Oil filter recommendations

bmwrip615 · 04-05-2019, 05:43 PM

Okay guys I am about to do a oil change for the first time on my n54. I am new to bmws so I must ask. Lol I am so used to always buying K&N oil filters for my turbo cars. So do you guys recommend the K&N oil filter or what. Let me know !!!

bluewater328 · 04-05-2019, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by bmwrip615

Okay guys I am about to do a oil change for the first time on my n54. I am new to bmws so I must ask. Lol I am so used to always buying K&N oil filters for my turbo cars. So do you guys recommend the K&N oil filter or what. Let me know !!!

I really dont think its necessary to go past OE here, but that's my opinion. And by OE I mean the manufacture brand that produces for BMW instead of BMW brand. Mahle is generally the OE filter producer.

IllSic_Design · 04-05-2019, 06:34 PM

I've always used Mann in my BMW's.

The Nightman · 04-05-2019, 07:05 PM

No reason to deviate from OE. Mann HU816X is the OE filter - genuine BMW filters say Mann on them:

Efthreeoh · 04-05-2019, 08:29 PM

MANN HU-816x. OEM. Don't use anything else. Most the aftermarket shit doesn't fit correctly and are more expensive than OEM. I've never used anything but a MANN filter. I just passed 370,000 miles and my 29th oil change. I did several OCI's at 18,000+ miles, every used filter came out just as solid as new the day I put it in.

I bought a used Z4 in 2014 that also has the N52. CarMax changed the oil. I checked the oil filter the day after I bought it and sure enough it was a Purolator. It was all squished up. The MANN is available at Autozone for under $10. On line vendors sell it for $7.50.

bmwrip615 · 04-05-2019, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Efthreeoh

MANN HU-816x. OEM. Don't use anything else. Most the aftermarket shit doesn't fit correctly and are more expensive than OEM. I've never used anything but a MANN filter. I just passed 370,000 miles and my 29th oil change. I did several OCI's at 18,000+ miles, every used filter came out just as solid as new the day I put it in.

I bought a used Z4 in 2014 that also has the N52. CarMax changed the oil. I checked the oil filter the day after I bought it and sure enough it was a Purolator. It was all squished up. The MANN is available at Autozone for under $10. On line vendors sell it for $7.50.

Okay thanks guys I will go with oe.

bvanlieu · 04-10-2019, 05:39 AM

Mann very OE and lots of folks use them.

I have moved to Hengst, only a a few $ more and a very high quality product (OEM size, perfect fit).

- b

Phil325i · 04-10-2019, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Efthreeoh

I just passed 370,000 miles and my 29th oil change.

Great to know these engine can go beyond 300K. Good news for us with 'keepers'.

Speedy_12139 · 04-10-2019, 05:10 PM

Mann HU-816X is all I have ever used. No issues.

nsjames · 04-10-2019, 08:23 PM

mann or mahle

but you can get two mann filters on amazon prime for like $15.

Meeni · 04-25-2019, 09:55 PM

The Mann filter is cheap and perfect. There's no reason to look somewhere else.

bluewater328 · 04-27-2019, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by nsjames

mann or mahle

but you can get two mann filters on amazon prime for like $15.

Haha, I just bought that deal last week. Comes with everything you need and dirt cheap.

Mike44lions · 05-01-2019, 09:18 AM

To be honest i've been using the K&N filter and its been good for me i also do my changes every 7k-10k miles

Meeni · 05-01-2019, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike44lions

To be honest i've been using the K&N filter and its been good for me i also do my changes every 7k-10k miles

Costs more money for no discernable benefit.

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bmwrip615 New Member 1 Rep 22 Posts Drives: BMW 335! Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: orlando iTrader: (0)	Oil filter recommendations Okay guys I am about to do a oil change for the first time on my n54. I am new to bmws so I must ask. Lol I am so used to always buying K&N oil filters for my turbo cars. So do you guys recommend the K&N oil filter or what. Let me know !!!
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IllSic_Design Colonel 2123 Rep 2,758 Posts Drives: 09 E92 335i Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Northern California iTrader: (1)	I've always used Mann in my BMW's.
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The Nightman Cometh 1090 Rep 1,303 Posts Drives: Boy's Soul Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Boy's Hole iTrader: (4) Garage List E90 LCI "330i& ... [10.00]	No reason to deviate from OE. Mann HU816X is the OE filter - genuine BMW filters say Mann on them:
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Efthreeoh General 17267 Rep 18,719 Posts Drives: The E90 + Z4 Coupe & Z3 R'ster Join Date: May 2012 Location: Virginia iTrader: (0)	MANN HU-816x. OEM. Don't use anything else. Most the aftermarket shit doesn't fit correctly and are more expensive than OEM. I've never used anything but a MANN filter. I just passed 370,000 miles and my 29th oil change. I did several OCI's at 18,000+ miles, every used filter came out just as solid as new the day I put it in. I bought a used Z4 in 2014 that also has the N52. CarMax changed the oil. I checked the oil filter the day after I bought it and sure enough it was a Purolator. It was all squished up. The MANN is available at Autozone for under $10. On line vendors sell it for $7.50. __________________ A manual transmission can be set to "comfort", "sport", and "track" modes simply by the technique and speed at which you shift it; it doesn't need "modes", modes are for manumatics that try to behave like a real 3-pedal manual transmission. If you can money-shift it, it's a manual transmission. "Yeah, but NO ONE puts an automatic trans shift knob on a manual transmission."
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bvanlieu Second Lieutenant 57 Rep 268 Posts Drives: Alpine 335d Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: PA iTrader: (0)	Mann very OE and lots of folks use them. I have moved to Hengst, only a a few $ more and a very high quality product (OEM size, perfect fit). - b
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Speedy_12139 Private 31 Rep 92 Posts Drives: 2011 335i xDrive Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Ontario, Canada iTrader: (0)	Mann HU-816X is all I have ever used. No issues.
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nsjames Brigadier General 2440 Rep 4,331 Posts Drives: 08 328xi Touring Join Date: May 2017 Location: ohio iTrader: (0)	mann or mahle but you can get two mann filters on amazon prime for like $15. Last edited by nsjames; 04-10-2019 at 08:31 PM..
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Meeni Gateropode 329 Rep 2,848 Posts Drives: BMW 330i 06 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: TN iTrader: (0)	The Mann filter is cheap and perfect. There's no reason to look somewhere else.
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Mike44lions Registered 0 Rep 2 Posts Drives: BMW E90 328i Join Date: May 2019 Location: Miami iTrader: (0)	Oil Filter Recommendations To be honest i've been using the K&N filter and its been good for me i also do my changes every 7k-10k miles
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