Good Stuff Part 1
Here is the set-up of my oil cooler. It is made up of a few components sourced from the BMW catalogue. Firstly, the enclosure is from the M5. It is actually the air filter box but I modified it to fit the Earl's oil cooler. The piping from the front of the car are all original M5 stuff. I attached an additional length of flexible piping to direct the incoming air towards the oil cooler. The oil cooler cap is from Victory Product Design. It is specifically made for the car so as not to lose oil pressure. There is a problem though. The fittings sits too high and during hard driving, they do pop up and dent the hood. However, I understand the VPD has re-designed the oil cap and the fittings are also lower. That should solve the problem. Does it help? Well, the oil cooler may not be as big as I want it to be but it definitely helps to a certain extent. In any case, you would not want to have too much cooling. Engine oil is meant to run a bit hot in order to be efficient. Cool it too much and it becomes sludgy and loses its heat absorbing property. Now, why would I need an oil cooler? Think.
posted by gabey @ Thursday, September 21, 2006
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