Part of the reason I ask isL
http://www.radiatorexpress.com/produ...aia_id=1012082
They say they have a radiator tht fits both,
And other part suppliers always specify different radiators for the auto tranny car and the manual tranny e34.
I'm looking to have a radiator on standby (spare part) for an Auto tranny E34 which I may end up using in a manual tranny E34. I just wanted to know what the actual differences are between the 2 radiators, and whether they are interchangeable?
Thanks dudes.
A Bimmer Nut for sure: '04 530im (current daily driver), '97 m3, '98 323is, '99 Z3, '01 740iL, '06 330cicm zhp, '02 R1150R, '69 r60, Owner/Operator of www.Bimmer.info and www.BimmerNut.com
And I still maintain: '90 535im (sold to daughters best friend, one of my favorite bimmers), '92 525im (daughters other best friend now drives this one).
Part of the reason I ask isL
http://www.radiatorexpress.com/produ...aia_id=1012082
They say they have a radiator tht fits both,
And other part suppliers always specify different radiators for the auto tranny car and the manual tranny e34.
A Bimmer Nut for sure: '04 530im (current daily driver), '97 m3, '98 323is, '99 Z3, '01 740iL, '06 330cicm zhp, '02 R1150R, '69 r60, Owner/Operator of www.Bimmer.info and www.BimmerNut.com
And I still maintain: '90 535im (sold to daughters best friend, one of my favorite bimmers), '92 525im (daughters other best friend now drives this one).
all the smart guys are off the long weekend...lol
I'll try to bump this tomorrow for ya.
95 E34 530I V2.37
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On my E12 (yeah I know it's different) I fitted an auto one as a replacement. The difference was that it had an extra section (at the edge of the radiator) that connected up to the transmission cooler. To adapt it to my car I just had to move the top mount out to the wider position placed there by the factory. Maybe this is the same deal.
Cheers
Wingman
'89 525i/A Exec 193000kms
'94 Subaru Liberty AWD Wagon
Looking for Merc 300TE
NSW, Australia
on most bimmers the auto radiator has the tranny cooler made into one of the tanks and uses the engine coolent, so you can put a auto rad in a stick but not the other way around, unless you want to switch to a external trans cooler which i did on my 535 when i installed a 540 radiator, i spliced a e36 325 tranny cooler into the 535s lines and bolted it to the front of the radiator just like a later 525 has
all america wants is cold beer warm cat and a place to take a poop with a door on it
don't need to move anything on a e34, they are the same size
Originally Posted by wingman
all america wants is cold beer warm cat and a place to take a poop with a door on it
they just are stocking a auto radiator to save inventory
Originally Posted by Bimmer Nut Ed
all america wants is cold beer warm cat and a place to take a poop with a door on it
On e34 the mounts are the same, one simply doesn't connect the cooler lines if installing auto radiator in a manual car. Its the same on Fords and many other production cars- radiator mounted tranny coolers are cheaper and easier to make. I wonder if it has any goodor bad affect on the tranny in comparison to a remote cooler.Originally Posted by wingman
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bad, overheat the engine and you are roasting the tranny too, done a few nuked motor swaps and had the tranny puke on the test drive, a remote cooler is not going to transfer that heat to the trans fluid
Originally Posted by genphreak
all america wants is cold beer warm cat and a place to take a poop with a door on it
Thanks Winfred, very true. It might be cheaper and easier to make, lighter in the car too.Originally Posted by winfred
And **yet another reason** to avoid overheating any L6 motor
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