Oil Coolers and stone impact - anyone else?
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Oil Coolers and stone impact - anyone else?
Owned my 8 for a year and a half. Noticed for last few months that both engine oil coolers are getting more and more impacted and damaged by road debris, presumably small stones (thankfully no small animals yet). I`m concerned about it though..because all the small impacts have bent over the cooling fins inside the front face of the heat exchangers. I`m worried this will lead to a loss of performance and a higher running temperature for the engine oil. There is no doubt that the things are quite badly damaged now. Anyone any ideas? Should this be a warranty claim?
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I would think it was designed this way and that it is made to standup to everyday driving knowing that the front is going to get hit by objects like most cars, but then again I could be wrong
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That's the reason why so many of us add the oil cooler grilles and a grille to the lower opening in front of the AC condensor. Check out a search on oil cooler grilles. Its also in the DIY section.
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OK, I'm installing the grills this weekend. Cleaning out a huge grasshopper sucks. Question before I do it tho. I'm going to clean out the oil coolers as best as I can, should I re bend the cooling fins to their original shape?
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Originally Posted by Labop
OK, I'm installing the grills this weekend. Cleaning out a huge grasshopper sucks. Question before I do it tho. I'm going to clean out the oil coolers as best as I can, should I re bend the cooling fins to their original shape?
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The 'definitive' DIY for protecting your coolers was posted in August 2003!
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Link, for the 'search impaired'....
Time - 5 minutes
Price - 67 cents
Tools - scissors
Immaculate two-year-old oil coolers - Priceless!
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Link, for the 'search impaired'....
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Originally Posted by G8rboy
You can get a radiator fin comb from an autoparts store and 'comb' the fins straight... would probably help keep cooling at a maximum.
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