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    Ok, WTF oil filter????? Some HALP please

    This shows how much I drive my E30 M3. 2 years and it is ready for it's first oil change.

    S52 swap with S50 head (oil cap is in the back).

    So first thing is first, I went to Napa and got an S52 oil filter (s50 and s52 are supposed to be the same) and 6 quarts of oil.

    When replacing the oil filter, the one in there is BMW PN - 11427833242. It is shorter by 1/4" than the standard S52 oil filter which BMW PN is - 11427833769 and does not fit.


    SO WTF?

    Do I have a different oil filter housing? Anyone ever ran into this? When I search for BMW PN 11427833242 on Realoem.com it comes back invalid.

    I dont know what to think. Can anyone help?
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    #2
    Are you sure it doesn't fit? 769 is the oil filter kit including the O rings and washer while 242 is just the filter itself. They should be the exact same filter. Kind of stupid but that's what bmw decided to do to make things confusing.
    Originally posted by Karlspackler View Post
    This shows how much I drive my E30 M3. 2 years and it is ready for it's first oil change.
    When replacing the oil filter, the one in there is BMW PN - 11427833242. It is shorter by 1/4" than the standard S52 oil filter which BMW PN is - 11427833769 and does not fit.
    Do I have a different oil filter housing? Anyone ever ran into this? When I search for BMW PN 11427833242 on Realoem.com it comes back invalid.I dont know what to think. Can anyone help?
    Last edited by e46s54dr; 11-20-2010, 05:47 PM.

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      #3
      Hmmm.... I guess I need to go back to Napa. FWIW, I have no BMW dealer locally
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        #4
        What does having an s50 head have to do with anything. Are you sure that its not an s52 head with an s50 valve cover? You probably still have the s52 oil filter housing, which would require the same filter.

        Originally posted by Roysneon
        $5 shipped?
        Originally posted by MarkD
        You are a strange dude, I'n not answering any more posts from you.

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