00:00:00.149 what's up everybody welcome back to the 00:00:01.96900:00:01.979 episode of outlawed motors today we are 00:00:04.16000:00:04.170 talking about upgrading the minis oil 00:00:05.86900:00:05.879 cooling situation because it's pretty 00:00:08.41900:00:08.429 sad like this little oil cooler 00:00:10.70000:00:10.710 [Applause] 00:00:19.07000:00:19.080 much as I love driving and working on my 00:00:22.46000:00:22.470 Mini there is plenty to be desired when 00:00:24.41000:00:24.420 it comes to how things were designed in 00:00:27.17000:00:27.180 and and around the engine which I have 00:00:29.27000:00:29.280 done my best to try to alleviate and 00:00:31.67000:00:31.680 improve many of those things as to be 00:00:34.64000:00:34.650 expected most auto manufacturers are 00:00:37.01000:00:37.020 designing their cars for the road and 00:00:38.78000:00:38.790 balancing economy performance and ease 00:00:41.90000:00:41.910 of maintenance a lot of the time 00:00:43.91000:00:43.920 performance is sacrificed you know just 00:00:47.18000:00:47.190 for the sake of cost as well as being 00:00:50.09000:00:50.100 overkill for what most people will be 00:00:52.91000:00:52.920 doing with their cars as soon as you 00:00:54.47000:00:54.480 start demanding more out of your engine 00:00:56.45000:00:56.460 you are putting your engine internals 00:00:58.34000:00:58.350 and your turbo at risk because you are 00:01:01.06900:01:01.079 risking overheating your engine most 00:01:03.92000:01:03.930 modern cars cooling and oiling systems 00:01:06.49900:01:06.509 are very well designed for the road but 00:01:08.96000:01:08.970 as soon as you start hunting for 00:01:10.43000:01:10.440 performance their weak points start to 00:01:13.13000:01:13.140 show and that is no exception with the 00:01:15.56000:01:15.570 mini the minis oiling and cooling system 00:01:17.87000:01:17.880 leaves a lot to be desired and 00:01:19.43000:01:19.440 especially since this car is seeing 00:01:22.74900:01:22.759 extreme conditions such as going on the 00:01:25.79000:01:25.800 track and a little bit of Canyon driving 00:01:27.83000:01:27.840 it is due for an oil cooling upgrade one 00:01:30.44000:01:30.450 of the biggest problems with the mini 00:01:31.60900:01:31.619 soil cooling system is it's got this 00:01:33.55900:01:33.569 tiny little oil cooler which is fine for 00:01:36.41000:01:36.420 daily commuting and on the road but as 00:01:38.18000:01:38.190 soon as you start tracking your car this 00:01:40.19000:01:40.200 thing is not going to cut it and the 00:01:42.23000:01:42.240 reason is because you want to keep your 00:01:44.38900:01:44.399 oil within a certain operating 00:01:45.91900:01:45.929 temperature otherwise as soon as your 00:01:48.02000:01:48.030 oil is above its operating temperature 00:01:49.46000:01:49.470 range the oil starts to break down and 00:01:50.99000:01:51.000 isn't gonna be able to maintain its 00:01:52.94000:01:52.950 lubricating properties like it's too 00:01:54.68000:01:54.690 thick it's not gonna be able to turn 00:01:57.41000:01:57.420 into a microfilm and seat between metal 00:02:01.27900:02:01.289 on metal such as bearings and if it's 00:02:03.55900:02:03.569 too hot it won't have the viscosity to 00:02:06.58900:02:06.599 actually keep metal on metal from 00:02:09.16900:02:09.179 wearing down as well as it'll start 00:02:11.44900:02:11.459 breaking down the oil so in order to 00:02:13.10000:02:13.110 alleviate that I am upgrading this sad 00:02:15.80000:02:15.810 little oil cooler to a much much larger 00:02:19.40000:02:19.410 one a 13 row which is going to sit right 00:02:22.10000:02:22.110 here 00:02:23.18000:02:23.190 a special thanks to HCl for hooking me 00:02:25.33900:02:25.349 up with this oil cooler setup this is a 00:02:27.14000:02:27.150 pretty conventional setup before the 00:02:28.88000:02:28.890 Mini Cooper if you're tracking your car 00:02:30.50000:02:30.510 this is a 13 row system it 00:02:32.76000:02:32.770 with an awesome locale thermostat made 00:02:35.37000:02:35.380 in the UK and everything is top-notch 00:02:37.71000:02:37.720 they could do all the aan fittings which 00:02:39.69000:02:39.700 are 10 a n as well as stainless steel 00:02:42.21000:02:42.220 lines oil coolers work very similar to 00:02:44.28000:02:44.290 your radiator or your intercooler as 00:02:46.04000:02:46.050 fluid or air run through the tubes these 00:02:49.17000:02:49.180 fins can cool it down the reason being 00:02:51.54000:02:51.550 you've got a much larger surface area 00:02:53.46000:02:53.470 and as you're driving the wind is 00:02:55.50000:02:55.510 constantly blowing it and cooling it 00:02:57.93000:02:57.940 down so the same principle goes with an 00:03:01.08000:03:01.090 oil cooler as long as this is mounted in 00:03:04.02000:03:04.030 a reasonable spot where it's getting 00:03:06.18000:03:06.190 good air you have oil coming from the 00:03:08.34000:03:08.350 engine into here and then coming back 00:03:10.26000:03:10.270 and cooling it and making sure that it's 00:03:13.29000:03:13.300 within a certain operating temperature 00:03:15.24000:03:15.250 now you do have to be cautious that you 00:03:16.95000:03:16.960 are not running too many radiators in 00:03:19.38000:03:19.390 front of one another as you stack them 00:03:21.78000:03:21.790 less air flows gets to the ones behind 00:03:24.12000:03:24.130 it so as I'm planning on putting this 00:03:26.52000:03:26.530 here I am well aware that I am blocking 00:03:29.07000:03:29.080 a little bit of cooling to the actual 00:03:31.17000:03:31.180 radiator 00:03:31.72000:03:31.730 [Music] 00:04:15.27900:04:15.289 one thing I learned quickly when I was 00:04:17.47900:04:17.489 routing the stainless steel oil lines is 00:04:19.39000:04:19.400 not to cut them free hand without any 00:04:22.37000:04:22.380 tape really not done a nice job even if 00:04:27.26000:04:27.270 you have the most steady hand or the 00:04:30.08000:04:30.090 fastest blade use tape and then cut the 00:04:33.40900:04:33.419 stainless steel braid otherwise you'll 00:04:35.57000:04:35.580 find yourself buying $85 worth of more 00:04:38.21000:04:38.220 of six foot hosing the problem is 00:04:41.30000:04:41.310 because the oil line runs right beside 00:04:44.02900:04:44.039 the downpipe and although there is heat 00:04:46.33900:04:46.349 shielding this is just some nice safe 00:04:48.98000:04:48.990 insurance because these are these the 00:04:51.77000:04:51.780 coolant lines and the oil lines are 00:04:53.48000:04:53.490 rather close to each other I'd rather be 00:04:55.58000:04:55.590 safe than sorry 00:04:57.40900:04:57.419 and protect them from any any heat that 00:05:01.31000:05:01.320 might occur just like you don't want 00:05:03.08000:05:03.090 your engine's oil to be too hot and 00:05:04.82000:05:04.830 therefore not viscous enough to prevent 00:05:06.89000:05:06.900 metal and metal wear you also don't want 00:05:09.08000:05:09.090 it to be too cold hence why you don't 00:05:11.62900:05:11.639 want to stress your engine when you've 00:05:13.79000:05:13.800 just started it up you don't need to 00:05:15.71000:05:15.720 snot drive your car but you want to 00:05:17.27000:05:17.280 bring your engine up to operating 00:05:19.27900:05:19.289 temperature before you really start 00:05:20.83900:05:20.849 thrashing on it it's almost essential 00:05:22.64000:05:22.650 that you run a thermostat on your oil 00:05:24.49900:05:24.509 cooler setup if you are taking your car 00:05:27.14000:05:27.150 on the road because there is going to be 00:05:29.06000:05:29.070 times where you are not driving it to 00:05:31.37000:05:31.380 its fullest extent and therefore is 00:05:33.56000:05:33.570 totally unnecessary if your engines oil 00:05:36.98000:05:36.990 is not hot enough then it is not going 00:05:40.01000:05:40.020 to have the lubricating properties it's 00:05:41.77900:05:41.789 designed for now there's different types 00:05:43.46000:05:43.470 of thermostats you can run depending on 00:05:45.23000:05:45.240 your applications there are some 00:05:46.55000:05:46.560 thermostats that are sandwiched between 00:05:47.89900:05:47.909 your oil filter and your oil filter 00:05:49.33900:05:49.349 housing but in this case mine is 00:05:51.62000:05:51.630 suspended between a n lines the way the 00:05:54.62000:05:54.630 thermostat works is that as oil enters 00:05:56.71900:05:56.729 the thermostat if it's not up to 00:05:58.73000:05:58.740 operating temperature it cycles back 00:06:00.40900:06:00.419 around and enters back into the oil 00:06:02.51000:06:02.520 filter housing as soon as the oil is up 00:06:05.51000:06:05.520 to temp it passes through and into your 00:06:08.02900:06:08.039 oil cooler the other added benefit is 00:06:09.62000:06:09.630 that this will not only just help you at 00:06:11.57000:06:11.580 startup and make sure that it's not just 00:06:13.55000:06:13.560 using the oil cooler once it's out 00:06:15.62000:06:15.630 operating temperature if you're driving 00:06:17.51000:06:17.520 on a colder day this is going to be too 00:06:20.42000:06:20.430 efficient for your engine you don't want 00:06:22.10000:06:22.110 to be just cruising down the highway and 00:06:23.57000:06:23.580 bringing your coil temps below where 00:06:26.12000:06:26.130 they should be this will also help by 00:06:27.89000:06:27.900 closing off the oil cooler if you are 00:06:29.68900:06:29.699 not stressing your engine when you're 00:06:31.27900:06:31.289 just putting around the lower ones to 00:06:35.18000:06:35.190 the engine top one views from the engine 00:06:39.08000:06:39.090 one of the spring is 00:06:42.39000:06:42.400 hopefully sit right there 00:06:45.42900:06:45.439 ideally that's not the difference now 00:06:48.18900:06:48.199 I've still gotta figure out where this 00:06:49.60000:06:49.610 thermostat goes I don't want it to have 00:06:51.57900:06:51.589 it too far away from the oil plate so I 00:06:55.50900:06:55.519 am considering putting it here but if 00:06:57.93900:06:57.949 I'm gonna test the fitment of the 00:06:59.19900:06:59.209 radiator support and if everything fits 00:07:01.89900:07:01.909 well I am kind of guessing it's gonna go 00:07:04.50900:07:04.519 here I was a little worried that this 00:07:06.93900:07:06.949 doesn't have a mounting bracket but 00:07:08.61900:07:08.629 given how rigid the stainless steel 00:07:11.52900:07:11.539 lines are I actually can start to 00:07:14.49900:07:14.509 understand why you don't need this I 00:07:16.05900:07:16.069 might not even need this piece at all I 00:07:17.79900:07:17.809 think it might just be able to sit right 00:07:20.58900:07:20.599 here and as long as it's secured or 00:07:22.50900:07:22.519 zip-tied away from anything like the fin 00:07:25.77900:07:25.789 or anything that it could rattle against 00:07:28.14900:07:28.159 I think it should be fine to just be a 00:07:30.66900:07:30.679 standalone piece so let's put the rat on 00:07:34.83900:07:34.849 and see where we can put this on already 00:07:39.21900:07:39.229 no 00:07:48.05900:07:48.069 this tube I didn't know don't know why 00:07:50.43900:07:50.449 even didn't think about this but this 00:07:51.87900:07:51.889 tube has to run down into the 00:07:55.11000:07:55.120 intercooler over there so I've got to 00:07:59.14000:07:59.150 find a reasonable place put everything 00:08:01.90000:08:01.910 but it's a good thing I put the heat 00:08:03.90900:08:03.919 shields for the oil right there the the 00:08:06.90000:08:06.910 blanket because if the oil is hot or 00:08:10.68900:08:10.699 cold it's pretty much touching the fan 00:08:12.93900:08:12.949 we should check the fit mate okay so 00:08:19.48000:08:19.490 I've got a couple potential problems 00:08:23.68000:08:23.690 areas but nothing I don't think I can I 00:08:28.45000:08:28.460 think I could probably solve all them I 00:08:31.68000:08:31.690 have a question for you 00:08:35.31000:08:35.320 wonderful I have some heat sleeves over 00:08:37.77900:08:37.789 the stainless steel braid because on the 00:08:40.69000:08:40.700 left is where the heat shield is for the 00:08:43.51000:08:43.520 downpipe so that's what's pressing up 00:08:46.36000:08:46.370 against the fan no no so just the back 00:08:52.38900:08:52.399 motor like the back motor which doesn't 00:08:54.37000:08:54.380 move so just a metal what do you call it 00:08:57.18000:08:57.19000:09:11.40000:09:11.410 that much 00:09:19.04000:09:19.050 all right now one thing I realized was 00:09:22.83000:09:22.840 this was tweaking this oil line a little 00:09:27.24000:09:27.250 bit so I wanted to make sure that this 00:09:30.57000:09:30.580 wasn't pinching so this had proper oil 00:09:33.24000:09:33.250 flow it still looks like it's not so 00:09:39.09000:09:39.100 happy in trying to accommodate this line 00:09:42.18000:09:42.190 from not pinching and moving this down I 00:09:44.43000:09:44.440 have again interfered with the fan so I 00:09:48.45000:09:48.460 could technically run this these two 00:09:50.76000:09:50.770 lines out and around but I prefer since 00:09:55.92000:09:55.930 I've already cut these to run them kind 00:09:58.74000:09:58.750 of over here like so and have the 00:10:01.65000:10:01.660 thermostat kind of tucked in behind here 00:10:13.09000:10:13.100 I found a reasonable solution for this 00:10:15.85000:10:15.860 and not pinching this oil line this 00:10:18.70000:10:18.710 actually turns and I'm assuming it turns 00:10:21.67000:10:21.680 actually so that it can accommodate 00:10:23.04000:10:23.050 tweaking anything like that but I was 00:10:25.57000:10:25.580 really not comfortable with that coolant 00:10:28.18000:10:28.190 line bending at all I mean it's just not 00:10:32.29000:10:32.300 a comforting idea to just have that kind 00:10:34.93000:10:34.940 of crimping there so I was able to 00:10:37.95000:10:37.960 reposition this and by cutting off the 00:10:41.26000:10:41.270 smallest little piece it doesn't push 00:10:44.11000:10:44.120 back and crimp this anymore and that way 00:10:46.69000:10:46.700 I can keep this oil line up here and 00:10:48.88000:10:48.890 running over and happy and everything 00:10:52.30000:10:52.310 should be good now let's see about 00:10:54.64000:10:54.650 Fitness the other added benefit to this 00:10:56.20000:10:56.210 oil cooler plate adapter is that it's 00:10:58.36000:10:58.370 got two NPT ports so that you can run 00:11:01.15000:11:01.160 additional sensors I'm gonna run a 00:11:03.34000:11:03.350 coolant temp sensor there as well as an 00:11:05.65000:11:05.660 oil pressure sensor there so that I can 00:11:07.57000:11:07.580 make sure that I know the engines vitals 00:11:10.06000:11:10.070 first step is going to be adding some 00:11:11.59000:11:11.600 seam sealer 00:11:12.66000:11:12.67000:11:14.78000:11:14.790 really awkward 00:11:21.40000:11:21.41000:11:25.46000:11:25.470 now from the thermostat to the adapter 00:11:27.26000:11:27.270 plate I'm running stainless steel lines 00:11:28.82000:11:28.830 because it a little bit more robust and 00:11:30.35000:11:30.360 because it's near the downpipe and a lot 00:11:32.72000:11:32.730 more heat from the thermostat to the oil 00:11:34.67000:11:34.680 cooler I'm running vibrant nylon hoses 00:11:36.89000:11:36.900 because they're a lot more flexible and 00:11:38.33000:11:38.340 can come around here and will be a 00:11:40.46000:11:40.470 little bit more manageable to get some 00:11:42.44000:11:42.450 of those harder areas if you've never 00:11:44.57000:11:44.580 worked with a n lines I would highly 00:11:47.03000:11:47.040 recommend you practice a bit when you 00:11:49.22000:11:49.230 are cutting stainless steel or nylon 00:11:51.68000:11:51.690 make sure you tape measure then cut you 00:11:55.97000:11:55.980 know kind of just like with anything and 00:11:57.62000:11:57.630 these are aluminum fittings so they are 00:12:00.50000:12:00.510 pretty fragile don't use a vise grip 00:12:03.68000:12:03.690 like I did if you are going to use some 00:12:06.26000:12:06.270 cardboard around it and you can 00:12:08.30000:12:08.310 lubricate these areas with a little bit 00:12:10.43000:12:10.440 of oil just to make sure that it's a 00:12:12.32000:12:12.330 little bit easier to press this fitting 00:12:14.06000:12:14.070 on to the actual Bend they are super 00:12:17.54000:12:17.550 useful and a.n lines are honestly a 00:12:20.30000:12:20.310 godsend in terms of when you are doing 00:12:22.91000:12:22.920 extensive modifications and you need to 00:12:25.16000:12:25.170 make custom solutions you'll see in the 00:12:27.50000:12:27.510 series I'd use them pretty much 00:12:29.42000:12:29.430 everywhere for anything from coolant to 00:12:32.33000:12:32.340 oil to air they're just awesome where 00:12:35.63000:12:35.640 you run your oil lines will really vary 00:12:37.43000:12:37.440 depending on your specific car's setup 00:12:39.62000:12:39.630 for the many I found the best option was 00:12:41.81000:12:41.820 to run it beside the windshield wash 00:12:43.16000:12:43.170 your tank but just make sure you're not 00:12:44.96000:12:44.970 pinching any lines because you don't 00:12:46.97000:12:46.980 want to restrict oil flow to the oil 00:12:48.77000:12:48.780 cooler 00:12:50.00000:12:50.01000:12:58.84000:12:58.850 be prepared to do a little bit of 00:13:01.03900:13:01.049 fabrication and cutting I had to fab up 00:13:03.35000:13:03.360 to metal brackets on my front bumper 00:13:05.66000:13:05.670 bracket so that I could mount the oil 00:13:07.42900:13:07.439 cooler securely as well as cut into the 00:13:10.03900:13:10.049 plastic radiator mount so that I could 00:13:12.13900:13:12.149 make sure that I run the lines without 00:13:13.54900:13:13.559 pinching them once all your oil cooler 00:13:15.82900:13:15.839 lines are hooked up top up your oil and 00:13:17.80900:13:17.819 check for any leaks while the engine is 00:13:19.60900:13:19.619 off you want to make sure that all the 00:13:21.71000:13:21.720 a.n lines are seated correctly and 00:13:23.72000:13:23.730 there's no problem Daria's last thing 00:13:26.53900:13:26.549 you want is oil spewing all over your 00:13:28.75900:13:28.769 engine bay once you're certain there's 00:13:30.43900:13:30.449 no oil leaks fire up your car and bring 00:13:32.74900:13:32.759 your oil up to operating temperature and 00:13:34.42900:13:34.439 double check for any oil leaks once your 00:13:37.06900:13:37.079 engine is generating oil pressure this 00:13:39.13900:13:39.149 is when an oil pressure gauge really 00:13:41.15000:13:41.160 comes into handy because you can monitor 00:13:43.40000:13:43.410 any oil pressure drops once your oil is 00:13:46.40000:13:46.410 up to operating temperature and the 00:13:48.01900:13:48.029 thermostat for the oil cooler has opened 00:13:49.85000:13:49.860 allowing oil to flow through the oil 00:13:51.35000:13:51.360 cooler shut off your car and check your 00:13:53.74900:13:53.759 dipstick for how much oil you need to 00:13:55.93900:13:55.949 add to accommodate for the additional 00:13:58.40000:13:58.410 oil your oil Chloe's going to be using 00:14:00.25900:14:00.269 every application will vary depending on 00:14:02.84000:14:02.850 how many rows your oil cooler has and 00:14:04.90900:14:04.919 how long your lines are for my mini on a 00:14:07.22000:14:07.230 13 row oil cooler I took about 00:14:09.91900:14:09.929 additional 1/2 quart of oil now if 00:14:12.71000:14:12.720 you're not tracking your car or doing 00:14:14.09000:14:14.100 extensive modifications I would probably 00:14:16.54900:14:16.559 advise against an oil cooler I think 00:14:18.37900:14:18.389 it's gonna be a lot more hassle than it 00:14:21.10900:14:21.119 is worth it and you're not really gonna 00:14:23.47900:14:23.489 need it if you're doing a little turbo 00:14:25.12900:14:25.139 upgrade and a couple things here and 00:14:26.56900:14:26.579 there not really your best option if 00:14:29.50900:14:29.519 you're tracking your car this will be a 00:14:31.12900:14:31.139 fantastic option to get the most out of 00:14:33.37900:14:33.389 your engine and I really don't think 00:14:35.47900:14:35.489 you're gonna be disappointed if you are 00:14:37.54900:14:37.559 looking for something as a little bit of 00:14:39.47000:14:39.480 a better cooling options I do have an 00:14:41.50900:14:41.519 upcoming video that I'll can't wait to 00:14:43.15900:14:43.169 share it with you and it's a Canadian 00:14:45.01900:14:45.029 solution which makes it even better 00:14:46.69900:14:46.709 thanks so much for watching I hope you 00:14:48.25900:14:48.269 found this educational entertaining or 00:14:50.62900:14:50.639 you were able to laugh a little bit of 00:14:52.28000:14:52.290 my misery really struggling to learn how 00:14:54.65000:14:54.660 to use a n lines I definitely should 00:14:57.47000:14:57.480 have looked up some videos before I 00:14:58.87900:14:58.889 started cutting away if you have any 00:15:00.40900:15:00.419 comments please feel free to leave them 00:15:02.15000:15:02.160 down below if I missed anything 00:15:03.65000:15:03.660 please feel free to correct 00:15:05.12000:15:05.130 me I am always open to Corrections and 00:15:08.27000:15:08.280 improving my knowledge because I'm doing 00:15:10.49000:15:10.500 a lot of this for the first time so 00:15:12.11000:15:12.120 until next time thanks a lot for 00:15:13.97000:15:13.980 watching make sure you like subscribe 00:15:15.44000:15:15.450 and stay tuned for the next episodes 00:15:19.50000:15:19.51000:15:37.36000:15:37.370 you
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