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Guess the price.... BMW parts
I bought these from BMW and nearly fell over at the price lol...
 How much would you expect to pay for 2 rubber O rings and a tiny filter?? To give you a size idea the smaller O ring is the size of a 5p. Steve
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11-10-2012, 12:39 PM
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£10.00 + Vat of course - very expensive German Rubber! B&Q next time? Ann Summers?
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11-10-2012, 12:42 PM
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£17.93 for the 3 parts inc VAT
 Glad it's not a regular change for the Vanos filter At least come saturday afternoon I'll know that everything has been done and I'll be happy in the knowledge of that.  Steve
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11-10-2012, 01:22 PM
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They may be a tad expensive for 3x small parts but a worthy change as these are not included in BMWs schedule for changing during servicing!
I did mine at the beginning of this year whilst changing oil in between services. When you come to change yours. One thing I would say to be aware of is dont ruin or discard your old larger one of the two O-Rings, incase you decide to re-fit the old O-Ring. I fitted my original back on as I was not happy with the fit of the new one BMW supplied and it was in perfect condition. It was not wide enough and different in shape, as I photographed below:  Note: Original O-Ring's flush fit 
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Cheers for the advice....
and no I didn't get any discount The car won't ever see a dealer (I just don't trust them I'm affraid) as a very good friend of mine owns his own garage so it will only ever visit there as I trust them 110% with all my previous cars Plus the fact I work as a parts manager in the after market so supply all my own parts etc  Steve
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No probs Steve.
An additional photo of New vs Old filter - changed at +/-40k.  A fair bit of contamination found on the outside of the filter. Doing its job well. Not as bad as some I've seen.
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11-10-2012, 02:12 PM
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Thanks again....
I have a file full of receipts but can't see this ever being done, I'm thinking do it before an issue occours (I'm a bit "anal" about that lol and thats the reason I'm changing everything now so I know where I stand regarding servicing etc). Steve
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