View Single Post
      03-30-2018, 03:48 PM   #38
Scharbag
Colonel
Scharbag's Avatar
Canada
2795
Rep
2,188
Posts

Drives: 2011 E92 M3
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Victoria

iTrader: (0)

Garage List
2011 BMW E92 M3  [0.00]
Quote:
Originally Posted by Duk996 View Post
Check the pleats of the oil filter for metal. When my mains went they were loaded. A potential donor engine I was looking at had a bunch too from the rods (supercharged). The engine I finally went with had none.
I have opened the pleats by hand and did not find any metal in it. I will go cut the filter ends off and open it up some more to be sure.

The photo shows the only pleat that I found a tiny fleck of metal in.
Attached Images
 
__________________

2011 E92 M3 - 6MT, ZCP, ZF LSD, ESS G1, Some other goodies...

Last edited by Scharbag; 03-30-2018 at 04:52 PM..
Appreciate 1
Duk996250.50