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Oil cooler help
Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:38 pm
by imye30
Is the oil cooler needed or can the engine do with out it don't know what to do
Re: Oil cooler help
Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 11:58 pm
by 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,
Re: Oil cooler help
Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 12:12 am
by 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.
Re: Oil cooler help
Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 12:54 am
by 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,
Re: Oil cooler help
Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 8:36 am
by imye30
e30topless wrote: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
Re: Oil cooler help
Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 8:38 am
by 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
Re: Oil cooler help
Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2011 8:40 am
by Brianmoooore
Re: Oil cooler help
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 3:32 pm
by 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
Re: Oil cooler help
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 4:51 pm
by 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
Re: Oil cooler help
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 8:27 pm
by Brianmoooore
Mike_e30_325i wrote: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?
Re: Oil cooler help
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 9:28 pm
by Mike_e30_325i
Ok so would I off been best to blank it off with a u bend pipe so it can still flow
Re: Oil cooler help
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 11:15 pm
by 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.
Re: Oil cooler help
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 11:24 pm
by 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
Re: Oil cooler help
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 11:32 pm
by Brianmoooore