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When we heard about Mishimoto’s 2015 Mustang EcoBoost Oil Cooler, we knew we had to put it on our Steeda 2015 Competition Orange EcoBoost!
The entire installation process took about 2 hours – not bad. This Mishimoto oil cooler is a direct fit, which makes installation a breeze.
Mishimoto offers their oil cooler in either silver or black and they also give you the option to choose between a billet aluminum oil sandwich plate or thermostatic oil sandwich plate. For our installation, we went with the silver oil cooler and the thermostatic oil sandwich plate since we wanted a faster warmup at startup.
All of the parts needed for the installation were included:
- 3 Application-Specific Mounting Brackets and Spacer
- 19-Row Oil Cooler
- 4′ 3.5″ Stainless Steel Braided Hose with 45° and 120° – 10AN Fittings
- Oil Sandwich Plate
- 3/4″ x 16 Stainless Steel Sandwich Plate Adapter
- 2 M20 x -10AN Straight Fittings
- Mounting Hardware Set
First we raised our 2015 EcoBoost so we could remove the undertray. Once on the lift, we used a flathead screwdriver to remove the eight pop clips that fastened the plastic air diversion cover.
Front bumper hardware removed.
The third stage was removing the front bumper - the front bumper hardware consists of four pop clips, six 8mm screws and two 7mm bolts that are near each headlight behind the fender liner; unclip the bumper and six wire harnesses for the turn signals, headlights, and fog lights from the vehicle.
Turn signals, headlights, and fog lights wire harnesses being detached.
Next we removed the air dam, the air shutter arm and all other connectors that connect to the air shutter motor and the ambient temperature sensor. We also removed the lower grill shutters as well as the arm that attaches the lower shutters to the upper shutters. This gave us the room we need to install the oil cooler.
Before we removed the air shutter arm.
After we removed the air shutter arm.
We then removed our oil filter so that the Mishimoto sandwich plate could attach in place using the 3/4″ x 16 stainless steel adapter.
The 2015 EcoBoost oil filter before being removed.
To avoid any unwanted friction, we lubricated the o-ring on the sandwich plate before fastening it in. Once the sandwich plate and straight fittings were all fastened and secured, we attached the stainless steel braided fittings with the 120 degree fittings connected to the sandwich plate.
Mishimoto oil line fittings and sandwich plate before the oil filter is reattached.
We then lubricated the o-ring and reinstalled the oil filter. Next we snaked the oil lines so that they were next to the steering rack. The shorter oil line with the 45 degree fitting was routed into place first since it was the first to be attached to the oil cooler.
We detached the front support bars in order to attach the oil cooler with its mounting brackets.
Bottom application-specific mounting bracket.
One of the two top application-specific mounting brackets.
After the oil cooler was mounted, we attached the 45 degree fitting and the longer hose with the 90 degree fitting to the oil cooler. We then started reattaching all of the parts we removed during the install!
Air damn and air shutter arm reattached after installing the Mishimoto oil cooler.
After our 2 hour installation, we couldn’t wait to test it out at the track. The Mishimoto EcoBoost oil cooler reduced our oil temperatures by up to 35+°F. The oil cooler receives the most airflow by being mounted at the front of the vehicle which cools the engine’s oil faster and more efficiently, which is always a good thing with a forced induction setup.
Steeda’s 2015 EcoBoost Mustang with the Mishimoto 2015 EcoBoost Oil Cooler at Sebring International Raceway during the last weekend in May.
If you'd like to pick-up a Mishimoto oil cooler kit for your EcoBoost, click here.
Just wanted to share our installation experience, Mishimoto definitely makes high-quality products! If you have any questions, just let us know!
The entire installation process took about 2 hours – not bad. This Mishimoto oil cooler is a direct fit, which makes installation a breeze.
Mishimoto offers their oil cooler in either silver or black and they also give you the option to choose between a billet aluminum oil sandwich plate or thermostatic oil sandwich plate. For our installation, we went with the silver oil cooler and the thermostatic oil sandwich plate since we wanted a faster warmup at startup.
All of the parts needed for the installation were included:
- 3 Application-Specific Mounting Brackets and Spacer
- 19-Row Oil Cooler
- 4′ 3.5″ Stainless Steel Braided Hose with 45° and 120° – 10AN Fittings
- Oil Sandwich Plate
- 3/4″ x 16 Stainless Steel Sandwich Plate Adapter
- 2 M20 x -10AN Straight Fittings
- Mounting Hardware Set
First we raised our 2015 EcoBoost so we could remove the undertray. Once on the lift, we used a flathead screwdriver to remove the eight pop clips that fastened the plastic air diversion cover.
Front bumper hardware removed.
The third stage was removing the front bumper - the front bumper hardware consists of four pop clips, six 8mm screws and two 7mm bolts that are near each headlight behind the fender liner; unclip the bumper and six wire harnesses for the turn signals, headlights, and fog lights from the vehicle.
Turn signals, headlights, and fog lights wire harnesses being detached.
Next we removed the air dam, the air shutter arm and all other connectors that connect to the air shutter motor and the ambient temperature sensor. We also removed the lower grill shutters as well as the arm that attaches the lower shutters to the upper shutters. This gave us the room we need to install the oil cooler.
Before we removed the air shutter arm.
After we removed the air shutter arm.
We then removed our oil filter so that the Mishimoto sandwich plate could attach in place using the 3/4″ x 16 stainless steel adapter.
The 2015 EcoBoost oil filter before being removed.
To avoid any unwanted friction, we lubricated the o-ring on the sandwich plate before fastening it in. Once the sandwich plate and straight fittings were all fastened and secured, we attached the stainless steel braided fittings with the 120 degree fittings connected to the sandwich plate.
Mishimoto oil line fittings and sandwich plate before the oil filter is reattached.
We then lubricated the o-ring and reinstalled the oil filter. Next we snaked the oil lines so that they were next to the steering rack. The shorter oil line with the 45 degree fitting was routed into place first since it was the first to be attached to the oil cooler.
We detached the front support bars in order to attach the oil cooler with its mounting brackets.
Bottom application-specific mounting bracket.
One of the two top application-specific mounting brackets.
After the oil cooler was mounted, we attached the 45 degree fitting and the longer hose with the 90 degree fitting to the oil cooler. We then started reattaching all of the parts we removed during the install!
Air damn and air shutter arm reattached after installing the Mishimoto oil cooler.
After our 2 hour installation, we couldn’t wait to test it out at the track. The Mishimoto EcoBoost oil cooler reduced our oil temperatures by up to 35+°F. The oil cooler receives the most airflow by being mounted at the front of the vehicle which cools the engine’s oil faster and more efficiently, which is always a good thing with a forced induction setup.
Steeda’s 2015 EcoBoost Mustang with the Mishimoto 2015 EcoBoost Oil Cooler at Sebring International Raceway during the last weekend in May.
If you'd like to pick-up a Mishimoto oil cooler kit for your EcoBoost, click here.
Just wanted to share our installation experience, Mishimoto definitely makes high-quality products! If you have any questions, just let us know!
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