09-19-2018, 11:26 AM | #1 |
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F30 N20/N26 oil filter housing gasket, need to remove intake manifold?!?
These two videos show the OFH cannot be removed as a back bolt is blocked by intake manifold, but the DIYer is able to remove the old gasket and install a new one without taking off the OFH.
This second DIYer did remove the intake manifold and a few items, does not look easy DIY!!! |
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10-02-2018, 01:33 PM | #7 |
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Interested in people's opinions/experiences on this.
Just noticed mine leaking a bit and will DIY next oil change. Getting my ducks in order and plotting my attack... |
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I'm also wondering this actually...I have the OFHG and Oil Cooler gaskets on the way now and was assuming I would have to loosen the intake manifold, but if I can avoid that I'd be all over it.
After seeing a DIY thread I'm thinking maybe it's possible to do without removing/loosening the intake manifold, but maybe it's a pain and less of a headache to loosen it even if it's a few more extra steps up front? And you can just move around much easier so it's all around easier? At any rate, I think to do without loosening manifold you need either an extension and universal joint, as I saw this mentioned in the DIY thread: Quote:
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I did this job back in January and I did loosen the nuts to the intake. Was very easy and straight forward. I just loosened enough to move about 2 inches. I didnt disconnect anything from the dme etc. let me know if hou have any questions.
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i just inspected mine, finger crossed, seem no leak yet, but based on my search is is a common issue with BMW. not only do they fail a lot, the engineer also sucked at designing it and forgot that they fail a lot.
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So, I'm trying to tackle this one today, I've loosened all the bolts for the intake manifold but left them there so i dont risk losing any (to reach the infamous third torx bolt thats holding the oil filter housing to the block), it is still not enough clearance to fit my torx socket in there, any tips or do i just need to go ahead and risk loosing one or more of the intake bolts to give me enough clearance? Or is there an alternate tool I can get in there?
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I did the same thing. Dropped the last intake manifold bolt. No where to be found. I have a bigger problem though. When I went to bleed the cooling system I noticed oil in the coolant reservoir. What do I do now? Is the gasket that I replaced bad or didn't seal properly?
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I have a N26 motor. I just took it apart again cleaned the surfaces that the gaskets touch really good. I am going to flush the coolant and change the oil. I hope this will solve the issue.
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That should cover it. Mine is holding good, no more coolant\oil leak from there. Super worth it DIY, despite how shitty it is.
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