04-09-2015, 05:50 PM | #46 |
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Viffermike: below the respective lines from the VIN decoder. This is a U.S. spec car. M235xi, built April, 2015 with cold weather pack.
823 HOT CLIMATE VERSION 842 COLD CLIMATE VERSION 840 HIGH SPEED SYNCHRONISATION 2PG 18"M LT/ALY WHEELS DOUBLE SP. 436M/ |
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04-09-2015, 05:56 PM | #47 | ||
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2015 M235 xDrive (8AT) 8/14 build date 823 HOT CLIMATE VERSION My car also has the cold weather pack, though the VIN decoder does not list it. All-season tires |
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04-09-2015, 06:43 PM | #48 |
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I think the bean counters got a hold of the car for 2015 its common for cars to lose non essential features after the initial launch year.
I'm glad I have a 2014 and have both mystery radiators. |
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04-09-2015, 07:35 PM | #49 |
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I have a 2015. Built 10/24/2014. Hot climate version. Cold weather package. Manual transmission. Michelin Pilot Super Sports...and it has BOTH radiators.
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04-09-2015, 08:20 PM | #51 |
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02/15 build,228i M Sport THP MT, MPSS ,according to VIN decoder,hot climate version (delivered to Minnesota?).Heated seats but not CWP. It has both radiators/heat exchangers
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04-09-2015, 08:36 PM | #52 |
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1/31/15 build per decoder (I understood 2/2/15) with both side radiators
US M235i, manual trans, MPSS, hot climate version NO heated/cold weather packages
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04-09-2015, 09:02 PM | #53 |
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My pretty well decked out M235i has both radiators.
So, does that make 4 radiators in all? Engine coolant; inter-cooler; oil cooler; transmission cooler. Perhaps 5, including the air-conditioning radiator. A fair amount of cooling drag, but probably only noticeable approaching 155 MPH. Heh!
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04-10-2015, 09:25 AM | #54 | |
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- main coolant - intercooler - left-side aux coolant - right-side aux coolant - larger oil cooler (shaped like a book, between air box and coolant overflow/add tank, below both) - smaller oil cooler (on top of engine just to the right of the engine cover. Smacks you in the face when you open the hood.) That would be the case for N20 engines. Not sure about the N55 in the M235i.
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04-10-2015, 09:32 AM | #55 |
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I had to attend to a personal matter last evening and didn't get a chance to try out VIN decoders. I will do that tonight. In the meantime, hold off on posting your cars on this thread until I can settle on a common VIN decoder for everyone to use.
I will start a new thread tomorrow morning with submission instructions (which VIN decoder to use, other info I'll need) so I can start tabulating info. I'm pretty sure I'm gonna need to set up a spreadsheet to figure this out, and that's gonna take time. There's got to be a reason for this -- but if it's found to be arbitrarily applied (as a result of low parts inventory, cost-cutting ... whatever, really), those of us without the driver's-side aux radiator may very well have a serious beef with BMW.
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If I would have known, I would have made sure that the car was ordered with the Hot Climate Version. |
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Everyone: Please wait until tomorrow morning for my new post regarding VIN decoding and this radiator anomaly. I will do my best to tabulate the answers already on here, but I don't want to be checking two places all the time and potentially miss some responses.
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I really hope this doesn't effect the A/C capacity. The a/c on our previous 128 was mediocre at best in the high humidity and that was with a 6 cyl. and no heat generating turbo. I think this is going to get interesting. |
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My 2014 6 speed M235i is missing just auto high beams and the auto parking assist thing and I have both aux radiators. |
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