So I keep boiling my fluid and blowing fluid out of my reservoir on my e46. Do any of you guys run coolers? If so how did you route them?
I was thinking about tapping in at #10 and just cutting a small section out to run through a mishimoto universal cooler or something. I have a setrab cooler laying around but I think it's too small.
pix of the cooler you have now? I have some generic cooler from jegs. Hose clamps and what not since it's on the low pressure side. Seems to work so far.
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It doesn't have to be too big. I'm going to run a 10 row koyo. 11x3x2
this kit may give you ideas as far as routing (they've got good pictures)
http://www.chasebays.com/chase-bays-...e36-w-s50-s52/
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$400? jebus.
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Not really that bad considering you're getting rid of all the leaky BMW hoses, baffled reservoir, and a cooler. All in a kit that mounts and fits just right. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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If you have a manual trans, maybe try using an auto trans radiator and tying into the tranny cooler connections...
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Go to a junkyard and get the stock trans cooler off a 90's era Chevy, factory b&m cooler with 3/8 npt ends. Thread in whatever barb or an fitting you want
I have this setrab. But it's pretty small.
But If not that I'd probably just get the $100 mishimoto universal kit. I work at a BMW dealer so replacing the stock hoses is a lot cheaper than the CB kit. and I get a two year warranty. lol I'm mostly confused as to where in line to route it.
I'm using this, had to fab a mount but not too difficult.
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-331000
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also, #10 is the "cooler" so that's where you want to put an aftermarket inline
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Nope, the b&m cooler off a junkyard truck is $10 or free if you're sneaky, so you're still more baller then me
I didn't use that style cause I didn't want a cooler hanging off my front bumper. A bit silly when there's no radiator there.
I have an oil cooler dangling under my passenger's side bumper, PS cooler hanging off the driver's side, radiator in the middle. I feel like I need more heat exchangers lol.
IIRC there's an old DTM trick there they put a belt around the rear axle to power a diff fluid pump for the diff radiator.
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I used a generic heat exchanger / cooler from frozenboost.com. The exact same one I am using for my oil cooler. They are idential and like ~$100 or less. Just interrupt the lines going to the factory "cooler" tube and run them to a cooler and you're set. Solved my boiling problem completely - I used to boil it all the time. I'll try to dig up some pictures of the install.
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I'd advise against using an auto radiator and using it for PS and coolant.
my PS cooler is inside my shroud so it gets constant air....but it's heat soaking when the rad gets hot. And that's driving forward, not sideways. I'm relocating it in the next week.
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I'll be running this one: https://www.summitracing.com/parts/FLX-3812 right behind the front kidney grills. We usually stay in the mid 80s here in the summer, so I think it should be fine. Hard to pass up for $30.
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