Post them here....................

C'mon guys!

This high oil temp issue is meant to be a major issue with the 335i. Surely someone can post a pic of their oil temp guage reading high???

Its actually not a major issue.

Plus since March production all the cars come with an oil cooler. Before only the manual versions had them. Which was the reason for a few to get high temps.

Its actually not a major issue.
You got that right!

Ok, so ............ so far not a single shred of evidence that anyone's 335i has even got warm...............

There are a few pics on e90post.com showing them reading high.

BUT they are only the ones without the oil coolers. You have an oil cooler so no worries.

This issue has been put to bed, it was a few cars and if you complain they will add a cooler. I think it's time to let this one drop.

You made this thread, but you don't have a pic to share!

I'm not trying piss anyone off or shit in anyones cheerios, but I have work been working on E90's since they came out, I ahve never had a customer concerned about the oil temperature being too high or anything. Not even a mention of that. I'm in North Carolina, our climate can get pretty hot. Up in the hundreds. I ahven't even seen anything like this brought up in a round table, nor on centernet. I'm not here to argue but I have been following this issue (on this this board) since the E90 started production, and that about 50 percent of the threads in the E90 section. I am with the OP and want some pictures of these oil guages pegged. You guys do know that when the E36 came out the water temp guage had three lines on it. People started complaning about the needle going past the middle line. What did BMW do. They deleted the middle line, and placed a dead spot in the guage to make the needle stay in the middle until the engine was either extremely overheated or cooled off. That is what I think is going to happen with this situation. I would love for someone to take ride in my cummins diesel to watch the oil and exhaust temp jump around in it. If it didn't have an oil guage would everyone still be bitching about it?
Do not responde to me if you want to argue. I jsut want some proof of this situation.

We'll I had a friend and they heard about somebody reading about it, and that makes it true.

There are a few pics on e90post.com showing them reading high.
Can you post a link?

Can you post a link?

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=54857&highlight=temp+gauge+pics

yall are so lazy

There are a few pics on e90post.com showing them reading high.

BUT they are only the ones without the oil coolers. You have an oil cooler so no worries.

A few pics. Well I guess tecnically - it's one pic that was used several times. You can't rule out photoshop either, the posters screenname is "anonymous" - how convenient.

And on top of that, people called and got responses from the engineers who said there is no problem - but of course, they're lying. People who post on the internet know more than the actual engineers who built the car. No retros done yet either and no need apparently.

Well I been watching the whole "overheating" thing for awhile now. There are more than one picture of the car getting hot. With all that said, I think most customers are freaking out for no reason. Most are wanting a fix when theres not even a problem with their own cars.

I was actually one of the first people to mention about the oil cooler thing. http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42190&highlight=running+hot

It all started from our local track (autobahn country club) having just gotten brand new 335i sedans. So a few clubs took them out and some went into limp mode after a few hot laps. They were all indeed steptronics without oil coolers and thats how this whole thing started.

Even Edmunds ran into the asme type of problem. http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/FirstDrives/articleId=120061?tid=edmunds.il.home.photopanel..2 .*

Another pic of the car getting hot.
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=57267&highlight=running+hot

Doesnt matter, BMW heard the complaints and started putting the oil coolers into all the March production cars and even raised the temp gauge to calm people down. (kinda like you mentioned with the E36). Before the gauge read up to 300, now its to 340.

First off..I'm not a technician in the least. But I always have paid attention to the gauges or idiot lights in any car that I have owned.

When I first got my 335i manual in late Jan I noticed the oil temp gauge getting into the 240-250 range. This was when the car had only a few hundred miles on it. And when the temps we're below freezing in Chicago. Then I looked at the forums and saw (some) other people were freaking out. I'll be the first to admit that I don't know the difference between oil temp and coolant temp but I took comfort reading techies' posts not to worry. Further, an inquiry to BMW online said my temps were normal.

Now I have just under 3,000 miles and the days are getting warm here. Lo and behold my oil temp gauge never exceeds 220...even in stop and go traffic. Just an observation.

We'll I had a friend and they heard about somebody reading about it, and that makes it true.

I heard from someone that it was your cousin's friend.

Well I been watching the whole "overheating" thing for awhile now. There are more than one picture of the car getting hot. With all that said, I think most customers are freaking out for no reason. Most are wanting a fix when theres not even a problem with their own cars.

I was actually one of the first people to mention about the oil cooler thing. http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42190&highlight=running+hot

It all started from our local track (autobahn country club) having just gotten brand new 335i sedans. So a few clubs took them out and some went into limp mode after a few hot laps. They were all indeed steptronics without oil coolers and thats how this whole thing started.

Even Edmunds ran into the asme type of problem. http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/FirstDrives/articleId=120061?tid=edmunds.il.home.photopanel..2 .*

Another pic of the car getting hot.
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=57267&highlight=running+hot

Doesnt matter, BMW heard the complaints and started putting the oil coolers into all the March production cars and even raised the temp gauge to calm people down. (kinda like you mentioned with the E36). Before the gauge read up to 300, now its to 340.

Edmunds, and every other magazine based their overheating on the same track day that Infiniti set up.

I looked at that overheating picture, and say that is photoshopped. Bad job too.

Here's a copy of the "300 deg" picture. How is the "badly" Photoshopped? It looks legit to me. Maybe someone ran current through the gauge it to make it peak, but the pic does not look altered.

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The shadow on the needle doesn't look right, it's a stark contrast on the face, but not on the needle?

I looked at that overheating picture, and say that is photoshopped. Bad job too.

I really have no idea why you in such denial about this. Its not even a big deal since very little are experiencing it. But there are a few who did.

Worry about the fuel pump failures instead. The overheating thing is old news and was taken care of by BMW.

I really have no idea why you in such denial about this. Its not even a big deal since very little are experiencing it. But there are a few who did.

Worry about the fuel pump failures instead. The overheating thing is old news and was taken care of by BMW.


I'm not in denial, it really doesn't bother me or worry me. Neither does the fuel pump. I think people are over reacting and a test session set up by Infiniti caused too much panic.

I'm not in denial, it really doesn't bother me or worry me. Neither does the fuel pump. I think people are over reacting and a test session set up by Infiniti caused too much panic.

See you dont even know the timeline of it. The panic started before the Infinti thing even came out.

So since you have an answer to everything, why did BMW install oil coolers for the manual cars and not the steptronics at launch?

Keep in mind, overseas they all had the oil coolers. Only in the U.S the steptronics didnt...

The shadow on the needle doesn't look right, it's a stark contrast on the face, but not on the needle?

Yet the shadow under the needle is perfect - including the speck of dust on the lense cutting into the shadow. The height of the needle is different than the back of the instrument, thus the shadow would not line up with the shadow below. Additionally, the needle is white and fairly reflective, so the shadow is reduced significantly on it.

If someone faked this, they spent a poop load of time on it. The center "hub" for both needles show the same reflection on the left side, denoting that they are in line with each other and not simply cut and rotated by photoshop.

Anyone else care to speculate, of are you all tired of this subject :D

Well it have been 5 days since my car had the retrofit oil cooler.
The highest temp was only 230F
That is 35F less then before the oil cooler was installed.
Does it lower the temp? HELL YES.
So more power to all non overheating 335 owners.
Would really crack up if they overheat later on, too bad they will not post it here cause they would look so stupid:lol

Well it have been 5 days since my car had the retrofit oil cooler.
The highest temp was only 230F
That is 35F less then before the oil cooler was installed.
Does it lower the temp? HELL YES.
So more power to all non overheating 335 owners.
Would really crack up if they overheat later on, too bad they will not post it here cause they would look so stupid:lol

Hello "ELO168":

As I have mentioned in previous posts, BMW changed the design to include a cooler in later productions. Perhaps they did it for no reason, perhaps not. Perhaps they agreed to retrofit mine with this same cooler for no reason, perhaps not. Time will tell.

Here's mine. Normal driving with some WOT runs...80degree weather...but that's how it always stay when warmed up.

Here's mine. Normal driving with some WOT runs...80degree weather...but that's how it always stay when warmed up.

What temp is that reading. Mine has the new gauge and it's about 240-250 degrees in normal driving. That looks to be the same.

What temp is that reading. Mine has the new gauge and it's about 240-250 degrees in normal driving. That looks to be the same.

The needle is right over 240, the middle says 210. I have the old gauge. Mine never went over 240-250 at most.

The needle is right over 240, the middle says 210. I have the old gauge. Mine never went over 240-250 at most.

Which is exactly where the new ones sit, just that the scale has changed.

Which is exactly where the new ones sit, just that the scale has changed.


So basically the needle on the new gauge sits right in the middle then. And new one goes up to 340, doesn't it?

So basically the needle on the new gauge sits right in the middle then. And new one goes up to 340, doesn't it?

Just below the ever so scientific "middle of the gauge"...you run the same temp as the new ones. I've got an Oil cooler and 6MT. My temp hasn't gone above 250 yet, or probably ever.