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Originally Posted by omodos
...PS it was a mann filter, and old filter needed a fair bit of tugging to remove as it was attached to cap, is this normal?
pss wife is going nuts, last weekend was the cv boot clip loose on x5 saga, and this weekend seeping o ring hmmmm
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Yes...the oil filter should be attached to the cap. When replacing the oil filter...the correct procedure is to push the filter up into the "teeth" of the cap...then once the filter is attached to the cap...the cap & filter are inserted into the reservoir and screwed in.
This should help (under normal circumstances) when removing the filter on the next oil change. I'd rather have to fiddle with removing the oil filter from the cap rather than have the filter stuck to the bottom of the reservoir where the drain valve that allows the oil in the reservoir to flow back to the oil pan is located. If the oil filter is stuck inside the reservoir...you have to be careful that no small pieces break off and either clog or get stuck and disrupt the draining of the reservoir.
Having the filter stuck to the lid...once the old filter is pulled out...the lid becomes a "clean handle" to hold while sticking the old filter in a disposable plastic bag or old newspaper and separating the two. This makes for a clean disposal.
