oil cooler half blocked?

ThatGuyMikee · 08-23-2012, 06:40 PM

any1 ever notcie our oil coolers have a metal sqaure that blocks half of the oil cooler? any1 know why bmw did this? any effect if we take it off?

ThatGuyMikee · 08-23-2012, 07:31 PM

^^ yes

Space Ghost · 08-23-2012, 07:45 PM

There was a thread on that somewhere....

Mbauer · 08-23-2012, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by LateBraking

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Originally Posted by ThatGuyMikee

^^ yes

Us 6MT guys have that plate but the DCT guys don't. I'm guessing probably something to do with the DCT pump, but I'm not sure.

You can grab it and bend it off, it's barely tac welded on there.

Mike Benvo · 08-24-2012, 12:46 AM

That's a transmission oil cooler not engine oil cooler. I removed the plate about 4 years ago from my car. DCT doesn't have it.

It's sort of a pain to remove (need to remove bumper partially).

ThatGuyMikee · 08-24-2012, 01:34 AM

^any side effects? Im guessing none right? Just a better flow of air

Richbot · 08-24-2012, 01:32 PM

More air making it into the wheelwell means less downforce/more lift. I don't believe there is a thermostat on that tranny oil circuit either, so it could overcool the oil

M3PO · 08-24-2012, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Richbot

More air making it into the wheelwell means less downforce/more lift. I don't believe there is a thermostat on that tranny oil circuit either, so it could overcool the oil

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aus · 08-24-2012, 04:43 PM

So DCT doesn't have it? We need a bigger cooler!!

ThatGuyMikee · 08-24-2012, 06:38 PM

i just bent it up didnt take it off... i dought itlke over cool the trans

mlhj83 · 08-24-2012, 07:03 PM

BMW M must have had a good reason to put it there, otherwise it wouldn't have been there in the first place. Why take it off if you aren't having any problems with an over heating transmission?

ThatGuyMikee · 08-25-2012, 02:20 PM

^^ some have it some dont... seems like 6mt only have it probably because they dont heat up as much... so a lil more air wouldnt hurt

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08-24-2012, 12:46 AM	#5
Mike Benvo BimmerPost Supporting Vendor Drives: 08 E90 M3 / 400whp Turbo 7 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Everywhere Posts: 4,178 iTrader: (6)	That's a transmission oil cooler not engine oil cooler. I removed the plate about 4 years ago from my car. DCT doesn't have it. It's sort of a pain to remove (need to remove bumper partially). __________________ -----\| Like us on Facebook \| Instagram \|\| Tuning Information \| Remote Coding \|----- ----Visit us at www.BPMSport.com - Emotion. Driven. \| Toll Free: (888) 557-5133----
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08-24-2012, 01:32 PM	#7
Richbot Lieutenant Colonel Drives: Jerez Black E90 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: STL Posts: 1,808 iTrader: (2)	More air making it into the wheelwell means less downforce/more lift. I don't believe there is a thermostat on that tranny oil circuit either, so it could overcool the oil __________________
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08-24-2012, 04:43 PM	#9
aus Major General Drives: M3 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Seal Beach, CA Posts: 6,861 iTrader: (5)	So DCT doesn't have it? We need a bigger cooler!! __________________ Let me get this straight... You are swapping out parts designed by some of the top engineers in the world because some guys sponsored by a company told you it's "better??" But when you ask the same guy about tracking, "oh no, I have a kid now" or "I just detailed my car." or "i just got new tires."
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08-23-2012, 07:31 PM	#2
ThatGuyMikee Captain Drives: 2008 m3 e90 6spd Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Staten island Posts: 617 iTrader: (2)	^^ yes
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08-24-2012, 01:34 AM	#6
ThatGuyMikee Captain Drives: 2008 m3 e90 6spd Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Staten island Posts: 617 iTrader: (2)	^any side effects? Im guessing none right? Just a better flow of air
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08-24-2012, 06:38 PM	#10
ThatGuyMikee Captain Drives: 2008 m3 e90 6spd Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Staten island Posts: 617 iTrader: (2)	i just bent it up didnt take it off... i dought itlke over cool the trans
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08-24-2012, 07:03 PM	#11
mlhj83 Scythe-Meister Drives: '11 E92 M3 DCT ZCP Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: London Posts: 1,009 iTrader: (0)	BMW M must have had a good reason to put it there, otherwise it wouldn't have been there in the first place. Why take it off if you aren't having any problems with an over heating transmission?
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08-25-2012, 02:20 PM	#12
ThatGuyMikee Captain Drives: 2008 m3 e90 6spd Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Staten island Posts: 617 iTrader: (2)	^^ some have it some dont... seems like 6mt only have it probably because they dont heat up as much... so a lil more air wouldnt hurt
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