Oil Filter

Juice84 · 05-14-2010, 04:06 PM

Does anyone have any experience with anything besides the BMW oil filter? I am wanting to change my oil this weekend and I cant get my hands on an OEM, my local adavance auto parts has bosch (and a few other) filters in stock and I was wondering if anyone had an experience with them? Thanks for any input.

mhughett · 05-14-2010, 07:12 PM

Advance Auto parts carries K&N filters and the K&N filter for this car is the exact same filter as the OEM (Mann) in a different package. However, if you buy the filter by itself, it's pretty expensive--more than you would pay at the dealer. Best way to buy it is with an oil and filter package, which is usually about $27.99 with Synthetic oil. Other than that filter, I wouldn't use any other aftermarket filter on the M54 engine.

Juice84 · 05-17-2010, 02:39 PM

Just as an update. I went ahead with the bosch premium filter; the oil change (used castrol full syn 5w-30) and sparkplug (NGK iridiums) change is pretty straight forward and simple on this car. Car seems to run a little bit smoother then before, but the plugs looked like they need to be replaces. Good way to save about $100. Seems my car needs a lil more then the 6.6 - 6.9 ltrs of oil... that only gets it to the first notch on the stick. I will probably have to top it off to get it inbetween the 2 notches.

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Juice84 Second Lieutenant 9 Rep 238 Posts Drives: '03 2.5i Z4 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Wisconsin iTrader: (0)	Oil Filter Does anyone have any experience with anything besides the BMW oil filter? I am wanting to change my oil this weekend and I cant get my hands on an OEM, my local adavance auto parts has bosch (and a few other) filters in stock and I was wondering if anyone had an experience with them? Thanks for any input.
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mhughett Captain 25 Rep 615 Posts Drives: 2007 Z4 M Coupe Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tulsa, Ok iTrader: (0)	Advance Auto parts carries K&N filters and the K&N filter for this car is the exact same filter as the OEM (Mann) in a different package. However, if you buy the filter by itself, it's pretty expensive--more than you would pay at the dealer. Best way to buy it is with an oil and filter package, which is usually about $27.99 with Synthetic oil. Other than that filter, I wouldn't use any other aftermarket filter on the M54 engine. __________________ 2013 Audi TT RS (Tech Pkg, Sport Exhaust, Heated Seats, Sirius) Retired--2007 Z4 M Coupe (Imola Red/Black, Premium Pkg, Heated Seats, XM, Bimmian stubby antenna, CDV delete, Apex EC-7--Anthracite, Goodyear F1 Asymetric 2.
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05-17-2010, 02:39 PM	#3
Juice84 Second Lieutenant 9 Rep 238 Posts Drives: '03 2.5i Z4 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Wisconsin iTrader: (0)	Just as an update. I went ahead with the bosch premium filter; the oil change (used castrol full syn 5w-30) and sparkplug (NGK iridiums) change is pretty straight forward and simple on this car. Car seems to run a little bit smoother then before, but the plugs looked like they need to be replaces. Good way to save about $100. Seems my car needs a lil more then the 6.6 - 6.9 ltrs of oil... that only gets it to the first notch on the stick. I will probably have to top it off to get it inbetween the 2 notches.
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