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Another small update:
From 03/01 there will be significant delays. The company where I have the lower and upper air duct manufactured will close.
I have to find another company and don't expect to keep the same price. We had close contacts with the company.
However, within the next 2 weeks, air ducts can still be manufactured.
I was able to renegotiate the prices for the coolers though and it will stay the same for now.
No idea how long, is a crazy time.
Sven,
Your cooling kit was installed this weekend.
Went great. No issues. Temp gauge now indicates several degrees cooler compared to before on same runs. Also oil temp drops faster when going from in-town traffic to highway.
I had a local guy powder coat the duct work with a satin black.
You do nice work. Kit is perfect.
Other work this Saturday was R&R plugs and injectors and PCV and serpentine belt and 4 coolant hoses, oil change, install Weistec catch can, install Weistec idler pulley kit, change coolant.
The guy who did the work did a great job. 2013 C63 P31 with 70K miles.
Thank you,
John
W204 C200, BMW E30 M3, 1980Gt Mini, Toyota Corona, KTM 200 EXC.
Looks very good well done.
I have a question on oil cooling, has anyone experimented with adding a power supply to the original oil cooler fan that is controlled by an externally mounted thermostat
that will turn on the oil cooler fan at say 95 deg cel to see if that would help lower oil temp ?
I have a question on oil cooling, has anyone experimented with adding a power supply to the original oil cooler fan that is controlled by an externally mounted thermostat
that will turn on the oil cooler fan at say 95 deg cel to see if that would help lower oil temp ?
When I fitted the larger oil cooler, I removed my auxilliary oil cooler fan (like on the factory 440 option) because you can see how it restricts airflow.
^ What @Cwagon wrote. It is the effective surface area of the oil cooler(s) that is the limiting factor, and the fan blocks 40% of the one in the wheel well. The fan helps if you have overheated the oil and then get stuck sitting stationary in rush hour traffic, but driving at 50 km/h pushes five times as much air through that cooler as the fan can suck, and it still isn't enough. Sucking in air at 10 km/h through the same (small) opening won't do anything when pushing air in at 50 km/h - or for that matter, 150 km/h - which is my average speed around CTMP in the C63 - isn't enough.
The 44O kit completely opens up that area - as in the AMG engineers decided to completely scrap the fan - and replaces that cooler (which is a dual core unit) with a triple core in addition to installing a larger one at the front similar to Sven's setup.
From: Land of mountains, cheese, chocolate and watches
12' W204 C63 AMG coupe "T-Rex", 12' W451 Smart Fortwo Pulse (99' W202 C43 AMG + Ultima Can-Am sold)
Has anybody measured the extra oil which needs to be put into the engine after an oil and filter change, including the enlarged oil cooler?
My coupe was in for a 'B'service recently and after driving a couple of days later, the warning "low oil level, check at next petrol fill up" lit up. I assume the dealer put back the prescribed quantity of oil without taking into account the quantity needed for the enlarger cooler. I suspect the level was checked before the thermostat had opened, otherwise they would most likely have noticed something was wrong. Furthermore, I topped up shortly after with 1lt of oil to get the correct level on the dip stick
Just ordered mine! Fingers crossed it gets here before trackday season starts for me in August!
Another happy customer! Had a couple back to back weekends on a relatively slow track (top speed <90) and didn't hit limp mode once. Worth every penny!
W204 C200, BMW E30 M3, 1980Gt Mini, Toyota Corona, KTM 200 EXC.
I am interested in what the heat temps are just with normal driving like on the motorway say 60 miles an hour.
Has it changed engine oil, water and transmission temp.
The reason I ask I have a 1987 M3 and the oil temp slowly rises to about 90 deg c after about 15 km drive on the motorway on a warm day, nothing like the M156 which has a cranking heat and takes no time at all to reach 100+ deg c.
For an idea can a fitting be made that goes between the oil cooler and oil cooler inlet hose that will allow water to be pumped through the fitting over to a water radiator to disperse some heat?
From: Land of mountains, cheese, chocolate and watches
12' W204 C63 AMG coupe "T-Rex", 12' W451 Smart Fortwo Pulse (99' W202 C43 AMG + Ultima Can-Am sold)
When driving at a steady 130km/h on the motorway with summer temperatures +/- 30°c, oil temp is always sitting between 105°-107°c with water temp at a 90-93°c.
When driving at a steady 130km/h on the motorway with summer temperatures +/- 30°c, oil temp is always sitting between 105°-107°c with water temp at a 90-93°c.
Virtually the same as I get when travelling at similar speed.
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