[dlbrooks18]

very cool, please keep us posted!

[McMuffin]

Originally Posted by Jeller

Excellent^ what thermostat are you running?

FBI is testing out Stetts new oil cooler! Can't wait for his review on the product!!

[e46m3to335i]

Originally Posted by taylors335

cool thanks , all the fittings used are -8 earls and the factory oil cooler stays in place and is left aloan the Earls cooler will tap into the filter housing on top where the two allen plugs are , they come out and two 90 degree 20mm/1.5 to -8 AN adapters will go in there place and the oil lines will attach to those the hose being used is Earls Pro-lite -8 used a total of 5 feet , prolly could have used 4 but got 5 to be safe as the line is almost $10 a foot!!! not up and running yet still need to get the adapters the ones i had before were the wrong size and would not clear the hood on the 335. my oil temps should at least drop about 10 to 15 degrees !

I've pieced together all of the parts and can't believe how cheap this setup really is. However, I can't seem to find the 20mm x 1.5 to -8AN 90 degree fittings ANYWHERE....The closest fittings I can find to those are 18mm x 1.5 to an -8AN. Only size AN line with a 20mm x 1.5 is a -10AN and above and all of these are straight fittings, not 90 degrees. Care to share with me where you found the adapters for the allen plugs on the filter housing???? Good work so far with this DIY oil cooler kit!!!!!!

-Nick

[taylors335]

if any one is still keeping an eye on this post..... here are a few updates , with it being the 335i the hood Clarence is very low i had fabbed up some fittings because the 90 degree fittings are rare and about 40 a piece so when my fittings were tig welded together i guess on one side they were not made of a quality metal and the weld formed a very very small crack through it when it cooled , so the next step is to make some out of stainless !!! will keep you updated

[Penn999]

Originally Posted by taylors335

if any one is still keeping an eye on this post..... here are a few updates , with it being the 335i the hood Clarence is very low i had fabbed up some fittings because the 90 degree fittings are rare and about 40 a piece so when my fittings were tig welded together i guess on one side they were not made of a quality metal and the weld formed a very very small crack through it when it cooled , so the next step is to make some out of stainless !!! will keep you updated

I am heading over to the dealership now....they just had to custom fab. brackets and cut a shit ton out of the front end to get the ar oil cooler in there. I will post some pics soon. I also had issues with the hood clearance. The setrab cooler looks to be a fair amount bigger than this one tho. We will see what they came up with....

[iBoost]

Don't be selfish post up a DIY

[taylors335]

i will post one after its done

[taylors335]

Originally Posted by Penn999

I am heading over to the dealership now....they just had to custom fab. brackets and cut a shit ton out of the front end to get the ar oil cooler in there. I will post some pics soon. I also had issues with the hood clearance. The setrab cooler looks to be a fair amount bigger than this one tho. We will see what they came up with....

how much do you have tied up in the AR cooler ?

[C4sF80M3]

Originally Posted by Former_Boosted_IS

Remember you are still using the stock thermostat. That means your oil coolers are useless below 230 - 235F. Losing that thermostat or getting a lower temp thermostat is critical when trying to improve oil temps in my opinion. I am currently testing a 180F oil thermostat on my car. Should have data shortly.

Not sure why you assume it's okay to drop the oil temp that much. The point is to keep the oil temp consistent and below 250 on the track, not drop it so low that it changes the properties of the oil. I have to believe that BMW choose that temp range for a reason.

[Penn999]

Originally Posted by taylors335

how much do you have tied up in the AR cooler ?

Group buy price plus 3 hrs of labor. It took them like 2 days to make custom brakets and do all the cutting. Thank god they lool out for me over there . All in all about 1000 including install

[Turkeybaster115]

Originally Posted by c4s335i

Not sure why you assume it's okay to drop the oil temp that much. The point is to keep the oil temp consistent and below 250 on the track, not drop it so low that it changes the properties of the oil. I have to believe that BMW choose that temp range for a reason.

I agree. A 180 degree thermostat, will cause slower warm ups, and the ecu to dump gas, causing winter time gas mileage, all year round.

[taylors335]

im not changing the t-stat just adding a cooler so once it opens it stays about 230 and not hanging around 250 when beating on the car more boost = more heat ! and fuel trim is based on coolant temp not oil temp the oil t stat is in place to get oil temp up before circulating through the cooler

[BrianMN]

Originally Posted by taylors335

im not changing the t-stat just adding a cooler so once it opens it stays about 230 and not hanging around 250 when beating on the car more boost = more heat ! and fuel trim is based on coolant temp not oil temp the oil t stat is in place to get oil temp up before circulating through the cooler

So are you completed with it? Post up some more pics please!

[taylors335]

Okay Its Done Check Out The Diy For The Info

[Dj_Frost]

Originally Posted by Former_Boosted_IS

Remember you are still using the stock thermostat. That means your oil coolers are useless below 230 - 235F. Losing that thermostat or getting a lower temp thermostat is critical when trying to improve oil temps in my opinion. I am currently testing a 180F oil thermostat on my car. Should have data shortly.

For the removal of the thermo, do you just take it out and that's it?

[BOOSTED4DR]

Nicee was thinkin of doin this myself....

[taylors335]

Originally Posted by Dj_Frost

For the removal of the thermo, do you just take it out and that's it?

ya pull the housing top bolt out so you can get the little cover off then pull the t-stat and the spring out

[taylors335]

Originally Posted by BOOSTED4DR

Nicee was thinkin of doin this myself....

do it rele the only thing that was a pain was getting the fittings done other than that was just a matter of doing it hahah