B&M Oil Cooler? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

LS1M · 06-04-2015, 06:20 PM

Has anyone ever looked into using one of the B&M supercoolers with the built-in fans for oil cooling? Model 70297 or 70298? How do they compare to some of the others like the Mishimoto or Perrin models, or the Jackson Racing model? I did a search and only found a couple of people using them for automatic transmissions. Assuming I can find a place to mount it, would it cool as well?

Thanks!
-Mark

stevesnj · 06-04-2015, 11:22 PM

with the fan and aluminum construction this will work great IMHO. No need to buy a racing oil cooler when something like this would be sufficient. I am considering this also. If you intend to race other than Auto X or weekend track days I say this is a good deal.

LS1M · 06-05-2015, 12:25 AM

I just wonder where it might fit... Engine bay is crazy tight already. Behind radiator under the air filter maybe?

DAEMANO · 06-05-2015, 03:47 AM

I like this idea. It should fit in the same place the Full Blown Oil Cooler goes (under the passenger headlamp, behind the foglight).

sw20kosh · 06-05-2015, 05:44 AM

You do realize that fans play 0 part in cooling in anything above rush hour traffic and parking lot speeds? In fact they hinder cooling at high speed. Speed seen on a race track or a back mountain road.

Fans are only on radiators etc for low airflow situations.

stevesnj · 06-05-2015, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by sw20kosh

You do realize that fans play 0 part in cooling in anything above rush hour traffic and parking lot speeds? In fact they hinder cooling at high speed. Speed seen on a race track or a back mountain road.

Fans are only on radiators etc for low airflow situations.

I disagree, but it has a thermal switch for fan cooling when necessary. If the fan goes on then off it is cooling the oil passing through it. Usually the oil gets hotter under load and this extracts the heat. B&M has been around a long time. I'm sure this wouldn't be on the market if it didn't do what it is advertised to do. Just don't know how an oil cooler with a fan is ineffective in all driving conditions. I may be wrong

zooki · 06-05-2015, 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sw20kosh

You do realize that fans play 0 part in cooling in anything above rush hour traffic and parking lot speeds? In fact they hinder cooling at high speed. Speed seen on a race track or a back mountain road.

Fans are only on radiators etc for low airflow situations.

This is true if the cooler directly in the airflow. With a fan it allows more mounting options.

OkieSnuffBox · 06-05-2015, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by stevesnj

I disagree

“The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it.”

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