Oil Filter Housing Gasket Replaced Mini (R56)

[@chartruth]

Nice nice nice 5:49 ×!@# was a hilarious shot with that big yellow warning sticker RIGHT THERE And from 9:47 thru 11:00 was a series of satisfied clicks. 50 points, sir. Good work on that thing!

[@RCXBuildsIt]

lol “Achtüng!” The fan wasn’t moving so no fingers were harmed and I had to get in there. Torqued down is always satisfying

[@liamgf12]

I'd already done the crossover pipe due to a huge coolant leak, it's such a PITA job I don't know why you can't get a metal replacement. Now tackling the oil filter housing seals as there's a burning oil smell when stationary, can't locate leak but guessing it's this as it's so common. Struggled to put in service mode as it's a 2007 and it won't slide forward more than about 2cm, hopefully enough room. I was warned about Mini's, but my son wanted one!

[@RCXBuildsIt]

Sounds like you are on to something. Idle smoke smell and burning coolant at red lights was driving me crazy. I wish you luck with it. Yea plastic crossover pipe, I bet there’s an aluminum replacement somewhere $$$ tho

[@robbsgarage]

Congrats brother! You’ve tackled some of the biggest PITA leaks on the R56. I know the satisfaction of replacing those parts.

[@RCXBuildsIt]

Thank ya!

[@jasongreene1270]

good video yet crappy background music

[@RCXBuildsIt]

Noted, appreciate the feedback 👊🏻

[@Ben-un3gk]

I just bought an r53 I went to change the oil and I couldn’t remove the oil filter… even with a breaker bar and a pipe… I came here to see how to go about removing the oil filter housing…😮

[@RCXBuildsIt]

Is it aluminum or plastic? I saw another vid of someone struggling to get one loose and they used an impact gun

[@RCXBuildsIt]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/j33bn5qVeL-srtEsi=e559-qi3rd8T2yNL Check that channel out Even though it’s an r53 it may be similar

[@Ben-un3gk]

@@RCXBuildsIt it’s aluminum how the hell did they fit an impact gun in there

[@Ben-un3gk]

@@RCXBuildsIt the oil filter in the r53 is behind the engine on the left side. Prolly going to have to remove it to get that filter off

[@RCXBuildsIt]

@@Ben-un3gk *yikes!* Good luck, there’s gotta be a video on KZbin somewhere to help

[@dngautomotive1939]

I have an oil leak and I suspect it’s the filter housing gasket. I’ve done many thermostats on these and some waterpumps. That plastic connection that runs across the back of engine is a nightmare to connect. The pin that goes in to secure it is at a stupid angle. You spend more time actually trying to get it in place. I can’t believe I will need to do all this work just to get to the filter housing out. Another stupid design.

[@RCXBuildsIt]

Best of luck to you 👊🏻 Yea the crossover pipe and the thermostat was rough especially since the plastic connector broke behind the water pump when I tried to take it out. Just so brittle. Some guys can get to the oil filter housing area without front end service mode but, the design, it’s too tight.