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Originally Posted by tankowner
I can appreciate that some will only ever buy things stamped BMW, but bear in mind that for some items the only thing genuine is the stamp itself. BMW certainly doesn't manufacture every component and fluid they put into their vehicles.
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There may be some non critical parts for which that is true, but certainly not oil filters. Reference the PPAP (production part approval process) defined by AIAG and utilized by BMW and many others. Google PPAP. BMW controls every part and fluid put into their vehicles. The use of suppliers requires defined processes, both in the planning stage and later in production.
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