So last week after receiving a call from a customer who was complaining of a high pitched whining sound coming from his engine when it got upto temperature, we got the car in. After having a good look over the N52 there was nothing obvious amiss. The sound was most prominent from the oil filter housing. Having already done an oil service on this car last year about 2,500km ago we were curious as to what was happening.

A GENUINE OEM BMW oil filter was used during the last oil change, so I was quite surprised to see the condition of it once the oil filter housing lid was removed.



The pleats in the filter were deformed and starting to tear away from the filter it's self. With the old oil filter now out and ready for the bin the new OE filter was put in. Cap tightened and car started. With the car still hot it was evident after 5-10 minutes of running that this had cured the problem and the customers fears of a huge bill put to rest.



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