Oil filter housing

[trackfiend]

Well I was ordering the parts to fix my filter housing leak when I noticed in the diagram that the filter cap shows to have a spring on it. The diagram I was looking at was on realoem.com. I know mine does not have a spring on it from doing the oil changes, but up until now I was not aware there was supposed to be one. Am I looking at the diagram wrong or is there really supposed to be a spring on the inside of the filter housing cap?

[b.u.ti-ful]

Not on mine.

My car is a 1996 M44 engine

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...68&hg=11&fg=30

[Mallard]

Guessing u have a 318ti m42.

i have never seen a spring in the oil filter housing, or on the cap..

the pic is here nes´pa?



oilfilter housing with Metal top



with Plastic top..

the only thing i can see is the meshing at the top of the plastic top. This is not a service item, and cant be purchased separately.

[trackfiend]

Thanks guys I appreciate the help. That second diagram is the one I was looking at, just below the threads on the cap is what I was looking at. I got the filter housing leak fixed and was surprised at how easy it turned out to be.

[trackfiend]

Lucked out by knowing the team manager for the Classic BMW race team. He got me the quick hookup on the parts I needed. Next is the valve cover gasket.

[b.u.ti-ful]

Originally Posted by trackfiend

I got the filter housing leak fixed and was surprised at how easy it turned out to be.

That is good to know - I recently did the valve cover gasket, but I have to get to the filter housing next...

[Vazquezp]

my 318 m44 is leaking right around the area near the block and the filter.>>> is this the gasket that you just replaced>>?

[Throttlechop]

Originally Posted by Vazquezp

my 318 m44 is leaking right around the area near the block and the filter.>>> is this the gasket that you just replaced>>?

http://www.318ti.org/forum/showthrea...hlight=housing

[cooljess76]

It's not just the gasket that leaks, usually it's the o-ring around the cylindrical "bushing" that becomes hard and flattened.

[ATF]

To answer the OP, that's not a spring. It's more of a plastic grill/shroud that sits inside the oil filter. It's attached to the cap. I'm sure everyone's already figured this out.. but if someone strolls across this thread, so they're not confused

[Vazquezp]

Originally Posted by Throttlechop

http://www.318ti.org/forum/showthrea...hlight=housing

Originally Posted by cooljess76

It's not just the gasket that leaks, usually it's the o-ring around the cylindrical "bushing" that becomes hard and flattened.

oh!! man nice write up thanks for the link! looks like im going back under the hood!> nice i've recently been doing a few DIY to the car and its always very satisfing when you do something that otherwise would have cost me a pretty penny.... i took the car to a buddies shop and his co-worker quoted me close to $300+ parts to fix this leak!