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Originally Posted by rice_rocket88
I ended up just ordering my next slew of filters from K&N on amazon. Surprisingly the MANN filter I got last time went up in price to double .. I think $20? The K&N's were just under $10 each so I ordered a few and did an oil change 2 days later.. yay for Prime.
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Did you have a mann or mahle filter to compare the K&N to?
I had a k&n one i used on my e82 n52 engine (I know different engine and filter) and after about 3000 miles when I changed the oil as it had been about 6-9 months, the oil filter was crushed essentially, like it had collapsed and tore in a few places. I realize it's a different engine and this different filter but since then I have stayed away from them, but I hear other people who have the metal K&N filters on non bmw cars swear by them, so my scenario could be an outlier but I recall thinking it was a bit flimsy compared to the oem.
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