[BMWCSRegistry] Spin on oil filter conversion

[bill wallace]

You can get gasket paper from any auto parts store...but  I have reused 
the stock gasket a couple of times, as long as it is not torn it should 
be OK. Don't kill the bolts with torque..just get them nice and tight.
Bill 74 3.0 CS, Webers, sunroof, due for a repaint....
On Jun 3, 2007, at 4:14 PM, Art Wegweiser wrote:

> Jim,
> As Bill said, the best way to deal with the abomination that is the 
> OEM oil filter is to pull the whole assembly. Probably wise to have a 
> replacement gasket or some material from which you can easily cut a 
> new gasket. Leaking oil may retard any undercarriage rust but is 
> environmentally discouraged, costly and could result in unpleasant 
> consequences to the engine.   As far as I know and even to this day, 
> BMW never saw fit to provide an oil pressure gauge and when the idiot 
> light comes on it may be a tad late.
> Same for the missing ammeter/voltmeter but they have given us the 
> blessings of iDrive.
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> The spin adapter Ilse has came from Miller & Norburn - long gone from 
> the scene but I or my shop tech praise them every time the oil is 
> changed.
> Please tell us if that 535i device works on a Coupe. They could 
> probably sell a few hundred if so.
>
> Art
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> At 9:35 AM -0400 6/3/07, bill wallace wrote:
>> FWIW, I find it easier to remove the whole canister/ mount assembly 
>> from the engine (4 bolts). Will eventually replace it with the oil 
>> filter mount from a 90s 535i ( known as the "Bomb," I believe)
>> Bill 74 3.0 CS
>> On May 31, 2007, at 2:39 PM, Jim Schrager wrote:
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>>> Anyone know where we can get a spin-on oil
>>> filter conversion kit?  Car is 73 3.0 Cs, cartridge oil filter
>>> is a real pain in the rear.  Thanks, Jim Schrager,
>>> South Bend, IN
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