Another Oil Cooler Incident

[AMPowerJ]

Happened to me today. Ran over this wire apparatus and it started dragging. Immediately pulled over and noticed the oil leaking. I shut the engine down in plenty of time I think. It wasn't a catastrophic oil leak; more of a trickle. Anyway it's now at the dealer. I wonder how much a new oil cooler radiator is going to be. I was suppose to go to VIR Friday. That's probably doubtful now.

[AM4ZING]

That sucks... I guess the upgraded aluminum shield is something to consider nowadays

[dkhm3]

woah. that's pretty crazy that it ripped into the plastic undercarriage with such a small little wire thingy.

nice and quick thinking. good thing we have an opportunity to learn from other's mistakes on these forums.

[rr006rbc]

Call your insurance company. Just pay the deductible. Even though it looks like it's just the cooler I'm sure some panels or part of your undercarriage was damaged. Do you have a BMW certified collision center near you? That may be a better choice than the actual dealership.

[x.shell]

Sorry this happened to you. I hope everything turns out okay.

A little off topic... I know I've said this before but I love your car. It's lovely. And even if it's on a flatbed, it looks damn good.

[SakhirM4]

Originally Posted by AM4ZING

That sucks... I guess the upgraded aluminum shield is something to consider nowadays

The aluminum shield probably would not help in this case.

[Vectors2final]

Looks like a jacked up piece of 8-10 gauge bull panel. Pretty strong wire.

[gprgeorge]

Where do you get this aluminum shield?

[///bproden]

Wow I'm really surprised that thin of wire damaged it.

[Cooltones]

That was a quick and SMART move you made to come to a stop ASAP.
Sorry to hear about this. As others have suggested, it would be a good idea to claim this under your insurance -- No telling what other damage may have occurred (READ: The cost may be more than we think...).

Good Luck, OP.

[JDougM3]

You might as well get rid of it...

[SakhirM4]

Originally Posted by Dr. George

Where do you get this aluminum shield?

http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1171537

[gprgeorge]

I wonder if the great minds at BMW think this vulnerable area is a problem yet? Buddy of mine just last week had a rock hit the site and his car is in service. So the link for IND. $700 for a metal protective plate. That's a high price to pay for that.

[Stryker_F80]

Originally Posted by AMPowerJ

Happened to me today. Ran over this wire apparatus and it started dragging. Immediately pulled over and noticed the oil leaking. I shut the engine down in plenty of time I think. It wasn't a catastrophic oil leak; more of a trickle. Anyway it's now at the dealer. I wonder how much a new oil cooler radiator is going to be. I was suppose to go to VIR Friday. That's probably doubtful now.

Omg the same thing happened to me my car! Except my M is only 2 weeks old & happened to be the dealerships fault smfh! I had them attempt to install one of those retractable license plate mounts that goes under the car. They told me when I picked up the car that they weren't able to mount the plate. Turns out the next day I notice an oil leak. Guess what these idiots drilled through my oil cooler. Now I have holes in my front grill didn't even know they even tried to install the mount SMH! Went back to them flipping out. Long story short they replaced the oil cooler the next day & it came to $835 with labor that's the price you'll most likely pay! They covered mine! Good luck brother!

[W///]

Dang, sorry to hear. Good thing you pulled over quick, hopefully no damage to the engine.

Like others have said, your car looks amazing, even on the tow truck.

[secretariat]

That sucks, are you sure that's all it took was that little piece of wire? If so we are all vulnerable to this.

[W///]

Originally Posted by secretariat

That sucks, are you sure that's all it took was that little piece of wire? If so we are all vulnerable to this.

Those coolers, especially the fins, are pretty soft. It really wouldn't take much to cause a leak.

[Maxis]

Fall Line Motorsports oil cooler shield




If it was that little piece of wire? the oil cooler shield sucks,,

[AMPowerJ]

Thanks guys. I'll keep everyone posted on the progress of the repair and post pics when I get them of the actual damage. The oil cooler shield might help but the problem is that you need airflow for obvious reasons. That is always going to keep the possibility of something damaging the radiator. The openings for airflow will also be openings for foreign objects to enter.

And for the record, I don't have the shield. There seemed to be some confusion about that.

[W///]

Originally Posted by Mere

Fall Line Motorsports oil cooler shield




If it was that little piece of wire? the oil cooler shield sucks,,

There's a high chance that the aftermarket guard would have done nothing against that piece of wire. Against big objects, sure. But that might have just popped right into the opening.

Not much you can do about it really, it happens.

[verruckt]

Originally Posted by Stryker_F80

Omg the same thing happened to me my car! Except my M is only 2 weeks old & happened to be the dealerships fault smfh! I had them attempt to install one of those retractable license plate mounts that goes under the car. They told me when I picked up the car that they weren't able to mount the plate. Turns out the next day I notice an oil leak. Guess what these idiots drilled through my oil cooler. Now I have holes in my front grill didn't even know they even tried to install the mount SMH! Went back to them flipping out. Long story short they replaced the oil cooler the next day & it came to $835 with labor that's the price you'll most likely pay! They covered mine! Good luck brother!

So wait... you paid for the dealer's fuckup of drilling into your oil cooler?

Or you drilled into your own oil cooler and had to pay for it?

Which one is it - because I sure as hell hope a dealer didn't make you pay for their fuck up.

[AMPowerJ]

So here is the damage ...