DIY E90 BMW 328i Oil filter Housing gasket (OFHG) 

How is it that bmw can build a state-of-the-art engine and fail with the f*king rubber gasket?

I was thinking that ha

Agreed😉

1/4 swivel socket works fine. Magnetic would be the best. Or if you have skinny fingers like I do, it will be doable. Good comment. But this dude is one of my favorite mechanics. he works by the book and has lots of knowledge in the cars 🚙 . Keep wrenching man.

@@simplelangperorockmagnet won’t work for these housing bolts as there aluminum..

Thank you, you can get one in any autoparts store

Yes I just used a 3/8 ratchet with a 1/4" wobble joint using a reducer just be careful

You can access the bolt under the manifold with an 8mm ratchet wrench from the top without removing the manifold. In this video I didn’t see this gentleman replace the manifold gaskets which is required everything else was done properly.This is coming from a certified BMW tech

Shop towels, you don’t need to drain oil, even if you do there are still gonna be oil in the oil filter housing

Absolutely

That doesn’t say much at all

@@Zeiten yeh. i posted a shorts video about it, long crank no start i changed spark plugs, alternator, camshaft sensors, vvts, checked mafs, changed coils, also checked all fuses they are all fine. havent checked fuel pressure yet might be my fuel pump

My guy, The FCPeuro kit is using an Elring gasket and received 5-star reviews. The only other option is a genuine BMW. Is that what you're recommending? I'm in the process of replacing mine. TIA

@@BrixChris 5 stars after how many miles? It fits because it is OE. But how long before it leaks again? Elring and OE are one and the same. Get Victor Reinz or Felpro.

@@Soravia thank you for this.

@@BrixChris my E91 was leaking valve cover gasket at 59k miles. Stiff like a plastic and snaps off. Replaced that OEM made by Elring, used Felpro.

I’m afraid you’ll have to remove coolant hose that goes to cylinder head bolted by x2 10mm, and then hammer e10 socket or e11 on stripped bolt

@@Zeiten appreciate the suggestion and response. I will give this a shot.

@@Zeiten thank you very much for the suggestion! I was able to remove the bolt. Next will be to purchase new bolts and hose. Thank you again and more power to you!

Didn’t expect that to happen😂😂

Sure, no big deal

Happy to help🙌

Thanks

Yep fully electric water pump, it is faster for me to lift intake manifold

Engine oIl and coolant pours out of the housing when its removed

Possible, for me it’s way easier to undo 4 bolts and 3 nuts and get completely unobstructed access to the bolt🤷‍♂️

@@Zeiten perfect! you're a pro that's why haha. When I think of any kind of manifold work, I'm thinking hours.

No, as mobile company we have our limitations and don’t perform valve stem seal jobs

Probably clogged crankcase vent valve, most likely will need to replace whole valve cover

@@Zeiten that’s what think to but I read code an it’s saying camshaft sensor

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I did this and lucky I followed your method as I dropped a couple of tools, and a 1/4" could not budge it, I needed to pull the header !

@@AdrianJayeOnline Headers are the metal tubes that lead from the exhaust manifold to the catalytic converters, I think you mean the intake manifold

Yes it’s possible

@@Zeiten Thank you! Great DIY tutorial, I'm going to replace my gasket this week and hoping to fix that problem for me

@kerollos make sure u flush yr coolant and oil after yr done too.

Yep that’s a true BMW owners request/statement if I’ve ever heard 1 🤦🏼😂!! 3yrs old or not I had to. ? Well how’s the repair holding up ?? I bet you sold the problem child by knew tho huh?? These things become absolute piles of 💩 about 100k and most get fed up with rebuilding all the cheap plastic/rubber material / designed to fail parts and pieces that liter these shiny piles of 💩.. But Hats of to Fcp as they make it as ez as possible on their site when it’s time to do the thousands of $$ ordering… But this guy is doing these vids on top of traveling around as a job fixing these tricky piles of 💩 and then showing / giving any viewers “a free lesson” we can’t be greedy now and expect another lengthy step to a already lengthy vid process now!! He has to leave some fun for the BMW Diy’er now doesn’t he ??

Your comment is exactly the reason i don’t fully trust any of these instructional videos, things get edited out and steps get skipped-always.

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I’ll post it today:)

@@Zeiten Thank you.. you have no idea how helpful these videos are! My oil filter gasket leak is alllll over my belt :(

@@DonThe happy to help:)

Thank you, appreciate it🙌