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 07-19-2016, 09:29 AM | #1 |
Scrub Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Drives: 2015 White BRZ MT Location: USA MA Posts: 11 Thanks: 4 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s) | Is aftermarket Fan and Radiator worth it? Hi guys, I'm not too savvy with the technicals, so I'd love to hear your opinions about buying an aftermarket radiator and fans. My practically new BRZ just had an overheating issue, so maybe I am just being paranoid - but I'd like to explore options for cooling my engine better. How useful would an aftermarket radiator be? I've head that an electric fan can be very helpful if replacing an engine driven fan. Is the stock fan engine driven? Will installing either of these be an issue when the NE winter hits? Thanks everybody for your suggestions! |
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| 07-19-2016, 09:51 AM | #2 |
shiumai Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 2013 DGM BRZ, 2020 C8 Corvette Location: USofA! Posts: 1,760 Thanks: 963 Thanked 1,893 Times in 787 Posts Mentioned: 41 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s) | Why did your BRZ overheat? What happened? __________________ My DGM BRZ vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OL9OhxexAA |
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| 07-19-2016, 10:29 AM | #3 |
jimmillion Power Ranger Elite Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: '13 WRB Sport-tech Location: Mississauga, Sq1 Posts: 726 Thanks: 482 Thanked 310 Times in 180 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s) | as shiumai said, getting to the bottom of why it overheated in the first place should be step one. Did your temp needle actually go all the way to the top or did you use something like torque to see the temp increase? We'll help you work through this, but we're gonna need to know what you are doing to cause it to overheat so that we know what course of action to recommend. __________________ .
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| 07-19-2016, 10:37 AM | #4 |
go_a_way1 Not Bаnned Anymore Join Date: Jan 2015 Drives: Heavily Modified FRS Location: Calgary, AB Posts: 9,827 Thanks: 14,918 Thanked 8,274 Times in 4,797 Posts Mentioned: 355 Post(s) Tagged: 374 Thread(s) | Quote: Originally Posted by Scrub Hi guys, I'm not too savvy with the technicals, so I'd love to hear your opinions about buying an aftermarket radiator and fans. They are great but unnecessary to do as a early mod. I am going to do one when I go FI My practically new BRZ just had an overheating issue, so maybe I am just being paranoid - but I'd like to explore options for cooling my engine better. Take it in for warranty if the issue continues How useful would an aftermarket radiator be? Great for increasing cooling capacity, and great if you track your car. I've head that an electric fan can be very helpful if replacing an engine driven fan. Is the stock fan engine driven? OEM fan is electric Will installing either of these be an issue when the NE winter hits? No as the car has a thermostat to regulate temperatures. It may take a little longer to heat up but that's the only down side. Thanks everybody for your suggestions! Answers are in red __________________ Quote: Originally Posted by 1GiantTurtle This thread got de-railed quick now it's just about Penis guitars
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| 07-19-2016, 11:05 AM | #5 |
IPGJames Banned Join Date: Aug 2015 Drives: ...Cars... Location: Lake Mary, FL Posts: 64 Thanks: 0 Thanked 49 Times in 19 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s) | I have tracked my car all over the Southeast in blistering hot temps and never had an issue with the OEM Cooling system in the last year of use. |
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| 07-19-2016, 12:20 PM | #6 |
kch Senior Misanthrope Join Date: Sep 2014 Drives: 2015 BRZ Series.Blue CWP Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 1,490 Thanks: 1,743 Thanked 1,168 Times in 645 Posts Mentioned: 20 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s) | Something is wrong, and you should talk to the dealership. I've done 30 minute track sessions in 98* ambient with stock radiator and fans and never had an issue. |
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| 07-19-2016, 01:10 PM | #7 |
Scrub Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Drives: 2015 White BRZ MT Location: USA MA Posts: 11 Thanks: 4 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s) | Thanks for all your replies. To clarify, the overheating was due to a head gasket leak which is being serviced at the moment. I doubt that improving the stock cooling system will prevent this from happening again, but I am just traumatized from seeing my new cars temp gage rise haha. |
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| 07-19-2016, 01:36 PM | #8 |
mav1178 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: 2005 Toyota Camry Location: 91745 Posts: 6,562 Thanks: 493 Thanked 6,093 Times in 3,029 Posts Mentioned: 95 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s) | Quote: Originally Posted by Scrub I doubt that improving the stock cooling system will prevent this from happening again, but I am just traumatized from seeing my new cars temp gage rise haha. I drive my car all over the place. Track, street, road trips over several time zones in short periods of time, desert, cold, whatever. Radiator is stock and fan is stock. A head gasket failure has nothing to do with the cooling system unless you have a leak somewhere that contributed to overheating or warped cylinder heads. Upgrading your cooling system bc of a head gasket leak solves nothing in the long run, and is like putting out a house fire by building another house on top of the existing fire. Your best bet is to go with an OE-style oil cooler (Forester DIY or Cusco) and call it a day, if you wanted better cooling. -alex |
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| 07-19-2016, 02:06 PM | #9 |
extrashaky Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Drives: 2014 BRZ Limited Location: USA Posts: 4,045 Thanks: 1,100 Thanked 5,618 Times in 2,266 Posts Mentioned: 55 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s) | OEM is fine. Just service it as indicated in the service schedule. Your overheating issue was a manufacturing defect, and there was not really anything you could have done to prevent that. Aftermarket parts wouldn't have helped. The service techs will get you squared away. I would still send off an oil sample a few thousand miles after they finish the work, just to be on the safe side. But I seriously doubt you have any reason to worry. If you do send off a sample, be sure to include an explanation of the work done for the oil analysis tech so they don't misinterpret the results. |
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| 07-19-2016, 02:27 PM | #10 |
Silver Cervy *Some really cool title* Join Date: May 2016 Drives: 2014 Subaru BRZ Limited Location: Matthews, NC Posts: 343 Thanks: 39 Thanked 211 Times in 125 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s) | ^ basically what he said. In this day and age it's almost unheard of to get cooling issues with an OEM system. The only way it would be plausible would be either A. you drove the car insanely hard for an insanely long time or B. you went FI and didn't install an intercooler. Basically the point is to not judge the stock cooling system based off a defect. I'm not saying a new fan or radiator would be useless, because they would certainly help, but you might as well spend money on things that are more needing of change, like tires, exterior stuff, etc. |
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| 07-19-2016, 02:30 PM | #11 |
Yoshoobaroo TRACKBREAD Join Date: Mar 2016 Drives: 2013 BRZ Location: Florida Posts: 3,929 Thanks: 2,660 Thanked 4,024 Times in 1,895 Posts Mentioned: 30 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s) | Quote: Originally Posted by Silver Cervy In this day and age it's almost unheard of to get cooling issues with an OEM system. Hah you have not owned a modern BMW then lol |
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| 07-19-2016, 02:42 PM | #12 |
Silver Cervy *Some really cool title* Join Date: May 2016 Drives: 2014 Subaru BRZ Limited Location: Matthews, NC Posts: 343 Thanks: 39 Thanked 211 Times in 125 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s) | Quote: Originally Posted by Yoshoobaroo Hah you have not owned a modern BMW then lol I had a 2013 328i before getting my BRZ and never had cooling issues. Then again I never did drive it very hard... |
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