07-08-2014, 02:24 AM | #1 |
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Upgraded intercooler
My car heats up alot when it is driven hard. Sometimes it writes, oil temperature too high, please drive slowly, it turns the car automaticall to D1.
I was wondering if there was an upgraded intercooler for this. Anyone else had this happen to them? |
07-08-2014, 02:55 AM | #2 |
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Although this hasn't happen to me, have you checked to make sure your oil cooler is clean and free of bugs/debris? Also what weight of oil are ya running?
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07-08-2014, 04:28 AM | #4 |
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Car is completely stock. If I am not mistaken, the oil which I get from the bmw dealership is 0W40. It gets pretty warm in the summer (30 degrees C) and I drive very hard. Also, The car is mostly driven on mountains which might also be another cause (uphills)
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07-08-2014, 04:52 AM | #5 |
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Sometime when I wash the car and let water run through the inter coolers & oil cooler I get a lot of bugs out of there. I am not hard with the spray just soak it down good and let water flow through it. There is a thermostat on the oil cooler that should be opening and may have failed but no one else has reported this.. I too have driven the car hard on 30-35C+ days pretty damn hard and never had an overheat. Check for plastic bag/debris on bottom of oil cooler. The oil cooler is the one that runs parallel to the ground on the bottom of the center opening in the front bumper.
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07-08-2014, 05:01 AM | #6 |
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The car is cleaned every week and detailed every couple of months. I don't believe that this is the issue. The tarmac here in leb is very soft, so the wheels keep spinning, and it is an uphill.. That also might be a reason.. Any way to upgrade the oil cooler?
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07-08-2014, 05:44 AM | #7 |
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That wouldn't be an easy proposition to upgrade the oil cooler within the space constraints. Washing the exterior of the car is not going to keep bugs and crap from hitting the underside of the oil cooler. Think of it as a radiator that is 4 inches above the ground with no real guard on it. If you look under your front bumper you will see it there. Just have a look should be a dull grey painted color. These cars are pushed hard in the southern USA and west coast and are not overheating in this manner. There must be a mechanical/physical problem present.
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Check out this blog entry to see what I am talking about. http://m5carblog.blogspot.ca/2013/02...brication.html < Normal car washing would not clean this if it has debris on it.
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I guess if I take it to a road course that will probably be comparable to the way you're driving lol. Well good luck hope you get it resolved. |
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How do run water through the intercoolers if we have water to air IC's?
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I think he mean by other cooler which there are a few more around the bumper side not the water to air intercooler.
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I am referring to cleaning bugs and crap out of the air side of the inter-coolers. I just use a garden hose no crazy pressure. No the OP was talking about overheating. If the I/C and O/C are flowing freely (on both sides) the car shouldn't be overheating if you are moving at speed getting lots of air through them.
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I add a quart of oil every 600-800 miles. i have a quart in my trunk at all times. Never drive it hard while warming up. once the oil reaches the quarter mark, then I start driving hard. During a hot early morning Sunday ride, it will go over 120 degrees C relatively quickly, and then I try and cool it down for a while, the fact that I am spinning wheels alot might be a cause as well. |
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07-22-2014, 04:44 PM | #19 |
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I think he means cleaning the heat exchanger not the intercooler.
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