Under bonnet insulator for E90

[Black Spyder]

Re: Under bonnet insulator for E90

This point was raised earlier.... If the insulator prevents the bonnet from heating up too much, it means that the engine bay gets correspondingly a lot hotter, with less heat dissipation taking place since most of it is kept in by the insulator. Surely this can't be too good for the engine?? I would think the large surface area of the bonnet helps to dissipate most of the heat generated by the engine. So keeping it in can't be good.

 

[CABERNET.S]

Re: Under bonnet insulator for E90

Hi TW,

How's your ride, I am very happy with mine, you r right with the chrome stuff, looks good !
Anyway, can provide more details on the heat insulator, PML's ?? And what's the damage ??

Cheers !!!

 

[gadgets]

Re: Under bonnet insulator for E90

bros, went to get my insulator today. can i ask if it is only about a third of the size of the bonnet? mine is and when i fit it onto the underside of the bonnet, it sits around the centre leaving the front and the rear 'exposed'. did i get the correct insulator? the parts guys said it was...

the part number was 51487059260...tks

 

[detach8]

Re: Under bonnet insulator for E90

Bump this old thread.

Given our short but frequent trips in Singapore I would rather keep the heat in the bonnet so the engine warms to operating temp faster. It typically takes about ~5-10 minutes to warm the engine oil, and most of our trips are 10-15 minutes, with the exception of some occasional long trips in jam or to airport.

Will head down to PML one of these days to get my bonnet insulated too. At least to save my paint work!

 

[tomace]

Re: Under bonnet insulator for E90

Bump this old thread.

Given our short but frequent trips in Singapore I would rather keep the heat in the bonnet so the engine warms to operating temp faster. It typically takes about ~5-10 minutes to warm the engine oil, and most of our trips are 10-15 minutes, with the exception of some occasional long trips in jam or to airport.

Will head down to PML one of these days to get my bonnet insulated too. At least to save my paint work!

Perhaps u may wish to visit Eng Soon (My taokay C3PO say one) Cheaper than PML. Anyway, PML also get from them too.

Cheers ~~