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I thought I would share this link with you. Its an interesting read on Oil Filters in general. http://people.msoe.edu/~yoderw/oilfi...lterstudy.html __________________
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Peter
1999 318ti
_____________________________ |  |  | | 05-16-2006, 04:52 PM | #2 | | TRETEN IRGENDEINES ESELS Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 3,687 |
I only use a Mann Filter,have never used anything else. __________________ 98 Avus Blue 318 ti Active
clear outs all around,stealth turning signals,blue led interior lights, 35% tinted windows,K&N air filter, 12" Kenwood Sub, MTX Thunder Amp,Alpine cd changer, Leatherz Armrest,ACS Pedals/Handbrake/FloorMats & Vitesse Tuning Carbon Fiber B-Pillars/CF Spark Plug Cover, New 16" MSW Typer 14 Rims on Goodyear Triple Treds 
www.myspace.com/avusblueti | | | | | 05-16-2006, 05:59 PM | #3 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Memphis, Tn Posts: 1,299 |
i have a question? i couldnt change my oil filter last time i changed my oil because i couldnt get the cap off, but now i have the right sized wrench. so could i take it off with the oil still being full or do i have to wait until i drain the oil again? __________________
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225k miles and still the Ti goes on | | | | | 05-16-2006, 06:04 PM | #4 | | aka Stabby Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mead, CO Posts: 5,336 |
you can take it off with the oil full. the filter is on top and the oil will all drain into the pan when you turn it off. __________________ 1996 318ti, California package, 267k miles
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Current Mods: e46 m3 steering wheel | | | | | 05-16-2006, 06:31 PM | #5 | | TRETEN IRGENDEINES ESELS Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 3,687 |
If i were you i'd change my oil again if your putting that new filter in. __________________ 98 Avus Blue 318 ti Active
clear outs all around,stealth turning signals,blue led interior lights, 35% tinted windows,K&N air filter, 12" Kenwood Sub, MTX Thunder Amp,Alpine cd changer, Leatherz Armrest,ACS Pedals/Handbrake/FloorMats & Vitesse Tuning Carbon Fiber B-Pillars/CF Spark Plug Cover, New 16" MSW Typer 14 Rims on Goodyear Triple Treds
www.myspace.com/avusblueti | | | | | 05-16-2006, 06:57 PM | #6 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: state college, pa Posts: 3,431 |
I wouldn't go that far. Change the filter now, and then change it again in a few hundred miles. Note that the filter is going to take some oil with it, so you'll have to check the level. __________________
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ZOMBIES. | | | | | 05-16-2006, 08:54 PM | #7 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Memphis, Tn Posts: 1,299 |
yeah i figured if i changed it now it wouldnt be that bad since i changed my oil like not even a week ago. thanks for the info. and let me tell you it was hard to find my oil filter. i went to every place and only one place had it and it wasnt really the brand i was looking for either. its a wix. __________________
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225k miles and still the Ti goes on | | | | | 05-16-2006, 11:13 PM | #8 | | doesn't care about you. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 3,925 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by Will'sBeamer yeah i figured if i changed it now it wouldnt be that bad since i changed my oil like not even a week ago. thanks for the info. and let me tell you it was hard to find my oil filter. i went to every place and only one place had it and it wasnt really the brand i was looking for either. its a wix. | Napa should have it. Every Napa that I've been to has had them. I buy them by the case now. __________________ 
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Foreign Auto Parts sells the Mann filters also. __________________ 98 Avus Blue 318 ti Active
clear outs all around,stealth turning signals,blue led interior lights, 35% tinted windows,K&N air filter, 12" Kenwood Sub, MTX Thunder Amp,Alpine cd changer, Leatherz Armrest,ACS Pedals/Handbrake/FloorMats & Vitesse Tuning Carbon Fiber B-Pillars/CF Spark Plug Cover, New 16" MSW Typer 14 Rims on Goodyear Triple Treds
www.myspace.com/avusblueti | | | | | 05-17-2006, 12:41 AM | #10 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 121 |
Interesting read.
Still, I see no need to use anything but the Mann. | | | | | 05-17-2006, 02:02 AM | #11 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Regensburg, Germany Posts: 584 |
Yeah man, I went to NAPA today, and I got a NAPA brand filter??? I didnt know there was such a thing. Should I take it back and ask for the MANN? | | | | |
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