2001 BMW 330i / E46 oil and filter change

Home

The oil filter is a cartridge located at the top of the engine. This allows opening the oil filter housing without having dirty oil ooze all over the place.

The cover of the filter housing requires 25 N*M (18 ft*lbs) torque requiring a 6 point 36 millimeter socket. I do not recommend a 12 point socket as it may round off the corners of the plastic housing.

Oil change capacity is 6.5 US quarts. One case of Mobil 1 at Costco only contains 6 quarts. Make sure you have enough before you drain your oil.

Links



Directories


Pictures

Click to enlarge
Click to enlarge
Click to enlarge
Click to enlarge
Click to enlarge

Home

picTree Version: 6.00 - Released 2013-01-320
Created by James C. Pao
Page Created: 2017-05-25 19:36:24
Valid HTML 4.01