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I purchased this one
Takegawa 3-ROW Compact-Cool kit w/ Filter Adapter
Packaging is really nice
all instructions are in japanese, the photos are low quality black and white images
It was sort of difficult to figure out, and I've installed a few oil coolers on bikes before
I will post photos of the install
and comment on some of the concerns I have with the kit
one thing is the very nice looking oil filter adapter
the included oring, and the oem oring doesn't fit it
If your like me, and when changing the filter I always seem to have a leak when putting the oring back on
because its a weird angle to work
And thats an oring that fits into the groove of the oil filter cover
This oring doesn't even fit in the groove
I think its not deep enough to hold the ring
Here is an oem ring, also doesn't fit
the oem also seems twice as thick then the supplied one
I did use the supplied one
it was very, very difficult to hold the oring on, without it sliding off
even with a coat of oil on it
Even harder to get it to seat without popping out a tiny bit of it
This was my biggest fear was to have a leak because not only do you fight that oring, you still put the stock filter, spring and cover/oring onto this one with longer screws
so you have a lot going on
and I fear when I go change my filter one day it will be a hassle too if that adapter falls off
Anyways I did manage to get it on, without the oring popping out somehow
Here it is installed, looks very nice
Another concern, look how tiny the hose internal diameter is
Ive installed oil cooler kits on other bike, same sized engines 125cc-140cc and the hoses were much larger inside
Maybe its small for a reason?
Another thing I noticed, the entire cooler floats inside the housing
hopefully over time it won't wear any tiny holes into it
also notice the mount, on the valve cover
even at idle for a few minutes that mount gets super hot
but if you look closely all metal is isolated by thick rubber bushings
so the heat won't transfer
Plastics seemed to fit fine, hose did touch it but I dont think that will be an issue
it could just be the way I ran the hoses too
I don't really like the silver color
I may paint it all black, on the bike
not sure yet, would of preferred it mounted higher on the top valve cover
but I dont think the hoses would of reached
One line is pretty close to the header
and the cooler is close to the header too
so hopefully it will get enough air flow to counteract that
but I think at long stops the exhaust heat may soak into the cooler
No leaks at startup, and idle
Takegawa 3-ROW Compact-Cool kit w/ Filter Adapter
Packaging is really nice
all instructions are in japanese, the photos are low quality black and white images
It was sort of difficult to figure out, and I've installed a few oil coolers on bikes before
I will post photos of the install
and comment on some of the concerns I have with the kit
one thing is the very nice looking oil filter adapter
the included oring, and the oem oring doesn't fit it

If your like me, and when changing the filter I always seem to have a leak when putting the oring back on
because its a weird angle to work
And thats an oring that fits into the groove of the oil filter cover
This oring doesn't even fit in the groove
I think its not deep enough to hold the ring
Here is an oem ring, also doesn't fit
the oem also seems twice as thick then the supplied one

I did use the supplied one
it was very, very difficult to hold the oring on, without it sliding off
even with a coat of oil on it
Even harder to get it to seat without popping out a tiny bit of it
This was my biggest fear was to have a leak because not only do you fight that oring, you still put the stock filter, spring and cover/oring onto this one with longer screws
so you have a lot going on
and I fear when I go change my filter one day it will be a hassle too if that adapter falls off
Anyways I did manage to get it on, without the oring popping out somehow
Here it is installed, looks very nice

Another concern, look how tiny the hose internal diameter is
Ive installed oil cooler kits on other bike, same sized engines 125cc-140cc and the hoses were much larger inside
Maybe its small for a reason?


Another thing I noticed, the entire cooler floats inside the housing
hopefully over time it won't wear any tiny holes into it

also notice the mount, on the valve cover
even at idle for a few minutes that mount gets super hot
but if you look closely all metal is isolated by thick rubber bushings
so the heat won't transfer

Plastics seemed to fit fine, hose did touch it but I dont think that will be an issue
it could just be the way I ran the hoses too




I don't really like the silver color
I may paint it all black, on the bike
not sure yet, would of preferred it mounted higher on the top valve cover
but I dont think the hoses would of reached
One line is pretty close to the header
and the cooler is close to the header too
so hopefully it will get enough air flow to counteract that
but I think at long stops the exhaust heat may soak into the cooler
No leaks at startup, and idle