e36 318 oil filter location - United Bimmer Community

**b1mm3r pauly** · 01-20-2008, 01:24 PM

now without sounding as completely stupid as i feel lol, where is the oil filter cannister on the 318 engines? ive been under the car with a torch and i cant see it.

what am i missing??? cheers. pauly

johnnybayonne · 01-20-2008, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by b1mm3r pauly

now without sounding as completely stupid as i feel lol, where is the oil filter cannister on the 318 engines? ive been under the car with a torch and i cant see it.

what am i missing??? cheers. pauly

Here you go: http://www.realoem.com/bmw/select.do

johnnybayonne,

**Numark318i** · 01-20-2008, 02:29 PM

what a good looking engine.

^^yea what he said.

**b1mm3r pauly** · 01-20-2008, 02:57 PM

cheers guys!! dont feel as stupid with it being on the top lol, still....
never mind... will know for future.

cheers again

**gldfshkpr** · 01-21-2008, 03:07 PM

That diagram is slightly misleading as the engine leans to one side making the oil filter stand straight up and down.

nick_318is · 01-21-2008, 03:09 PM

I love having the filter up there, i give all my friends a hard time when they have to go under and make big messes.

**Brendan Dyson** · 07-07-2010, 03:34 AM

Hi Guys,

Does the oil filter cap come off with a normal filter gripper/wrench or is there some other trick to getting it off.

**gldfshkpr** · 09-05-2010, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Brendan Dyson

Hi Guys,

Does the oil filter cap come off with a normal filter gripper/wrench or is there some other trick to getting it off.

Wow. Old thread.

The filter cap should come off with bare hands. I don't think you'd be able to get a traditional filter wrench on there anyway. That cap is plastic. A filter wrench could crack it.

Those rubber gripper things made for taking off stubborn jar lids might help if it's stuck on there. Rubber gloves would be a good idea too.

Once off, make sure and install all the new gaskets and don't over tighten the cap. It gets put on finger tight, just enough to make the seal and then just snug.

**bogner1** · 09-06-2010, 10:48 AM

There is a special tool that looks like a big socket that fits over the end of the housing . You put a standard 3/8" ratchet on this to turn it. I picked mine up at a local auto parts store for under $10.

**gldfshkpr** · 09-06-2010, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by bogner1

There is a special tool that looks like a big socket that fits over the end of the housing . You put a standard 3/8" ratchet on this to turn it. I picked mine up at a local auto parts store for under $10.

I know the 6 cylinder E36s are like that. Maybe mine broke off the top. I don't have it.