Oil Filter Housing Gasket Repair

A Understanding Your BMW Oil Filter Housing Gasket Problem

The BMW oil filter housing gasket sits between the oil filter housing and your engine block. It’s a rubber seal about the size of your palm that takes constant heat cycles, oil pressure, and engine vibration. After 5-7 years, it gets hard, brittle, and can start leaking. 

Signs You Need BMW Oil Filter Housing Gasket Service

After three decades of fixing BMW oil leaks, we know the symptoms:

• Belt squealing – Oil contamination causing slippage
• Oil puddles under your car
• Burning oil smell when the car is up to temperature
• Low oil warning light 
• Smoke coming from the engine bay means oil dripping on hot components. 
• Visible oil on engine – particularly on the front of most BMW models.