DIY - Changing your Oil Filter

[Red_Bean_Bun]

It's been about 3500km since my oil change. Being that I set my OCI at 7k - this is the mid point to the next oil change.

So I decided that I would change the oil filter at this point. After all, the filter costs only $8 and requires just 15 minutes of my time including picture taking.

So to do this you would need the following -

- 1 precision flat tip screw driver
- 1 torque wrench (mine is a 12-68nm Bristool with a winding
mechanism). Never liked those click types and the digital ones are
just overpriced and dainty.
- 1 Mann HU816X oil filter
- 1 Ratchet
- 1 3/8" to 1/2" adaptor
- 1 86mm 16 flute oil filter cap wrench (mine has a 3/8" drive which
explains the adaptor)
- 1 rubber glove

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Snap the ratchet, adaptor and oil filter wrench together.

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Fit the assembled tool over the cap and set the wrench to turn anti-clockwise. Keep turning till it's totally unscrewed.

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Cover the area with a rag in case of dripping oil etc.

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Remove cap quickly and put over some where with paper towel.

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Here's how the oil filter housing looks like -

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Pull the oil filter out from the cap.

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Look at what spewed out -

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Replace the o rings starting the with big one with the precision flat tip -

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Then the small one with the precision flat tip -

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Replace the filter with the new one. Take note there are some accessories in there.

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The big and small rubber o rings are to replace the ones on the cap.

The copper crusher is for the oil plug near the oil sump but that' for another day when my ramps come in.

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Install the new o rings - please make sure there are no twists and it's aligned to the cap lines.

This should be how it looks like after replacement -

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Set the torque wrench to 22nm (by turning the screw) per BMW specifications -

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Put the cap assembly back. Set the torque wrench for the clockwise direction.

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Screw the cap in till this happens -

[video=youtube_share;F9kb9qaR0Hk]http://youtu.be/F9kb9qaR0Hk[/video]

And you are all done.

 

[ryan]

Re: DIY - Changing your Oil Filter

Thanks for the contribution RBB! Thread sticky'd.

 

[MTechnic]

Re: DIY - Changing your Oil Filter

Si bei ho RBB ...

Only heard you talking abt it 2 days ago... Now you did it ...

 

[seanskye]

DIY - Changing your Oil Filter

Solid work...!

 

[2bee0rn0t2bee]

Re: DIY - Changing your Oil Filter

Thanks for sharing!

 

[redline15]

Re: DIY - Changing your Oil Filter

Thanks for the detailed guide.

 

[Krisbmw]

Re: DIY - Changing your Oil Filter

Good you take care of your car for somthing so cheap to replace its one of the most important things.