Thanks crust, I am very gratefull for your time and effort