Oil cooler routing question

Prashiy

Dimon009,
Good to hear about your install. Best wishes for trouble-free driving. The install definitely makes a big difference; you are able to drive the car like a sports car without having to look at the oil temp gauge. I also used a little bit of the heatshield "DEI Aluminized Sleeving Heat Shroud" to block off a portion of the large NISMO cooler so that temperate is within 180-220F. I used metal staplers to fasten the shroud, so I can remove a portion of it during summer, but in SoCal that may not be needed.

The photo I posted is probably not very clear in showing how the lines run through. Z1 installation instruction recommends passing the lines through the gap between plastic radiator support and the windshield washer reservoir (on the leftside of radiator support and right side of reservoir). I wouldn't have any concerns with that because there seems to be enough clearance between the reservoir and the radiator support to allow any body flex/sway. Also, there is no way the plastic reservoir can press against the steel braided lines and cause damage, the reservoir will be sawed through first. However, my mechanic has routed the hoses thru vertical gap between the bumper arm and radiator support (rightside of the metal arm and leftside of the radiator support). Per the factory design, it is actually the opening in the radiator support through which a metal arm attaches to the aluminum bumper. I will try to get a better picture. It seems to be a ample enough gap for a slightly snug fit of the wrapped and insulated hoses to run through, when the car is stationary. My concern was if this clearance gets affected during rigorous movements like taking curves or hitting road bumps.