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135BANDIT · 01-12-2011, 03:36 AM

Hi

How do you know if your oil filter has really been changed - not that i dont trust the dealer, but i have seen REPORTS of rorting by domestic car dealers

Any ideas on where the lube filter actually is located on the N54

thanks JD

AussieRacer · 01-12-2011, 05:12 AM

Top of engine in front of air filter. Such a quick easy change, and not an expensive part so I would be surprised if they didn't change it if they said they did. Kind of 101 in car maintenance is changing the oil and oil filter.

ozzie135i · 01-12-2011, 06:42 AM

Here is a video bandit:

http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=210876

Dackelone · 01-12-2011, 07:09 AM

There is a green mark on the oil filter cap and the housing. Once the first service is done... the mark will most likely not match up. You could note what your green marks looks like before and after - to see if the filter has been "touched",

135BANDIT · 01-14-2011, 05:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dackelone

There is a green mark on the oil filter cap and the housing. Once the first service is done... the mark will most likely not match up. You could note what your green marks looks like before and after - to see if the filter has been "touched",

My green marks dont Align, there is oil residue around the rim - and they completed a software upgrade and free loaner

Well done BMWNS

jd

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AussieRacer Major 24 Rep 1,058 Posts Drives: 2008 135i Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Aust iTrader: (0)	Top of engine in front of air filter. Such a quick easy change, and not an expensive part so I would be surprised if they didn't change it if they said they did. Kind of 101 in car maintenance is changing the oil and oil filter. __________________ Current: 135i Auto, Le Mans Blue - w/ Bridgestone RE-11 rears, GP Thunder 7500k angels, & "golf tee" mod plus a few M3 suspension bits and pieces...
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ozzie135i Private First Class 21 Rep 178 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Australia iTrader: (0)	Here is a video bandit: http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=210876
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Dackelone European Editor 10635 Rep 22,992 Posts Drives: N54 e82 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Bayern, Germany iTrader: (1)	There is a green mark on the oil filter cap and the housing. Once the first service is done... the mark will most likely not match up. You could note what your green marks looks like before and after - to see if the filter has been "touched",
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