BMW E39 5-series Fuel Filter Replacement DIY

[@Wilcox42787]

Nice writeup! One quick thing to note: the filter is always on the left side of the car. For us USA folks, that means its under the drivers side.

[@jean-jaquesrousseau4712]

Thanks for the video, it is very useful! The old one can weigh more as the inside filter is soaked with petrol versus the new one which is bone dry. I never destroyed one to see the inside but I think the sediments would never weigh as much as you could feel it like that.

[@thejpalbano]

Good video, well done. I like the idea for using the screw driver to pry the vacuum line off.

[@kinderutz]

You can't blow through the old one because it's wet, the new one is dry. The old one is heavier because again, it's wet. Install the new one, run the car then take it off and try blow through it...you'll see. It will also be just as heavy as the old one. However.....when you take the old one off and still has fuel in it....cap the lines and shake the filter hard then drain it through the opposite direction of flow(see arrow for flow, use the opposite end)...fuel will come out BLACK. Cheers! ;)

[@FREEAIR_1973]

Thank u very much from Catalonia!!!!! i celebrate u learning me.

[@deinautofreund]

OMG :D The first filter? You better check aaaall the other filters too :D

[@katlin_thomas]

What's third line that's not attached to filter but held up with the same hangers there (the one closest to outside of car)?

[@E39Source]

Return line

[@E39ForLife0]

Is it still on the passenger side on the left hand side steering wheel cars

[@BobbyOHearn]

It's on the drivers side on LHD cars.

[@Milaldinho]

Hey, My car lost power and started dying on me couple of days ago and refused to start. Realized there was no fuel coming to the engine. What I did was replace the fuel pump with a MAPCO Fuel Pump, 3.5 bar and 12 volt. The car now has a delayed throttle and sometime stalls when driving or staying at a redlight. It is not the MAF or something like that, I've had those problems before.. It is definitely connected to the fuel. I also changed the fuel filter and made sure none of the pipes were clogged.. The new fuel pump does however make quite a bit of noise I've noticed, it sounds like it's pumping in impulses rather than at a nice and smooth pace.. The best way I can explain it is impulsive whining.. Any idea what this could be? Is it a faulty pump? It's brand new and apparently manufactured in the same factory as the BOSCH ones. I drive a 530i E39 from 2002 for that part.

[@E39Source]

Aftermarket products do not come close to the quality of the OEM ones. I highly recommend removing the Chinese pump, and installing an OE.

[@Milaldinho]

+E39Source there is no way I can keep driving like this, I have to. can you recommend any "real" product sold in Europe? I live in Sweden.

[@E39Source]

I don't know who the OE is. The Genuine BMW pump is expensive, but will be of good quality.

[@bondovwvw]

+E39Source I put a china pump in mine and it lasted 3 months.

[@jgripen969]

E39Source I'm pretty sure Mapco don't produce shit pumps...

[@jean-jaquesrousseau4712]

What were your symptoms for a bad filter before you decided to replace it?

[@E39Source]

+Jean-Jaques Rousseau In strong cases.. starvation of fuel, which can lead to misfires or poor performance or even failure to start.

[@stuarthearn9890]

this is one very large cap filter, huge by any standards, chances of a blockage pretty much zero On big diesels we put a vacuum test to the line, no practical use here other than this if you try climbing in a high gear or high speed on the Autobahn and nothing much happens, chances are you do have restricted fuel flow

[@jean-jaquesrousseau4712]

I changed mine, it is ok now. Before, it blocked fuel flow a lot, so much that the fuel pump overheated if the tank was only 1/4 full and it stopped till it cooled down. When the tank was full the bigger quantity of fuel kept it at operating temperature but at knockdown there was not enough fuel getting to the engine anyway. When the filter was out it was pretty hard to blow through it while the new one let air easily through

[@Tank47225]

+E39Source I have a lost in power when I floor it and gets misfires .so you think I have the same problem

[@E39Source]

+Tevon Jenkins Very possibly could be. Could be plugs or MAFs or camshaft sensors too.

[@12VDHuey]

The one my mother got only has one inlet and outlet. Should we just buy the correct one? This is what the auto store gave us.

[@E39Source]

Yes, I would buy the correct OEM part.

[@12VDHuey]

Alright, thanks.

[@mrdragancelan]

Replace the fuel filter every 30k miles? I've never heard of such an interval for a fuel filter replacement.

[@bizzy646]

Also like to change it pretty often for a fuel filter. It´s the smallest thing you can do for your engine to live longer.

[@StephenTinius]

The BMW Inspection I and Inspection II checklists do not have the fuel filter as a replaceable item.

[@McCarthyism_by_Youtube]

You can spend 20 for a filter or 500 for both fuel pumps plus 400 for the sending units(brittle crap) when they fail

[@stuarthearn9890]

that THING is an end cutters for tilers, what you need is mechanics end cutter but hey now I know where it is hidden, merci

[@slam44]

Excellent video

[@maxextz]

Very good video, thanks

[@MrKarol001]

better change fuel filter instead of fuel pump....

[@benherrera4334]

So thats where its at lol. Thanks Mate!!

[@TangToms]

You have M5 right?

[@E39Source]

+Jianyue Tang I have an M5, the person who made this video has a 520i.

[@TangToms]

+E39Source OK I thought only M5 uses complex filter. But all the 2001 and ups use those filters.

[@shamfeen]

a bit sea sick from camera moving all over the place, but good info.!

[@hunters351]

I heard passenger's side... so I tear off the passenger side well to be completely surprised to find nothing. Then, I realize the BMW in this video is left hand drive. yay me.

[@rvalent9366]

ah yes my e39 had the original filter as well when i bought it last year xd

[@Jbird1978Qqqqqq]

I need this

[@KUBLOOM]

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[@raitshots]

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[@MrKarol001]

ok, so you said, you need change this thing every 30 000 miles? you put out fuse for fuel pump an you gonna change fuel filter? Lets think again. Fuel pump fuse for fuel filter? Since when does filter have a fuse? Pump is powered by electro engine...it may have fuse. So you changed fuel pump every 30 000 miles. Sorry. Fuel filter is in front close to engine with easy acces. Better change it quickly. look at this german teenagers kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2mnfYdsmd5jY8k

[@MrKarol001]

i changed mine fuel pump when it broke after 365 000 km

[@kribar96]

MrKarol001 He got a petrol, your video is a diesel. You pull the fuse for safety and to drain the filter and lines for pressurized fuel, logical? Well obviously let the car run until it dies after the fuse is out.