BMW replacement for our PCV filter

[MissMoppet]

If there's anyone else apart from me who's read about but not seen the BMW replacement for our R75 wooly PCV filter, here it is. It is a straight swap minus the holding clip as it just clips into place. Apart from cutting out another job - fit and forget - it also removes the slight tremor of anxiety while you coax the filter lid around the fuel line and those fragile T clips. I got mine from here.
at £19.54 but no doubt there are cheaper sources. It comes with the three gaskets as usual.
Until our gurus say otherwise I see no reason for not fitting one.

[trikey]

I much prefer the filter type, I think a filter will be better for the engine than allowing particles to pass freely around.

[Jamiewelch]

Originally Posted by MissMoppet

If there's anyone else apart from me who's read about but not seen the BMW replacement for our R75 wooly PCV filter, here it is. It is a straight swap minus the holding clip as it just clips into place. Apart from cutting out another job - fit and forget - it also removes the slight tremor of anxiety while you coax the filter lid around the fuel line and those fragile T clips. I got mine from here.
at £19.54 but no doubt there are cheaper sources. It comes with the three gaskets as usual.
Until our gurus say otherwise I see no reason for not fitting one.

It isn't a fit and forget part, you're still supposed to clean it out. Just means you won't have to buy another.

I'm with Trikey on this one. A filter is better than no filter . Nothing wrong with the Vortex, but I prefer a filter on my Range Rover with the M57

[vilas66]

Used to change every two services on my car.

[MissMoppet]

Originally Posted by Jamiewelch

It isn't a fit and forget part, you're still supposed to clean it out.

Oh gawd . . . me wrong again. Slightly cheeky . . . but I Googled Freelander Forum etc posts and they all say on inspection "clean as a . . . " so I'll photo it in 2022 and let you know.

[Jamiewelch]

Originally Posted by MissMoppet

Oh gawd . . . me wrong again. Slightly cheeky . . . but I Googled Freelander Forum etc posts and they all say on inspection "clean as a . . . " so I'll photo it in 2022 and let you know.

Remember that the top case part is also a service part too . Just give the vortex a rinse through with brake cleaner every 2/3 services and replace the top case at the same time. There is a valve in the top case that can fail, which is why it should also be changed.

[Arctic]

I am also an advocate for the filter type i change mine every 12 months without fail, for the cost changed one on a local members car a few days ago.
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Another on i changed back in 2015 this is what you should never let the pCV filter get like
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[Mike Noc]

Originally Posted by Jamiewelch

It isn't a fit and forget part, you're still supposed to clean it out. Just means you won't have to buy another.

I'm with Trikey on this one. A filter is better than no filter . Nothing wrong with the Vortex, but I prefer a filter on my Range Rover with the M57

It was never designed to be a filter though Jamie - it was designed to be a separator. When it starts to become a filter is when the problems begin because it will eventually clog up and cause crankcase pressurisation.

Each to their own but I have fitted half a dozen of these to various cars with no problems at all, and the advantage is they can't block like the original design.

[Jamiewelch]

Originally Posted by Mike Noc

It was never designed to be a filter though Jamie - it was designed to be a separator. When it starts to become a filter is when the problems begin because it will eventually clog up and cause crankcase pressurisation.

Each to their own but I have fitted half a dozen of these to various cars with no problems at all, and the advantage is they can't block like the original design.

I don't see how filtering as much as you can out of the oil can be a bad thing. Especially since they cost pence really. Should people argue about how the BMW engines are also supposed to run fully synthetic oil rather than semi synthetic that Rover suggests.

If people are put off spending an additional £10-£15 every 2-3 years on servicing they shouldn't really be running a car.

[MissMoppet]

Originally Posted by Jamiewelch

If people are put off spending an additional £10-£15 every 2-3 years on servicing they shouldn't really be running a car.

Mm, I think that's a bit hard . . . Seems to me a simple improvement in one less job to think about. Isn't the oil filtered enough when it goes through the larger oil filter + of course the fuel filter + whatever filtration Mr Shell etc does before we humble motorists get to buy it?