[Slowly108]

hey guys i just bought a used 2008 335i, i was wondering if there was a way to find out if my car came with the factory oil cooler.. i can find pics of it outside of the engine bay (via search) but was wondering if someone can point out the location inside the engine bay so i can figure out if i have one.. thx in advance

p.s. im loving my the car

[PKumarM3]

quick description

look at ur passenger front wheel well. if there are vents on the liner - u have an oil cooler.

[e92bmw]

2 ways to tell: open the hood, right where the engine stops u will see 2 rubber hoses only if u have the oil cooler. 2nd way: passenger front wheel well, look inside of it and you should see a silver grill. Btw ur car us 08 so if its a coupe, u need the sports package to have the oil cooler, if u have the 4 door theb u need spkrts
Pack and 18 inch rims to get it. Congrats on the ride

[jzchen]

At the bottom and center is the oil filter housing, part with black round cap. If your oil filter housing looks like this with hoses coming out, then you do. If it looks significantly different with no hoses, then you don't.

Congratulations on your new ride. Hopefully you won't catch too much of the Mod bug!

[marv85]

Originally Posted by Fiveseven108

hey guys i just bought a used 2008 335i, i was wondering if there was a way to find out if my car came with the factory oil cooler.. i can find pics of it outside of the engine bay (via search) but was wondering if someone can point out the location inside the engine bay so i can figure out if i have one.. thx in advance

p.s. im loving my the car

I'm glad you like your ride! As for the oil cooler this is where you should look: The passenger side front wheel well, this is the vents PKumarM3 is talking about. If you see those then you have an oil cooler. The pic below is from my car, it shows the vents and the oil cooler.
Hope this is helpful

[Slowly108]

thx for all the speedy replies guys! i wonder why i couldn't find those pics in my search i'll check it out after work today! Do all sports pack come with it? because i do have sports pack on my car... or is it a separate option?

[Slowly108]

hey guys quick update i think do have a oil cooler but i noticed in the picture that you attached does not have a oil cooler jzchen..

here's the picture you attached i circled the part i think should have 2 lines coming out but they don't.. i attached another picture and boxed the 2 lines my car has, can anyone confirm that i have a oil cooler?

please note, my car is 08 335i cpe +Sports pack

[jzchen]

Those two black threaded fittings you circled are for the lines. (I didn't take too many pictures while I was retrofitting one to my car, and that is one I had access to quickly to respond to your post. Sorry if it caused some confusion.)

The air intake tract is missing a piece and my microfilter housing is still not put back in the picture as well, (note the dangling wire looms/hose towards the top of the picture.

Here are a few upated pics. Mine is not a BMW one so it will look somewhat different.

[MKE_M3]

Originally Posted by Fiveseven108

hey guys quick update i think do have a oil cooler but i noticed in the picture that you attached does not have a oil cooler jzchen..

I noticed that too...


To the OP, even if you have one, you should consider an upgrade or an additional oil cooler if you plan to drive HARD for more than 10 minute intervals, like track days and what not.