Oil cooler orientation (Z1 cooler)

BrandonT

I've decided to buy a Z1 oil cooler and posed to them the following, but haven't received a reply yet, so I thought I'd see what you guys have to say. I would like to mount the cooler sideways, with three way fittings at both the upper and lower fitting so oil can be drained from the lower fitting and added to the upper. Hoses would be routed up basically the same as the standard layout. The way I see it this should solve the pros/cons of going with either up or down mounted fittings. Oil can be added and drained, hoses are routed up so the cooler doesn't drain back into the engine throwing off the dipstick reading (I trust the ADBV on the filter for this anyway for a car that gets regularly driven), and air is purged on startup (inlet at the bottom fitting).

My only concerns are that there are not fittings available to do this, and it may not be easily accessible to get at the drain/fill hoses. Also an extra length of hose and connectors just hanging there is a potential source or leaks of damage obviously.

What do you guys think?