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Originally Posted by Jungerishere
I didn't realized 4.6 had the oil filter housing on top. Here is a photo of the two openings in the plate. Top opening is under the drain plug for I6. The bottom opening is under the oil filter and the drain plug for N62. BMW states that there is no cover under the oil filter (bottom opening).

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My 2005 4.4 (N62 engine) has no such cover and looks like yours. Parts diagram shows the same.
http://bmwfans.info/parts-catalog/E5...gine_compartm/