Ok, where the hell is the oil filter?

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  • skylerwaite
    Advanced Member
    • Jul 2007
    • 110

    #1

    Ok, where the hell is the oil filter?

    I have a 1987 325i and I am in the middle of changing the oil. All of the pictures I have seen show the oil filter cover clearly in the engine bay. Mine is nowhere to be found. Unless it's below the power steering reservoir. In that case I don't know how to get to it. Please helpppp!

    1989 Cadillac Brougham BLOWN UP
    2000 Volvo S70 GLT SE SOLD
    1987 Schwarz 325i 107k SOLD
    1984.5 Volvo 242 Ti ABANDONED
    1999 Fern Green M3 SOLD
    1991 RT4WD Civic Wagon WINTERWAGEN
    2004 Audi A4Q 3.0 WIFEY'S
    2009 BMW 135i SOLD
    2008 BMW 135i MINE
    Originally posted by JGood
    anyone who pays $200 for a tank that refills oil instead of just fixing your oil leak, needs their head examined.
  • Kruzen
    R3V Elite
    • Mar 2004
    • 5603

    #2
    'tis right below the headers. There is no 'oil filter cover' it just screws straight into a gasket

    http://www.e30tech.com/pictures/jim/014.jpg In this picture you'd find it 6" to the right of the BMW etching on the valve cover, and 4 or 5" down, intertwined with the headers.
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    • blueapplesoda
      E30 Mastermind
      • Dec 2005
      • 1904

      #3
      i feel like being a prick you BOON


      but to be nice



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      • Kruzen
        R3V Elite
        • Mar 2004
        • 5603

        #4
        Originally posted by blueapplesoda
        i feel like being a prick you BOON


        but to be nice


        It was tempting but we all need to have a little self control now and then :p
        Who doesn't love a little BBQ?
        Griot's Garage at a Deep Discount

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        • skylerwaite
          Advanced Member
          • Jul 2007
          • 110

          #5
          Thank you a million. I can't unscrew it though. Shiiiiit.

          1989 Cadillac Brougham BLOWN UP
          2000 Volvo S70 GLT SE SOLD
          1987 Schwarz 325i 107k SOLD
          1984.5 Volvo 242 Ti ABANDONED
          1999 Fern Green M3 SOLD
          1991 RT4WD Civic Wagon WINTERWAGEN
          2004 Audi A4Q 3.0 WIFEY'S
          2009 BMW 135i SOLD
          2008 BMW 135i MINE
          Originally posted by JGood
          anyone who pays $200 for a tank that refills oil instead of just fixing your oil leak, needs their head examined.

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          • SchnellerVert
            No R3VLimiter
            • Sep 2005
            • 3948

            #6
            Exert some muscle.

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            • Stevie30
              E30 Mastermind
              • Apr 2007
              • 1534

              #7
              Try an oil filter wrench.

              1991 325ic and 1991 318is

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              • lordofthewaters
                Mod Crazy
                • Oct 2005
                • 714

                #8
                If all else fails, drive a long thick screwdriver through it and turn it to loosen the filter. I've had to do it many times. Only as a last resort though.

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                • strad
                  Wrencher
                  • Jan 2007
                  • 241

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Stevie30
                  Try an oil filter wrench.
                  werd. I'd go for the screwdriver if I didn't already have a wrench, but it'll make a mess.
                  The current fleet:
                  1992 325ic: 148k-171k miles
                  1999 Chevrolet Tahoe LT 4WD, 114k-142k miles
                  1984 MasterCraft Stars and Stripes Powerslot (not a car :D) PCM Ford 351W, 904 hours

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                  • lordofthewaters
                    Mod Crazy
                    • Oct 2005
                    • 714

                    #10
                    Like I said as a last resort. Messy and you run the risk of breaking the filter in two while it's still on.

                    Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupid.
                    When a man talks dirty to a woman, it's sexual harassment. When a woman talks dirty to a man, it's £3.95 per minute.
                    "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." Jack Nicholson"
                    Old age and treachery will always overcome youth and skill.



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                    • TopOfTheLine89
                      E30 Modder
                      • Jun 2007
                      • 919

                      #11
                      Also a risk of stabbing the stud that it threads onto. And while im at it HAHAHHAHAHAHAH at this thread.
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                      2001 330ci 5 speed
                      83 733i 5 speed, (FS)

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                      • BDSax
                        Junkyard King
                        • Mar 2006
                        • 3593

                        #12
                        wow. i was thinking it was a m30 oil change at least!
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                        • NC325iC
                          R3V OG
                          • Mar 2004
                          • 6565

                          #13
                          :stupid:
                          Your signature picture has been removed since it contained the Photobucket "upgrade your account" image.

                          Originally posted by TimKninja
                          Im more afraid of this thread turning into one of those classic R3v moments, where Pizza gets delivered.

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