This is amazing - just finished mine. Took me 80 minutes and $70 in tools (the gaskets were $55 each from a major BMW dealer here in Orange County, CA). This is against $850 that the dealership has quoted me. Oil level looks OK without topping off, the car doesn't complain (yet) about the coolant level. Thank you!!!! The quality of the instruction is admirable.
I just bought a 2008 528i as a 2nd car in Florida. Clean car with only 79,000 miles on it and I saw in the paperwork that the oil filter housing was leaking, so I looked and cleaned it up and sure enough....it is leaking. This is a 2nd home, and I don't have all my tools but after watching you certainly with limited tools .....and limited talents (mine) this can be done pretty straight forward. I do some videos myself and can say it isn't easy and you did a great job. Straight forward and you are definitely Passingasgarage approved!!!!!!
I agree! I'm in the midst of purchasing parts for leaking valve cover gasket, leaking oil pan gasket, and leaking oil filter gasket. At least now I know how to replace one of the three. 😆
Excellent video. I used this instructions to replace the two gaskets ( OEM ) for less than $30.0, in my 2006 BMW 530Xi Wagon (E61). It took me 90 minutes. Did not have to drain the coolant. I have no leaks after 2 months. Best instruction for N52. Thank you very much. I was quoted $1148 + tax by a reputable BMW shop in Comerce Twp, Michgan. I had to buy some sockets and a adapter. All came to less than $100. I changed Oil after the gasket replacement.
Hi friend I have the n52 motor also It's a 325i I want to do this Job today i read don't have to drain de coulant en stond het to open de oil filter cap on the upside???
I normally don't post comments, but this was a great instruction video that saved me a lot of money, and gave me confidence to do the work myself. Thanks a thousand!!!
I have watched several videos about doing this and this is by far the best. One pulled the alternator, a couple pulled the intake manifold and one reinstalled the intake manifold with replacing the gasket which is a bad idea, I was under the assumption that the bolt under the intake was unaccessible but I see it is. Thanks so much, it clarified the whole process with less work, As far as the sound, it was initially low in volume but I was able to turn it up and all was fine.
I am so glad we have people like you posting videos about repairs with todays economy, I just left BMW dealer out of a recall repair of airbag sensor, and they said my oil filter housing was leaking on the same car as this one, they estimated repairs of 940 bucks! I personally spoke to the mechanic and he was telling me he would have to remove the manifold and all this other stuff, I do not know personally if they see us incompetent in mechanical repairs they can slap crazy estimates to force us on repair, but anyways glad there is alternatives to do it yourself , appreciate your video thank you please keep it up.
Thank you, that means a lot to me. I get that everyone has to make a living but these dealers want to gouge everyone that walks through the door, they're ridiculous. unfortunately there are things we just can't DIY and so the stealers will get us sooner or later..never the less I'll keep on posting!
This is one of the best videos on BMW Oil Filter housing gasket replacement as you do the job without removing the intake or hose blocking removal of the bolt by lifting the housing.
Excellent explanation, I already pay to the official service BMW for gasket changing and after one year I notice a traces of motor oil in coolant tank! After this video, I am going to change the gasket by myself , better and more careful comparing with the official services ! Free of charge!
oil probably got in from the oil filter housing into the oil cooler when they removed it. simply open the coolant reservoir and stick an oil absorbing pad or a stick. that'll to the trick (or flush the whole system if there's a lot of oil in it).
nicely done sir. I thought that oil was going to leak all over the engine bay when you removed the cooler from the engine block, but then I notices that there appears to be a black thermostat at the bottom preventing oil leaks. awesome!
I have gone through the videos thank you very much, I have been to bmw dealership they quote me $882.88 for labor and $54.89 for parts. But after going through your video i found out how easy of a job. very informative, I have 2012 X6, after your video i went to take a look at my x6 engine to see if it has the same type of oil filter housing and all that. So lucky to find out it is the same engine design. So am running to the dealership to go get the gasket only and do it myself tomorrow. because of the cold weather in denver colorado, tomorrow is warmer. After everything I will let you guys know how it goes.
Same here man...BMW Dealer was quoting me similar then trying to get me to replace the oil pan gasket for $1,900+ on top of the amount for the housing gasket. This was well put together.
Thank you for your kindness. I drained my coolant before I removed the oil filter housing, because it's going to leak coolant once the housing is removed.
This is one of the better videos on this topic Crocket. A little post production using Nero and you can raise the volume some. Everything else is incredible, great angles, explanation and impeccable video quality
Very helpful. Thanks. Some claim that you have to remove the intake manifold to get access to the third bolt in the back of the housing. Another video has you remove the alternator instead. Yours was the easiest using the 1/4" drive ratchet and swivel-head socket. But if you think that the leak has been a problem for a long time, you need to examine the alternator drive belt to see if it has been compromised by long-tern oil contamination. If that belt goes, there may be hell to pay.
Thanks for the video, been looking for one to see if i can fix this myself and save myself $1400, worked on plenty of cars but this is my first bimmer. Great video.
These bolts should all be considered one-time use bolts. And they should be torqued. They are basically aluminum stretch bolts, about $3.00 each. Otherwise, excellent video. I'll be doing this at the same time as a complete coolant replacement and flush, and oil change. Basically, old oil and coolant out, fix oil cooler and housing gaskets as in this video, new bolts torqued to spec and then oil and filter and coolant change. Thanks -- great camera work.
that was a very well done video! good camera angles (so important!) and you were methodical and well spoken. I have a z4 with a 3.0 SI, so exact setup, you've given me confidence to do that job, did valve cover last weekend, uuuugh! Thank you. your audio was a little low, had to turn my computer to maximum volume.
Croket71, thank you thank you thank you for the time you put into this great video, you saved me quite a bit of dollars from my local BMW dealer. By the way the sound on my computer is perfect.
Hi the truly informative videos on common issues such as this one. I repair then for a living so this is an often seen problem.Now to dealer cost ,I am in the Dallas Area the average labor cost is $195.00 per flat rate hour. they in my area I have yet to see a dealer quote this job other than 1) oil cooler as it may fail shortly after it being resealed (?)oil filter housing as they often warp and also may cause further leaking shortly after. oil change (In this case I do agree) clean engine surface with plastic razor blade (yes I agree) This repair alone has a normal dealer repair cost of only $2800.00-3200.00. very reasonable if your last name is Gates also known as Bill Gates.Thumbs up for being one of the good guys.
I had a diagnosis done yesterday and it's gonna cost me the same $650 to get this job done, so I'm going to try to do this project myself. Thanks for saving me this much...seems like a simple project. Thank you!
excellent video.dam shame what BMW charges for jobs that are not too complicated. this video saved me $650,and I just did my valve cover gasket for $41 and BMW wanted $870 for the job.
let us know how it works out for you Felix, I just posted another video on replacing the coolant hose that goes from the thermistat to the head, very simple to do if you ever need to do it; BMW dealers take advantage of these low cost/labor repairs and if I can help I will continue posting these videos to help us all out
Used your stat to head hose vid and the gaskets for this job just came in! Plugs and coils and I am done for the winter. Shocks and struts in the spring. Thanks man!
Thanks guys, I don't know what happened to the sound. the file sounds great on my PC but once its uploaded to RU-vid something happens to it and I can't seem to figure it out.. I'll post more videos for this vehicle as I make them and I'll do more research on the sound problem.. Hope this helps out a lot of us BMW owners..
Project E60 I took my time to do the video but I could have done it in a shorter time, it really is as simple as it looks, have fun doing it, it's self gratifying 😁
Nice video. One suggestion though. Remove the coolant hose at the housing so you don't end up putting undue stress on the plastic hose end. That stuff gets brittle and the hose can and will break off on some of them
Great video! Very good job, good explanation, good video. Just one idea - I think it would be easier if you remove the housing from the coolant hose and work it on a table. edit: Is it possible to drain some coolant before removing the oil filter housing?
It would definttly make the job easier to disconnect the hose from the module - just make sure to have a look at the O-Ring inside of the cuppler those tend to start to leak if they are too old and flattend out when you disconnect them imho it would also be a good idea to replace that one to make sure you do not have a coolant leak afterwards I personally would drain the coolant system and the oil system before disassembly, just to make sure to avoid getting water into the oil system and vice versa
THANK YOU SO MUCH! I have the cooling housing out, but the hose...right under the cooling housing, I pulled on it not realizing( oil seepage is on everything) it bolted on with a plastic housing and it broke. Right at the plastic. Now I’m not sure where it goes. Or what hose I’m ordering. It’s not the upper or lower rad hoses It looks at if it goes along the engine the straight down where I can’t get to it ..help !
Try using headphones. It hepled me. I watched this video on my phone (gs5) without headphones and couldn't hear a thing so i decided to try plugging a pair of ear buds in which mended sound quality right away. Hope this helps!
I notice in most of these videos no one replaces the bolts. BMW repair manual requires these be replaced. There are aluminum stretch to torque bolts. If reused you could have a few problems, Incorrect torque, broken bolts and parts coming loose. And never replace an aluminum bolt with a steel one. With dissimilar metals you get galvanic corrosion which will freeze the bolts in and you will be spending a lot of time removing broken bolts next time you have to remove them. On all these newer cars they have magnesium aluminum alloy blocks and use aluminum stretch to torque bolts. So they aren’t just trying to get more money out of you there is a reason. And they are only a few bucks. The only jobs where the bolts are going to cost you more than $10 are head bolts and oil pan bolts which will be about $50 for a set because there are so many of them. Not doing this might only cause you a problem like a new oil leak but some of these shortcuts could be catastrophic. If you’re going to do it you might as well do it right. And be careful with the torque these are aluminum after all. Many problems have been made bigger from someone thinking if they only tighten the bolts a little more the leak will quit. Now you have a big leak and broken bolt you have to get out.
I am in process of doing this soon. Do u have to drain any coolant or oil? Will coolant system have air pockets after this? Just replaced coolant flange recently and lost some coolant and had to top it off and use the cycling procedure to get air pockets out. According to BMW if you have air pockets can cause engine to overheat. Also what's the torque specs on bolts? I hear is 2 diffrent specs for the oil gasket and for the coolant gasket? Other than that great video and explanation.
If only i watched this video (before any others) before doing mine today. That bottom bolt near the radiator is impossible to get in without leaving a bit of slack in the other 2 bolts, and pulling back on the oil filter housing.
great video sir on the removal and install.... i have a question. you never purges the cooling system as bmw says, it has an electric pump so is it supposed to be bled? ... ty great job!
Thank you for taking the time to make this wonderful video I have a 535i which I need to do the same thing to my vehicle the only thing I had a question on what are the torque specifications for the bolts that hold the Housing down please let me know. Once again thank you.
I have do it today .. I did not take the oil out. the oil filter cover has been opened so that it falls down. a minimum of oil has come out. A lot of coolant out, I think 2 to 3 liters. otherwise it is easy to do and not difficult.
Hello, great video! I have a question! Did you use the same bolts to tighten the oil filter housing back to the engine or new ones? And for the oil cooler?
great video man... thanks for doing it... one question, did you have to change the coolant out after, 1 guide i read says to do a coolant change straight after... Cheers
Hi Steven, I did not do a collant flush, however I did loose a bit of collant, if I remember correctly I topped it off with 2 liters and called it done.
Thanks for the video helps a lot; especially with the dealer quote of $724.85. I replaced the front gasket in 15 minutes, but could not get the back bolt off to replace the other since I only have a 3/8 e10 socket. QUESTION: did you use a 1/4 e10 socket or did you use a metric 1/4 socket for the back bolt? If metric, then did you use a 5 point? The 12 point slipped with me. Thanks for posting.
