Changing Fuel filter and regulator

[shimmy]

Anybody done this....which bits do I need?

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...08&hg=13&fg=10

I am presuming 1,3,4,5,6 ?

[cantfind1]

Yes mate, from memory you will need part 1 it comes with o ring part 3, also need part 2 I believe from Dealer all comes together ie part 4,5,6.....I enquired when i did filter, have not yet replaced regulator, but is on to do list.

Easy to do all comes off together....

let me know how you get on with new reg....any difference etc...

[cantfind1]

on second thoughts I remember you can buy part 4 which comes with 5,6,7 but better off replacing housing as well while ur at it I thought....

[shimmy]

Originally Posted by cantfind1

on second thoughts I remember you can buy part 4 which comes with 5,6,7 but better off replacing housing as well while ur at it I thought....

Think Peilican Parts agrees with you, thanks Jules.

http://www.pelicanparts.com/bmw/cata..._pg2.htm#item7



And here is a video of the filter change, just need to find out about the regulator.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqCvl...e_gdata_player

[shimmy]

Cheers guys.

Change the filter, regulator, o ring and circling yesterday so now need a hot trAckday to test out the cooling! It sounded like a bag of spanners for 5 minutes after but then all settled down.

Easy job, even time for a ciggy whilst I did it! Cheers for the tea Billy!

(did you remember to lock the door?)

[karbonkid]

Shim, roughly what mileage are you carrying?

[billyboysm3]

Originally Posted by shimmy

Cheers guys.

Easy job, even time for a ciggy whilst I did it! Cheers for the tea Billy!

(did you remember to lock the door?)

Yeah funnily enough! By the time I met her later she'd managed to drink as much alcohol as humanly possible, then had to drive her car home with a bit of belinda carlisle at full blast.

The drink always flows better on a school night

[shane@mbtech]

Originally Posted by shimmy

Cheers guys.

Change the filter, regulator, o ring and circling yesterday so now need a hot trAckday to test out the cooling! It sounded like a bag of spanners for 5 minutes after but then all settled down.

Easy job, even time for a ciggy whilst I did it! Cheers for the tea Billy!

(did you remember to lock the door?)

You are meant to prime the filter a few times by turning the ignition on and off and on again a couple of times, it would have run great from get go then.

You are brave using an angle grinder on a petrol soaked filter. LOL

[shimmy]

Originally Posted by shimmy

Anybody done this....which bits do I need?

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...08&hg=13&fg=10

I am presuming 1,3,4,5,6 ?

So I bought:

Fuel filter (1) and copper washer (3)
Regulator (4) [which comes with 5+6 fitted] and circlip (7)

Got them fitted no issues, except it takes a few minutes for the car to run evenly and fuel pressure to get up to even pressure I guess.


On getting home I decided to cut open the Filter (non service item) and see what it was like. aluminium construction with steel threaded end.

I cut it open with an angle grinder. Something I can't do with the regulator (it's too small) so I need to borrow someone's dremmel with metal cutting disc so I can see if the vacuum disc is broken.

[cantfind1]

Shim you should be a photographer...................