Damaged my oil cooler - pics

[Jubes1471]

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Ahhhhhhhhhhh

[aerostar]

Again??

Holy shit. You have the worst luck. What wasi t?

[Aaaaaaaaa]

Do front lips increase the chance of this happening?

[Jubes1471]

Originally Posted by aerostar

Again??

Holy shit. You have the worst luck. What wasi t?

Different person (me!) Same damage

[Jubes1471]

Originally Posted by pheerlx

Do front lips increase the chance of this happening?

Not sure...but seems likely. Piss poor design from BMW putting the oil cooler there though.

[x.shell]

Originally Posted by Jubes1471

Different person (me!) Same damage

So what was it?

[FirstF80InSpace]

Is it leaking oil?

[shiv.nandak]

Originally Posted by Jubes1471

Not sure...but seems likely. Piss poor design from BMW putting the oil cooler there though.

Brah... you can't just slam your car and then complain that a leaf scratched your front splitter

[Jubes1471]

It was one of these. Luckily no oil leak but need the engine oil cooler replaced along with gear oil cooler. Loads of other little bits too.

[x.shell]

Originally Posted by Jubes1471

It was one of these. Luckily no oil leak but need the engine oil cooler replaced along with gear oil cooler. Loads of other little bits too.

Yeah. I'm actually surprised that's all the damage that was done after hitting one of those things.

[Jubes1471]

Originally Posted by exo-shell

Yeah. I'm actually surprised that's all the damage that was done after hitting one of those things.

It wasn't upright...obviously

[x.shell]

Originally Posted by Jubes1471

It wasn't upright...obviously

How fast were you going when you hit it?

I recently ran over a rolled up rug on the freeway at about 60mph. It didn't do any damage to my oil cooler, but it pushed my cf splitters into my bumper gouging it.

[Jubes1471]

Originally Posted by exo-shell

How fast were you going when you hit it?

I recently ran over a rolled up rug on the freeway at about 60mph. It didn't do any damage to my oil cooler, but it pushed my cf splitters into my bumper gouging it.

Crawling pace. It hit my front lip but couldn't feel it. Probably pushed it back and damaged everything or the pole went under and lifted slightly.

[Aaaaaaaaa]

You literally got shafted

[GlazierGlaze]

Originally Posted by pheerlx

You literally got shafted

[Nate@IND]

I know this doesn't help you after the fact but this is the reason Fall-line released the oil guard for the M3/M4.

Saved us a few times already.

[Jubes1471]

Originally Posted by Nate@IND

I know this doesn't help you after the fact but this is the reason Fall-line released the oil guard for the M3/M4.

Saved us a few times already.

I did see this (after my incident). About $700?? And that's before shipping and tax to UK....
A new oil cooler here direct from BMW is £290. The oil cooler is £80.... obviously have to add the fitting. I suppose damage could have been worse and I could have leaked oil and damaged the engine but luckily I didn't.
I'm tempted to get this but....it can't happen to me twice.....surely...