Oil cooler on M44

[pnosker]

Wow that's a lot of money... what made you want to do this in the first place? Were you seeing some very high oil temperatures?

[lpcapital]

Originally Posted by pnosker

Wow that's a lot of money... what made you want to do this in the first place? Were you seeing some very high oil temperatures?

You pay for what you get, and my first concern was not to have to pull over because one of the hoses came apart because of a pressure burst.

I have no clue what oil temp I was running before since I didn't have an oil cooler. I can only assume it wasn't the best possible...

[blowin 4]

Originally Posted by lpcapital

Ok, so I'm back at this...

On the M42club.com forum I found this:



That does this:



In other words it allows you to relocate the oil filter where you like, and also add a oil cooler (and t-stat) in line.

I also end up buying an old M42 oil filter housing on eBay (this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=180344655562) and have called Ireland Engineering to see if their oil filter cap for the M5x work. I'll call them back once I receive the item so I can give them the measures so we can see if it would work...

where can i get that oil adapter pic???

[pdxmotorhead]

Yep you would have needed a o-ring to AN fitting rather than pipe. Its the same as the ones on the setrab cooler.

I never chince on oil coolers or lines. Put too many car-b-q's out at the track becasue of burst lines.

Aeroquip or don't bother.

Very nice install!

Dave

[lpcapital]

Originally Posted by pdxmotorhead

Yep you would have needed a o-ring to AN fitting rather than pipe. Its the same as the ones on the setrab cooler.

I never chince on oil coolers or lines. Put too many car-b-q's out at the track becasue of burst lines.

Aeroquip or don't bother.

Very nice install!

Dave

Thanks Dave.

For the adapter plate it's made by Mocal and here in the US can be bought from BAT Inc. However as designed won't fit: it's meant to go on the M42, not the M44. Apparently the alternator bracket on the M42 is different. That's why I welded the fittings: that way I was able to make it very tight design. Also you'll noticed the alternator bracket will have to be modified.

[pdxmotorhead]

Well I have a M42 so it would rock on my car.

I just did the gasket a week ago. Now I'm thinking I should have planned better.
On the other hand, I wasn't in the mood to do much else out in the cold garage....

Cheers
Dave

[lpcapital]

Originally Posted by pdxmotorhead

Well I have a M42 so it would rock on my car.

I just did the gasket a week ago. Now I'm thinking I should have planned better.
On the other hand, I wasn't in the mood to do much else out in the cold garage....

Cheers
Dave

Understandable... It would probably require some customization. Not sure... But if you have do go that route, let me know: I still have about 2 feet of Aeroquip hose at home which I can sell you...

[pdxmotorhead]

I work part time at a race shop that builds race cars.....

I need ot look , but I used some fittings a while back that were right angle swivels that went directly into the setrab cooler and had AN6 or 8 lines on them.... Hmm. Gotta do some research at the shop when I have some time.

Looking at the MOCAL plat I'm pretty sure I could machine a block of Aluminum with the exits to the rear, would be a possibility... Gonna have to look at that some more....

Dave

[lpcapital]

Originally Posted by pdxmotorhead

I work part time at a race shop that builds race cars.....

I need ot look , but I used some fittings a while back that were right angle swivels that went directly into the setrab cooler and had AN6 or 8 lines on them.... Hmm. Gotta do some research at the shop when I have some time.

Looking at the MOCAL plat I'm pretty sure I could machine a block of Aluminum with the exits to the rear, would be a possibility... Gonna have to look at that some more....

Dave

Well if you wanna go super custom way, I can sell you my old oil filter housing. You just cut it to make it into a plate and weld on the fittings

[pdxmotorhead]

I usually try not to weld on things that hold pressure.
I always try to go single billet first then if I have to weld.
I've had too many bits crack even when top notch guys weld it.

Our shop is here:
http://www.competitionmotorsports.com/

I don't sell anything. I trade seat time for helping keep the cars running.
Ron the owner is a old school guy. He has the web page becasue its just necessary these days but he focuses on supporting local racers. He also does not make non race cars much of a focus. We don't do much street Tuner stuff. Too much liability and too many stupid people.

If you watch the front page slide show, I've worked on most of the cars.

The #16 200SX is just getting finished up, we dropped a new power plant in, the CA18T got replaced with a SR20DET and the car already had the CP record at Thunder Hill, Portland International and Pacific Raceway. It will be a SPU/W or ITE car now. Upgraded to 300ZX brakes as well.

The Midget has a Cosworth BDA in it. really fun toy...
The sprint is a non-wing 360 Chev. Makes over 600 HP on methanol.
In a car that weighs about 1500 with the driver...

Yep my name is Dave Taylor and I have a racing problem.


Dave

[silver]

Hey
sorry for my bad English, i´m from Denmark.

I have bay one of these Mocal Top 9 for my M42 engine.

But i think somthing is missing.. i hope the 2 picture will say it all.

[lpcapital]

Originally Posted by silver

Hey
sorry for my bad English, i´m from Denmark.

I have bay one of these Mocal Top 9 for my M42 engine.

But i think somthing is missing.. i hope the 2 picture will say it all.

Yep: you're missing the checkvalve. You need item #4 here: http://realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?...68&hg=11&fg=30

[silver]

Aha... i say many many times thanks. i go 2 my local BMW dealer 2 morow

[cooljess76]

You could reuse your old one, however, you should install new o-rings.

[lpcapital]

Originally Posted by cooljess76

You could reuse your old one, however, you should install new o-rings.

IIRC on the M42 (or some of them) the check valve is built into the plate, while on M44 is plastic and removable/replaceable...