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Sent you a message, Grayhair. No need for the VIN: just what it produces info-wise.
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04-23-2015, 09:44 PM | #48 |
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Vin decoded
My car has the "Hot-climate" version as well as all standard M235 items, nothing deleted. It has all options with the exception of the radio upgrade. As I stated earlier it has the summer tires with the pump and goop in the trunk. Oh, decoder also shows a USA car.
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My 235i convertible has 2 rads?
New to the forum, was looking to buy a 2-3 year old 135i and bought a new 2015 M235i convertible instead. I bought it last Friday from dealer stock. Great car, silver and red and I just checked...and it has a 2nd rad on the passenger side. checked the vin build data and it says 823 HOT CLIMATE VERSION.
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05-07-2015, 11:57 AM | #51 |
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Ahhh...got it. None on the drivers side...so I have 1 water rad and 1 oil rad.
Thanks for clearing that up. This car is a little rocket ship and just love the sound. JP |
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The N20 already has two oil coolers; one in the driver's side nose between the edge of the main radiator and the overflow tank, and a smaller one near the thermostat on the very top of the engine.
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05-07-2015, 02:00 PM | #54 | |
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On my M235i the passenger side rad is an oil cooler; I've traced the lines. Oil runs from the filter housing, through a small water to oil heat exchanger, out out to the passenger radiator, and back to the filter. Looks like this: http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/show...diagId=17_0907 Last edited by rwalker; 05-07-2015 at 02:26 PM.. |
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05-07-2015, 02:00 PM | #55 |
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Yours is typical, Pyewacket. Grayhair never sent me VIN info, so I can't investigate his claim of a M235i with a single aux radiator. All NA 2-series have the Hot Climate Version build; only a few select cars have been outfitted with a "Cold Climate Version" in addition (I've only seen VIN info for two of these).
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However, I've found no evidence in the N20 blow-ups that an aux radiator for oil is part of any build. In fact, the Radiator section for the N20 specifically shows an 'Auxiliary Radiator - Wheel Housing' diagram -- and within the diagram, an "Additional Radiator" is mentioned as part of the line with the part number (see this page). This leads me to believe this: 1) On the 228i M Sport, any aux radiator seen is for coolant. 2a) On an M235i with both aux radiators, the passenger-side radiator is for oil, and the driver's side is for coolant. 2b) On an M235i with only the passenger-side aux radiator, it is for oil.
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Yes: all M235i convertibles, regardless of market, have only one aux radiator.
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Ok, my miss. You referred to the vert, I mean the Coupe. I did not send you my VIN as I won't pick up the actual until this weekend. It is a 235 coupe.
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- All NA-spec M235i Coupes and xDrives have both aux radiators (one coolant, one oil) - All M235i convertibles regardless of location have one aux radiator (probably oil)
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So after all of this investigation, I have a question:
If the left and right radiators on my M235i are for additional engine coolant, why are they different? The vertical cooling tubes are much wider spaced on the right radiator than on the left radiator. If they are both for engine coolant, then I would think that both radiators would be identical.
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