R50/53 Cooling questions
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Cooling questions
Is there a bung for a cooling fan switch on the radiator?
Whats the communities perception of quality on this part at ECS Tuning?
https://www.ecstuning.com/News/MINI_...inum_Radiator/
If I have to drop the coolant and go into full service mode, the rad will get swapped and the plastic t-stat housing will go bye-bye for an aluminum one. What other weak spots are there in the cooling system?
I have looked into some of the diagrams on the cooling system and I gotta say the guy who designed it had to have had a hangover when he didi it... 4 way pipe???
Is there a coolant flow diagram available? Searches revealed parts block diagrams but did not see anything on flow direction.
"a cool engine is a happy engine" (within spec)
Whats the communities perception of quality on this part at ECS Tuning?
https://www.ecstuning.com/News/MINI_...inum_Radiator/
If I have to drop the coolant and go into full service mode, the rad will get swapped and the plastic t-stat housing will go bye-bye for an aluminum one. What other weak spots are there in the cooling system?
I have looked into some of the diagrams on the cooling system and I gotta say the guy who designed it had to have had a hangover when he didi it... 4 way pipe???
Is there a coolant flow diagram available? Searches revealed parts block diagrams but did not see anything on flow direction.
"a cool engine is a happy engine" (within spec)
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Is there a bung for a cooling fan switch on the radiator?
Whats the communities perception of quality on this part at ECS Tuning?
https://www.ecstuning.com/News/MINI_...inum_Radiator/
If I have to drop the coolant and go into full service mode, the rad will get swapped and the plastic t-stat housing will go bye-bye for an aluminum one. What other weak spots are there in the cooling system?
I have looked into some of the diagrams on the cooling system and I gotta say the guy who designed it had to have had a hangover when he didi it... 4 way pipe???
Is there a coolant flow diagram available? Searches revealed parts block diagrams but did not see anything on flow direction.
"a cool engine is a happy engine" (within spec)
Whats the communities perception of quality on this part at ECS Tuning?
https://www.ecstuning.com/News/MINI_...inum_Radiator/
If I have to drop the coolant and go into full service mode, the rad will get swapped and the plastic t-stat housing will go bye-bye for an aluminum one. What other weak spots are there in the cooling system?
I have looked into some of the diagrams on the cooling system and I gotta say the guy who designed it had to have had a hangover when he didi it... 4 way pipe???
Is there a coolant flow diagram available? Searches revealed parts block diagrams but did not see anything on flow direction.
"a cool engine is a happy engine" (within spec)
I’ve not seen any flow diagrams. Would be nice. When I refreshed these hoses I did it in steps making sure to match the routing...took lots of pictures
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I'm thinking I'm going to do the radiator and be done with it the first fulls service mode I do. Belt & tensioner are ordered, Alta 17% pulley in hand so once its all in house then I'll get the install done.
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