I know there's a FEW 07 owners out there. Can one of you verify for me the DIAMETER of the (exterior) oil filter casing, and whether or not is made of a magnetic material? This is in regard to putting a magnetic wrap on the casing to pickup the absolute finest bits of metal. I've had good results with these on other vehicles, also pan plugs from superplug.com. First time I ran the BMW K engine with the superplug, I was amazed at the tiny bits it picked up, and since then it's been nothing except this "dust" that is soooo fine you almost can't get it off the powerful magnet. We use one or both in all our vehicles, and I want to "size up" the new filter. Thanks!
FYI...dealer of my soon to be delivered car had no spec on the new filter yet.

 

I dont have an answer to your question but I do strongly agree with the concept of removing magnetic solids from the oil path, i think it is almost as important as the main filter itself, glad you brought up the subject.

 

What is the brand name of the magnet you use?

 

Well, on my K series BMW engine I use the superplug www.superplug.com as the filter is internal, but I've just been informed that the Filtermag won't work on the modern BMW Mini filter. It's made to stick to the cannister type filter (spin off). So I'm still searching for something to use on the new Mini. So I'm still at square one for the new soon to arrive car. Guess I'll order a superplug for the Mini and see if they can deliver. Still interested in something for the filter itself, but first I need some technical info...is the casing steel? and if so, what is it's diameter?
Tom

 

Thanks. I am using the OEM oil temp gauge and it uses the drain plug for the sending unit. And the oil filter housing is alum. on my 04, so no go with a magnetic one.

I just checked the official press release from PSA (http://www.psa-peugeot-citroen.com/d...1103281940.pdf) and the new engine uses the same kind of aluminum canister as the current model. Oh well......

Good luck !

 

Well, that's a drag on both counts!

GAH! Same situation I had with my 62 Cooper! Amazed that BMW doesn't use a spin on filter on this new engine. Is this filter something special in terms of performance? I found the canister on the old Mini to be a pain to deal with, and in fact there are conversion kits to go to the modern filter. Too bad about this!

 

BMW's reason is to cut down on the garbage. You only have to throw away the element, not the case.

 

Hmmm. We recycle those cartridge filters in CA at places like Kragens, along with our used oil. I am already NOT looking forward to dealing with this type of filter again, as it always seemed to be more than a little mess with the 62 Mini Cooper, no matter how many times I did the job. Spinoffs are the way to go, and it's too damn bad that BMW builds such modern engines using that type filter. Maybe someone will get wise and make an adaptor. They make em for the early Minis. Meanwhile, I guess I'll just deal with it.

 

maybe there is an area on the cannister that could be utilized to accept a magnetic drain plug. ???

 

I am not sure something like that would fit. It wouldn't be able to intrude into the cannister, otherwise the cartridge wouldn't fit inside. Maybe get a thin magnet and just hose clamp it to the case. Not a lot of room on the current model to get the case out, so adding a magnet around it may make it too difficult to remove.

 

Our BMW M52 (2.5L 6 cyl) uses a filter element and it works out fine. It's nice because you can see the filter when you remove it, vs. having it cut open a cartridge filter if you wanted to see how dirty it got.