Kohler oil cooler

[Ron]

Kohler CH740-0026 in a Steiner tractor
Leak behind oil filter. Found the plastic housing that the oil filter is attached to is cracked. Looks like it is only sold as a kit, which includes the hoses and oil cooler. Pretty ridiculous. PN 54 755 21-S to the tune of 156.54. Anybody findif just the plastic piece is available?

[hanz63]

If you Google the part number , there are less expensive then the $156. Deere labeled kits come in less at retail as well. MIU11509 . Depending on its usage, could the cooler be deleted if it is over budget?