chit chat thread
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As promised!
So that last picture is what he sent me after he got it back, I am actually not sure if it was like that before or not. He had drilled those holes way out and there was almost no material left in there lol.
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Back story is that I was interested in the oil filter housing he posted. I told him I would do cash and a stock one. When I got his I knew it wasn't right and wanted to send it back to him. So I wasn't going to send him the one that was part of the deal, as I wanted to reverse the deal.
No replies are missing from me, that's just how he sent it lol, check the timestamps on each post.
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The whole thermostat thing wouldn't have been a huge deal expect for the fact that you cannot get just a thermostat. The OEM part number is for the assembly, including a thermostat.
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I think the correct terminology is a check valve. It's holds oil in the filter housing to prevent a dry start. A coworker recalls buying them online somewhere for like $5 but doesn't remember where. It looks like you are missing some material there. What motor is this off of? The housing I posted is from a M54 for reference.
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The housing is from an S52 Euro, or S54 as they both use the same housing and a factory oil cooler.
It is not a check valve, it is a thermostat. It lets ~10% of the oil past it when the oil is not at temp. and once the oil gets to temp it opens the thermostat and diverts ~90% of the oil through the cooler.
The check valve for these is right under the actual filter.
Edit: is that a picture of the block? M54's don't have metal OFH's to the best of my knowledge. I have only seen plastic ones on them. -
That white and gold housing is from a 06 X3 M54B30.
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Well it's a deal. I am leaving the great state of Wisconsin. Moving to Austin, MN area. I am now a senior electronic technician for our Engineering R&D group. I think this will be a fun job, basically a junior controls engineer.
Now to sell my house... Anyone want to move to Platteville? Everything redone on the house, nice warm garage with 60A 240 service...
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John it's a shame you'll have to be banned now. MN and all...
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