oil filter

[disco gazza]

Have tried to get oil filter top off,but it seems to be really tight.

Is it left hand thread to undo or right hand thread before I break it..

Doesnt look as if its had a service for a while.

Air/fuel/pollen filter and charcoal breather pretty mucky...;)

cheers

[PhilipA]

If it's like every BMW 6 petrol engine, it has a bolt in the middle which is just a normal righty tighty.
Regards Philip A

[harlie]

big plastic cap, 36mm socket, right hand thread and should not be really tight, book spec is 25nm - it has a rubber O-ring.

[jsp]

I sheared the plastic nut of the top of mne the first time I tried to change the filter.

Ordered a new one and waited, and ended up using a piece of rubber mesh over the whole thing and then an oil filter wrench over that and lots of swearing and cracked plastic but off it came.

I have only ever done it up hand tight since, again with a rubber mesh for a bit of extra grip.

Just that rubber mesh stuff you use to stop things slipping around on the dash or for place mats etc.

[jonnyjon05]

JSP,

Where did you find the new top? Mine split like two pins at the end of a lane.. :/

Regards,

[Homestar]

They are available second hand on ebay, but they are all OS. I would call the BMW dealers and ask them, I'm sure it would be a commonly kept part.

[jsp]

I think I got mine from island 4x4 in a box of bits I ordered to replace when I first bought the car.

Oil Filter Top Cover LPX000070 Island 4x4 - Specialists in Land Rover and Range Rover Parts and accessories for all models. UK and worldwide mail order. (http://www.island-4x4.co.uk/filter-cover-lpx000070-p-5296.html)

[chaybra]

I know this is digging up an oldie, but I bought a new one from ritter land rover, was delivered to me for a very very reasonable price...as I always do, check the dealers first for parts, not always expensive