My F30 335i Gets 3 Upgrades Most BMW Owners Choose To Ignore... But They Shouldn't

And we are back with the F30 335. This is part two. In part one, we took care of a lot of the maintenance stuff, especially the rod bearings, which were looking very, very hurt, which makes the oil analysis that we got from Blackstone very questionable. And of course, since we did the rod bearings, went ahead and changed out the oil pan gasket, which is pissing oil, upgraded the control arms to the M3 ones, replaced the thrust arms as well, did the front crank seal, cleaned up underneath all the residue in case there's any future leaks, and we pretty much addressed anything else that needed to be addressed. If you guys didn't watch that video yet, I do highly recommend you guys watch it. It's very informational from a maintenance standpoint. Today, we're gonna address some commonly overlooked upgrades that most BMW owners should do, one, for maintenance reasons, and two, if you're looking to increase power, which includes the radiator, the oil cooler, if you have one, and this inefficient, unreliable, embarrassingly small intercooler. So here's what we have for the F30 today, all cooling upgrades from a company called CSF. You guys should be very familiar with them. When it comes to cooling, these guys are the benchmark. We have a high-performance oil cooler right here. If you guys are pushing your BMWs and your engine oil temperature is uncomfortably high, this is a very good fix right here. Not only are they a lot more reliable, they're larger, and you should be able to keep those temperatures down, especially when you combine it with a high-performance radiator like this. I'm a huge believer of this product. Even before I became a vendor for CSF and I started selling their products, I purchased one at full price for the E9335, and I seen a massive improvement when it came to engine oil temperature. It allowed me to run the car a lot harder without having to worry about the stock one breaking apart. Even if you have a stock car and you're not looking to tune it, this is a very good upgrade for preventative maintenance. The stock one on your BMW will fail. It's not if it's gonna fail, it's when it's gonna happen, and it might be an ugly situation, especially if the car leaves you stranded. And lastly, we have the upgraded intercooler. This is not really a maintenance item. This is more for performance. If you're looking to chase big power, you're looking to tune the car, upgrade the turbo, you're gonna need one of these bad boys, which are a lot more efficient. They're bigger, they have a bigger core. Intake temperatures are greatly reduced with something like this, and what's cool about this specific unit, unlike some other ones, is that it bolts on just like OEM using the OEM connectors, so it's a hassle-free installation. According to CSF, you gain 15 to 20 horsepower on a stock car without having to tune it. If you tune the car, then you can gain more, and that's, again, because you can lower the intake temperatures, which allows the car to run a lot more efficiently, meaning you can sustain more power for a longer time. Like always, I have links to our website in the video's description. We sell all of these cooling products. One thing to note is three different radiators, depending on the F3335 you have. So we have 7080, which is for manual trans F3335. Then we have the auto one, which is 7081. And then for my specific car, for those of you guys that have M Sport, because it has an additional radiator, it's 7078. So it's very important you guys purchase the correct one. If you have any questions, you can always email us or message us on Instagram. All right, so the first thing we'll do is we'll start with the oil cooler, which I guess I forgot to mention is another common item that fails on these cars. So I've never really done this DIY before, but it seems pretty simple. You got a T30 bolt here. You got two additional ones at the top. And then you got the line itself up there, which I believe it's an Allen key, H5. Before I remove that last T-Torque bolt, I'm gonna go ahead and remove the line. Things are probably gonna get a little bit messy. We did drain all the oil from the car, but obviously there's gonna be oil trapped here. So I'm gonna try my best not to get disgusting. All right, should be able to pull it off. Let's see. Oh God, it's coming down, the oil, it's coming. And it's probably gonna be a lot of it. Yes, it is. Oh, ----. Here it is. It's definitely a messy job, and it really helps if you have all the oil drained from the car, because I could only imagine how much messier it gets if you don't. So I recommend if you're gonna upgrade to one of these oil coolers, maybe do it when you're about to do an oil change. That would be the best way to do it. All right, so all I have to do now is transfer over the bracket from the old one to the upgraded one. Once I take this off, I'll show you guys a side-by-side comparison. So visually, there's a pretty big difference. Here's the OEM one. Here's what it looks like, right? Just a one-piece unit. Look at the upgraded one. Boom, double stacked. So in theory, you should get better oil cooling just because you have more surface. Check it out. Probably get like a good 20 to 30% better cooling efficiency with this setup right here. And the best part is it's plug-and-play, so you don't really have to modify anything on the car to get this on there. I'm gonna go ahead and clean the bracket off camera and swap it on to the new one now. And there you have it, guys. Now it's ready to be installed. Somebody volunteered to get showered and cool it. This guy. All right, we're moving on to the radiator. We're doing... Can you shut the f*** up so we can f***ing film? Moving on to the upgrader. Well, they don't know what that means because I deleted the clip. He needs to go home already because he's beat to s***. I'm tired. Anyways, getting to the radiator. Surprisingly, this guy right here has never upgraded one on an F30, so it's a learning experience for both of us. Wow. There's so much more bulls*** in this car. There's like a hose on top of a hose on top of a hose. Kind of really hard to show you guys what's going on. It's such a tight squeeze. There you go. So here's a side-by-side comparison. This is a CSF one. Notice how much beefier the side end tanks are. They're obviously made out of metal, so they're a lot more reliable. Here's the OEM one. Plastic end tanks. A lot less construction on the side. Very thin. Even slimmer on top, so you're gonna get more of a core cooling on this radiator, which is gonna help with engine oil temperature. One of the biggest fail factors of these is, again, the plastic end tanks, because with these turbocharged engines, they get really hot. Plastic heat don't really get along too much, and over time, they start to warp or crack, and sometimes they just self-destruct. You lose all the coolant, and that's it. You gotta get the car towed. Hopefully, it doesn't happen while you're driving somewhere, but if that does happen, it ends up being an ugly situation. The cool thing about this radiator right here is not only is it better for performance and better for reliability, but it doesn't really cost that much more than an OEM one. At that point, it really doesn't make any sense to buy an OEM one when you can get a better product for not much more. It's gonna be interesting to see how you fit it in there, because it is much beefier than the OEM one. Wow. The one thing we're not doing to this car that he did on his car, he just deleted the AC so he can install it easier. We're not doing that with this car. Yeah, it looks good to me. By the way, I do have a lot of customers that reach out as far as inserting the hoses into upgraded radiators, and they have issues with it. Little bit of silicone grease, that's it. Solves the issue. As clapped as the F30 is, I guess the guys at Main Auto Sales did me a solid one. The hose, the coolant hose was replaced, the McDonald's shawl was replaced, and this one was replaced. Normally, when you're doing a job like this with a radiator, you're breaking lines and hoses in the process. Just like the E90X platform, they give up after a while, and they start to fall apart. The best part about the CSF upgrade is that you can't see it, so it's not really a flashy upgrade that you get to show off at meets, right? This is as much, you're gonna be able to see the backside. The logo is hidden, because we have the AC condenser in the front. Unless you delete that, many people probably won't know you're running an upgraded radiator. Yeah, he deleted his AC, but not a lot of people are doing that. We got the Montana hardware that CSF provides that we originally lost, but found a set somewhere else, and we shouldn't have to do any modifications, according to CSF. This is, according to them, the biggest intercooler available for these cars that doesn't require modification, so just bolt on. Let's go. With a lot of the E90X ones, if you're going for the big ones, like the VRSF 7.5 inch, those you gotta trim some of this plastic stuff off. But the good thing with CSF is that you do get a big intercooler that obviously is good for intake temperatures, but you don't have to modify anything on your stock car if that bothers you. So he's getting one side done, I'm holding up this side, and then pretty simple, we'll connect a charge pipe to that side, a factory connector on this side, and we'll be good. So this is the first time I go with black for the intercooler. It's definitely very sleek, sleeper-ish, right? Normally when people see a bright silver intercooler, they think, oh crap, that car makes a lot of power. This one is very sleek. CSF does include a stencil, so you can spray on whatever logo, well, you can spray on their logo, and whatever color you want. Once I decide what color I'm wrapping the F30, then we'll spray that particular color on the intercooler. But for now, I like it. Sleeper. Here's what the fitment looks like underneath. Nothing's touching, nothing's rubbing. You have this part of the trim just kinda sitting underneath it. Pretty good. Very, very good fitment. I mean, something you should expect from CSF. Quality products. And yeah, there you go. Here's the fitment. Charge pipe that connects right here. All right, and Ali went ahead and connected the outlet. So everything works really well. Snaps right into place, just like OEM. Originally, we didn't really follow instructions, but the radiator came with these spacers and replacement screws, which you're supposed to use when installing their radiator. All right, so this is what it should look like with the spacer, the plastic cover, and the screw. So now it's evenly spaced out. Here's what it looks like on this side. So yeah, that's the right way to do it. You guys can kinda see the spacer from this angle. So everything's pretty much buttoned up other than the intake and stuff like that. We're gonna go ahead and add some coolant, bleed the system, add some engine oil. And fingers crossed, first start since we did the rod bearings. Should be interesting. Bumper's not gonna go on, because if you guys missed the first episode, we sent out the headlights to Bay Optics so we can get those freshened up and customized. So what we'll do in this car is we'll do that first start, make sure everything's okay, no leaks, and most importantly, that the engine doesn't blow up. We also got a replacement expansion tank cap, because the original one took a crap. The centerpiece just kept getting stuck to the tank itself, and just decided to pay the $20 and get another one. Little small things like this just make your life easier, make the car look a lot better too, right? Because it's gonna look less clapped. Long life three, fully synthetic for gasoline, diesel engines, or vehicles. Stop reading the brochure. So we're gonna actually overfill the car just a little bit, because we did empty the oil cooler. If you empty the oil cooler, that's like additional half a quart maybe. In our instance, we're probably gonna put eight quarts, just in case. Yeah. And we'll measure oil. If we have to, we'll drain oil, but most likely we don't. Just hold it in your gases, that's all. Whoa! We found a leak, ladies and gentlemen. It's addressed. Back to filling up the reservoir. Hey, that was good! F30 gets the E90 headlight conversion. Plug and play, ready to go. That way if we drive the car to test it out, we're not getting fined. First start. I got my butt cheeks pinched. What the f*** were you doing, you piece of s***? Oh my God. I was like, what is that noise? And you kept a straight face, you a**hole. I was like, why is it getting louder? I was legit standing behind the camera like, worried as hell. So there's really no point to drive the car right now. Originally, I wanted to drive it after putting on those coolant modifications and show you guys some of the benefits, power, obviously the engine oil temperature. But the car needs alignment and of course, we're still waiting for the headlights to come back from Bay Optics. So we're probably just gonna end the video right here. If you guys enjoyed the video and found it informative, I'd appreciate it if you guys hit the like button, really does help out the channel. Subscribe if you haven't already and as always, thanks for watching. Till next time.