Goto your nearest BMW parts desk and ask for part number 11127799367. They call it an oil seperator. It replaces the standard lr part that requires changing at every service. this one you can fit and forget.
Easy to fit, its just infront if the air filter housing, bout half hour job.
Hope this helps
Easy to fit, its just infront if the air filter housing, bout half hour job.
Hope this helps
thanks for the info
Yes bargain and the other thing i noticed has a notch on the right lower side wonder if they have modified for different housing
Singvogel
Well-Known Member
Yes, I'm aware of that too.
That notch may be a modification which would explain why some folks had to file a notch/groove themselves to get it to drop in, and others wonder why thiers fitted no problem.
S.
teddywood1
Well-Known Member
the only thing with fitting these new bits rather than the old filter it will not stop any swarf I would rather gange a filter every time but thats just me old fashioned
Singvogel
Well-Known Member
They don't come more 'old-fashioned' than me, I learned mechanics with plugs, points, adjustable tappets, feeler guages, and dynamos, back in the days when petrol was four and sevenpence ha'penny a gallon!
But I like this Dyson-style mod and I'm happy for any swarf as you say to be stopped by the regular filter and the magnetic drain plug I've fitted - only a slight 'fur' usually on it.
I reckon that any swarf left from factory machining would have been long gone by now though.
S.
longdog
Active Member
It isn't a filter and is not designed to remove swarf from the oil.
All it does is remove oil from the fumes in the crankcase and vent excess pressure to the inlet ducting by the turbo.
Singvogel
Well-Known Member
BMW are therefore being very correct in calling it an 'Oil Separator' then.
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