PCV Sump breather

BigT · 4th July 2016, 18:33

Hi All, Is there any advantage in the use of the BMW non filter upgrade rather than the one through Jules at a fraction of the cost.

Coups · 4th July 2016, 20:20

I suppose it depends on how long you'll be keeping the car. Once it's fitted then you don't have to worry about it again. Saves the faff of changing it. Other than that I can't think of a benefit.

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klarzy · 4th July 2016, 21:26

you buy it once, strip the top off of the engine once, risk breaking the injector T's once, risk losing the clips once, risk damaging a leakback pipe once, have peace of mind, never lose venting....

other than that I can't think of a single reason...

Stickman · 4th July 2016, 22:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigT

Hi All, Is there any advantage in the use of the BMW non filter upgrade rather than the one through Jules at a fraction of the cost.

£9.80 on eBay with the oil filter

Regards
Chris

buchanan · 5th July 2016, 22:16

I fitted one today, i bought the BMW pct filter when i bought the car in 2010 and trusted a garage to fit it along with some other work. Imagine my surprise today when i took it apart to find the old toilet roll filter still in place. Since i bought the car i have driven 63,000 miles, so removed just in time. You do not have to by the whole unit down you can get the bit that replaces the toilet roll filter very cheaply.
The BMW one cost me i think £48 in 2010.

Sprinter · 6th July 2016, 01:55

You know how the engine feels after you've replaced the filter? You can have that feeling all the time.

I'm going to service mine this/next week and guess what I don't have to replace?

Apart from that I can't think of a good reason.

It's cheap enough here

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klarzy This is my second home none but not gone Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: March, Cambs Posts: 16,437 Thanks: 894 Thanked 4,247 Times in 3,025 Posts	you buy it once, strip the top off of the engine once, risk breaking the injector T's once, risk losing the clips once, risk damaging a leakback pipe once, have peace of mind, never lose venting.... other than that I can't think of a single reason... __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]….All praise Bananaswan….

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Sprinter Posted a thing or two Jag S-Type 4.2 V8 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Derby Posts: 1,645 Thanks: 271 Thanked 427 Times in 293 Posts	You know how the engine feels after you've replaced the filter? You can have that feeling all the time. I'm going to service mine this/next week and guess what I don't have to replace? Apart from that I can't think of a good reason. It's cheap enough here __________________ “Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.”

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Coups Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Contemporary SE Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Dundee Posts: 1,941 Thanks: 545 Thanked 520 Times in 402 Posts	I suppose it depends on how long you'll be keeping the car. Once it's fitted then you don't have to worry about it again. Saves the faff of changing it. Other than that I can't think of a benefit. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

5th July 2016, 22:16	#5
buchanan Buchanan Rover 75 connoisseur se ctdi Auto Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Belfast Posts: 332 Thanks: 3 Thanked 30 Times in 18 Posts	I fitted one today, i bought the BMW pct filter when i bought the car in 2010 and trusted a garage to fit it along with some other work. Imagine my surprise today when i took it apart to find the old toilet roll filter still in place. Since i bought the car i have driven 63,000 miles, so removed just in time. You do not have to by the whole unit down you can get the bit that replaces the toilet roll filter very cheaply. The BMW one cost me i think £48 in 2010.