So after driving, I noticed that the hood scoop is really hot as well as the front part of the hood wear the turbo sits.. I know this topic has been covered before but I have a couple questions..

1. How long have you had the heat shield on


2. In colder times of the year, will it hurt your car?

3. What company did you buy it from? And what makes there design better then the other. (aka why you chose it)

4. Will it void any warranties if I need to take it to mini for any type of service?


Sorry for all the questions lol. This is my baby and I want to wine and dine her

 

Sorry if this isn't correct for R55, but for R56 I went to the mini dealer, $23 dollars in parts later they installed it (a rare freebie) and I was gone.

 

There are two types, one that goes on the hood and the other on top of the turbo (or wraps the turbo).

I think the one on the hood will work fine, will not have any issues with warranty and is a simple 5 minute install. And it is cheap.

 

avuton, would you mind providing the part # for the shield you purchased from the dealer?

 

Sure

PN: 51-48-2-183-986

 

1.) since I've owned the vehicle with 4500 miles on it.
2.) no, it just isolates convection and radiative heat transfer.
3.) see below...
4.) I've been in for several service stops at a pair of dealers without any question or issues...

To remove heat off the hood scoop, I'm using the:
* factory installed 'sound deadening' - P/N #51482755612 (black material) w/ Expanding Rivets - P/N #51481915964 to mount
* OEM Alumnium "Thermal Insulation for Air Inlet Grill" - P/N #51482183986 (heat shield - in bright silver)
* fabricated stainless steel vent scoop (dark silver) that I produce and make available to owners



- Erik

 

Please excuse the temporary hijack, but did the sound deadening actually deaden engine sounds? I've never seen those blankets; at least I don't think they're on my car.

 

Not really, it doesn't do much for reducing sound that well [the part title is from MINI directly]... but it does help on absorbing / managing turbocharger heat rising to the hood.

- Erik

 

What year is your MINI and is it still under warranty?

I read on here about the hood scoop dipping so I called my dealer and told them I read they will fix it under warranty and they told me to bring it in. I brought it in and they gave me a loaner for two days - they said they wanted the new paint to dry - and when I got my car back the new shield and blanket were installed for free.

 

the new scoop post 2010 have metals in it to address the warping. i have not heard of any warping for hood scoop 2011+

 

Can you order these parts online and do it yourself? Or did you have the dealer throw it on? And would you happen to have any pics of you stuff closer? (If its not too much of a hassle)

 

Yes, you can easily grab the factory parts from a dealer and complete the install at home within minutes; it's extremely simple.

I will do that tonight and get you more detail.

- Erik

 

1. How long have you had the heat shield on
I've had it on the car for about 2000 miles

2. In colder times of the year, will it hurt your car?
No.

3. What company did you buy it from? And what makes there design better then the other. (aka why you chose it)
I bought the M7 Aerogel heat shield
http://www.m7tuning.com/parts/produc...roducts_id=137
The other one i looked at was the NM Engineering shield, which is $50 cheaper, but i went with M7 since i already bought their J-Brace which comes in black. The M7 heat shield is also black and makes the engine bay look factory (to me).

4. Will it void any warranties if I need to take it to mini for any type of service?
I'm taking my car in for it's 30k service this friday. I'll let you know


I also had the "OEM thermal insulation for air inlet piece" pre-installed when i bought the car used. It didn't make a difference. The hood and scoop were still very hot. It also made the hood latch hot so i would burn myself each time i tried to open the hood right after i turned the car off. Since i put on the M7 heat shield, the hood is cool to the touch. I will also say that i don't have the sound deadening piece that bluefox has, so i can't comment on whether that helps or not. But like i said, i do have the silver piece and that didn't help much as far as keeping the font of the hood cool.

I can also take pics tonight and post them up here.

 

Here is a thread we did long time ago gathering this info:
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...-feedback.html

 

I insulated my turbo with Way Motor Works turbo wrap, when I first got my car, two years ago.

http://www.waymotorworks.com/wmw-turbo-heat-shield.html

I also took the plastic grill out of the scoop opening. The scoop and hood stay nice and cool now, even in hot weather.

Dave

 

Let me know if you're needing any other details:





- Erik

 

Here's the pics i promised. Sorry, I couldn't get to do it yesterday. I just got back from the dealership for my 30K service. Not a peep about the heat shield

 

You have both heatshields installed and your dealer didn't say anything about the aftermarket turbo shield?

 

Nope. I just got my car back after it was in for a full 7 days while waiting on a replacement rim. Again, no peep.

 

When the warped hood scoop on my 2009 R55S was replaced last summer under warranty, the dealer also installed the hood shield and blanket as part of the work. Free (to me).

 

Take a look at the VIP heat shield it works great and is sensibly priced too.

 

I've been using the M7 Aerogel heat shield for about 18 mo. with good results as far as keeping the hood cool.
There MAY BE PROBLEMS with this type heat shield though. Some folks think that the heat trapped beneath the shield will cause or accelerate the failure of the (poorly designed) rubber o-ring seal on the turbo oil inlet banjo fitting. My fitting did fail recently and the turbo oil feed line was replaced with a better designed unit (no rubber o-ring) from Detroit Tuned. Now, with no o-ring to fail, I'm keeping the M7 heatshield. Another problem being reported is warping of the plastic valve cover due to heat being concentrated at the edge of the heat shield. I haven't experienced this yet, even in hot South Carolina, but the potential is there. YMMV

 

I took delivery of my 2013 MCS Clubman a week ago, and I'm having some bonnet heat issues, so I thought I would revive this thread...

Like I said, I took delivery of my 6/2013 build date Clubman a week ago. It had no insulation under the hood. I wasn't real happy about that, but whatever, figured I'd just bring it up as a warranty issue if the heat was a problem. Well, after a week of driving, I had to do something...even after a short drive you could easily burn your hands by touching the bonnet. As I also have the sport stripes installed, I don't want them being affected by this heat either.

So I ordered the NM Eng Titanium Heat Shield and got it installed last night...once the turbo cooled down enough that I could work in the area (holy hell do those things hold onto heat for a long time!). The good news is that it definitely helped lower bonnet temps from the back edge of the scoop, forward to the leading edge of the bonnet. So that should prevent any possibility of the scoop melting/deforming. However, behind/above the scoop, temperates are still quite roasty. It seems to be confined to an area just behind/above the bonnet scoop about 2 sq-ft in size that is getting warm. I'm sure were I to drive the car longer, the area that heats up would get larger...metal is a good conductor of heat after all.

After some research, and finding some information in the R58/R59 forum, it would appear that the following BMW/MINI part numbers would insulate the bonnet/scoop from heat...

• Part no. 51 48 7 334 335 - bonnet insulation w/the turbo heat reflector...probably the best since it has the turbo heat reflector & should resist burning, but I cannot find it anywhere.
• Part no. 51 48 7 307 579 - bonnet insulation w/o the turbo heat reflector

Since I have the NM Eng Ti Heat Shield, either of those insulations should work...but it would be nice to still have the bonnet scoop be open to flow air under the bonnet. The MINI Fini scoop grill is something I am considering to allow more air into the bonnet...and hopefully cool things down a bit further.

Since those part numbers above close off the scoop opening, I am curious if part no. 51 48 2 755 612 (the small bonnet insulation that was used for 8/2010 and earlier cars) would still fit a 6/2013 production car? Since that parts appears to cover the area under & behind the scoop that is still getting hot. It looks like the mounting points on the 8/2010 hood and my 6/2013 hood are the same...and based on the fact that the OEM scoop heat shield fits all models of Gen2 MINIs, I would expect the mounting points to be the same.

Even comparing the underside of my 6/2013 bonnet to the photos of the underside of bluefox280's bonnet, the mounting points look the same. Can anyone confirm this?

 

How is this setup doing at keeping the bonnet cool? Specifically the area behind/above the bonnet scoop?

 

Looks like its the same hood, do you have a picture?

pre 7/2012 hood 41612754741 SS to 41617318365 which covers now the R55 R56 R57 R58 R59 models.

Hood 41612754741


http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/SiteSearch/41612754741/

Hood Part 41617318365


http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/SiteSearch/41617318365/ES2602119/



So, it should match up. Get a pic of yours and compare the locations.



Sound Insulation For Engine Hood Part number 51482755612


http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/SiteSearch/51482755612/ES125631/



Plastic Rivet Part number 51481915964


http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/SiteSearch/51481915964/ES125485/



Thermal Insulation For Intake Molding Part number 51482183986


http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/SiteSearch/51482183986/ES2080964/





On the R58/ R59 hood insulation.

51487334335 Does not look to be available yet.

51487307579 Looks to be w/o the additional heat shield and is used for MINI R58 and R59 Cooper S / JCW 3/2012 for MINIs with bonnet / hood stripes. Mostly to protect the stripes from the heat, it looks like. https://www.ecstuning.com/Search/Sit...h/51487307579/


Thanks