Oil cooler help

[imye30]

Is the oil cooler needed or can the engine do with out it don't know what to do

[E30SPORTMAD]

Engine will run grand without it but for heavy warm driving conditions it does help the engine in the long run keeps the oil at from overheating and not doing its job, i had a sport for 10 months with no cooler and no problems from it at all,

[Brianmoooore]

Oil technology has come a long way since BMW decided that the 2.5 E30 needed an oil cooler. Just not needed with modern oil.
Oil has to be very hot before it even flows through the cooler.

[e30topless]

there's no real need for the oil cooler, IIRC the operating temp for one is around 90° or something ?

a 325i really needs a good thrashing to even get close to that temp,

[imye30]

there's no real need for the oil cooler, IIRC the operating temp for one is around 90° or something ?

a 325i really needs a good thrashing to even get close to that temp,

Cheers guys if decided not use the oil cooler what's used to block the holes cheers imy

[imye30]

The engine is going in a 320i j reg what can be used to block the holes up,if I don't use the oil cooler cheers guys

[Brianmoooore]

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&t=207166

[imye30]

Any one still used the oli filter housing from the oil cooler an just capped the holes off if so please let me know

[Mike_e30_325i]

im running the standed oil cooler/filter housing just with the cooler ports blanked off with bolts have aslo spin housing round and got smaller filter so the mainifold fitted

[Brianmoooore]

im running the standed oil cooler/filter housing just with the cooler ports blanked off with bolts have aslo spin housing round and got smaller filter so the mainifold fitted

So what happens when the oil gets hot enough to close the bypass 'stat?

[Mike_e30_325i]

Ok so would I off been best to blank it off with a u bend pipe so it can still flow

[Brianmoooore]

No, it would have been best to remove the cooler take off/thermostat head, and fit the simple double ended coupler as found on the 2 litre. It's hardly an expensive part, even new from BMW.

[Mike_e30_325i]

Oh right didn't relies there was a different way I'll look into that as car aint on road yet cheers

[Brianmoooore]

#5 on here:
http://bmwfans.info/parts/catalog/E30/T ... ine_block/