BMW 2002 530i E39 M54 Oil Filter Housing Gasket 

Thanks for the comment. Yes keeping those brittle plastic parts intact is a bit stressful, and not always successful.

Glad to hear that this video was helpful. The line under my steering fluid reservoir has been dribbling for years...I fix it and it stops...then will eventually continue dribbling. Needs attention again.

Maybe it had been changed previously

@@ironmantooltime Nope. I bought the car new. Never touched it before. My wife's 2008 328i has 105k on it and thOFHG is not leaking either.

@@johnjannis1504 interesting cheers

@@johnjannis1504 Wow! You already owned a BMW then went and bought another one, I'm not sure what to think, i can only surmise thst you are a diehard masochist, lol.

Glad it helps. Not a hard job but getting help putting the fan back on made it easier.

I've since replaced the oil housing gasket and it was a bit hardened and flattened out in some places.

Did you turn on CC? It should have that data.

No you do not.

I didn't realize there were mid-roll ads. Those should now be gone.

@@msbrunell nice job man 🙏👌👍

A lot could be done without removing the fan and shroud. I recently replaced the alternator without removing them, although getting clearance for one of the bolts was tricky if I recall correctly. I am not sure about the doing the entire ofhg job without removing the fan/shroud. Maybe someone out there has done it. My vanos oil line was rather stiff and I figured it should be changed. I agree that removing the fan/shroud is no fun, with various brittle bits to deal with. But it is a good skill to have if you plan further work on the front of the engine or the radiator. If your fan is currently cracked I would attempt it.

@@msbrunell okay, thanks for your reply, I should tackle the shroud on that basis, the fan does need replacement, and I have a replacement one to put on. There just seems to be a lot to it, coolant needs to be drained, oil needs to be drained, it's a lot to take on

or maybe you don't have to drain neither coolant nor oil? I think I'll give this a shot today

@@antiochiaadtaurum3786 No need to drain coolant or oil.

On BMW both are self draining look at your garage floor lol. Seriously tho, only a few drops of coolant get out when the crossover hose is removed from the reservoir at top of radiator. Just make sure rhe coolant system is depressurized first!

No

Can't really tell from the video (and I can't remember). It only goes on one way though.

@@msbrunell eek that makes me feel sick I did round side down cause I figured flat side up is more surface area and better sealing

@@Codeman785 you did it the right way

No

Skyliner, Did u end up applying sealant or no ? I'm thinking to but unsure if I should or not.. waiting on all parts to arrive

Up vote for a great video though!

Aftermarket parts, however, are pretty inexpensive.