02-18-2023, 05:46 PM | #1 |
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Engine Oil Filter Housing Cooler
FYI, need 2 sets of gasket #6 & #8, the gaskets are so expensive, you can get the whole no-name-brand housing for $75 on ebay. the procedures to remove the housing looks straight forward from the shop manual. I'll share my experience.
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housing is held by 5x E11 bolts, can only take it out from top, need to remove intake manifold to make some room; Intake Manifold is held by 5x 10mm bolts.
coolant leaking is caused by cracked plastic wall, see attached photo. I had to order a new on. the price of 2x set of gaskets is almost the same as a new aftermarket housing(comes with new gaskets) there is a all metal version of the housing too, if I had to do it again, I'd just buy a new housing. |
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is it a good idea to get an all aluminum housing? other than it is made in China no name brand.
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/G/...483369110_.gif Aluminum will be hotter than plastic composites, will it cause gaskets hardening ? any concern mounting aluminum housing to aluminum engine body? BMW housing is made by Mahle, I can't find OEM anyway, all reputable online part suppliers are carrying either BMW ($700 plus) or 3rd party (~$100) |
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I ended up going with the aluminum housing from ECS (Bremmen brand). A few notes for anyone else. You do not need to drain all of the coolant. We just removed the lower coolant hose for the transmission cooler and let that drain as much as possible, some of the hoses above that will need to be removed as well to have access to removing the oil cooler so it's good to drain that lower hose first. If you go with the aluminum housing assembly the OEM filter housing plug will not fit in the filter housing supplied with the new aluminum assembly. So if you want to use the OEM filter plug you have to swap over your OEM plastic filter housing. Pictures. |
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04-12-2024, 03:35 PM | #9 |
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How long did this job take you?
I'm assuming engine covers need to come off, then the intake, then what else besides hoses need to come out to get at it?
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Also, the manual says to drill out the rivets on the aluminum subframe rail, but I was able to squeeze it out by flexing/squeezing the hose. |
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From what I can see it looks a lot like you remove the intake, air filter assembly, pull the cooling fan assembly, and pull a few coolant hoses and you're there. How does this take 10 hours if you have all the tools and a lift?
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Where are you doing this at? And you do not need to pull the cooling fan assembly. Keep in mind you need to drain most of the coolant (and catch as much as you can) so as to not make a mess. Last edited by knightarmor; 04-20-2024 at 01:40 PM.. |
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