Hi,
Getting myself ready to do a Mechatronics rebuild and spending lots of time diving in to the heat issues and failures of it, made me wonder why it does not have a dedicated oil cooler.
So my thoughts at the moment:
Transmission:
Change oil flow to dedicated oil cooler from Hel or Setrab to RS5 style right lower grill location
(This will decouple the oil cooling from the front radiator/ heat exchanger)
Engine:
Change oil flow to dedicated oil cooler from Hel or Setrab to RS5 style left lower grill location
Supercharger/ Engine Coolant:
Change OEM radiator/ heat exchanger flow so the coolant can flow extra through the old trans loop
The idea came up that making the oil system separate:
Has anyone had any experience on this mods or thoughts to swap out.
(Typing this out makes me feel like the Mad Scientist they give at work might be true)
Getting myself ready to do a Mechatronics rebuild and spending lots of time diving in to the heat issues and failures of it, made me wonder why it does not have a dedicated oil cooler.
So my thoughts at the moment:
Transmission:
Change oil flow to dedicated oil cooler from Hel or Setrab to RS5 style right lower grill location
(This will decouple the oil cooling from the front radiator/ heat exchanger)
Engine:
Change oil flow to dedicated oil cooler from Hel or Setrab to RS5 style left lower grill location
Supercharger/ Engine Coolant:
Change OEM radiator/ heat exchanger flow so the coolant can flow extra through the old trans loop
The idea came up that making the oil system separate:
- Will drop the loads on the front radiator, lowering the supercharger cooling temperatures
- More cooling for the DL501 to make it more reliable
- Better engine cooling
- Less risk of mixing coolant with engine oil
Has anyone had any experience on this mods or thoughts to swap out.
(Typing this out makes me feel like the Mad Scientist they give at work might be true)