Charrie's ZHP project

[derbo]

Okay folks....I'm side stepping a bit and will get to my BMW performance shifter. I have an issue concerning my OFHG and am losing some oil so this upcoming weekend I will be taking on this job. Can't believe that it's going to be so much work for a small gasket...

Anyway.... this will be the next maintenance issue I need to get sorted out before doing the shifter swap. Car is looking so clean right now.....I can't help over my Imola ZHP

Since you have the oil filter housing out I would suggest doing the oil separator system as well. Don't forget to replace the vanos oil line too!


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[Ryans323i]

Okay folks....I'm side stepping a bit and will get to my BMW performance shifter. I have an issue concerning my OFHG and am losing some oil so this upcoming weekend I will be taking on this job. Can't believe that it's going to be so much work for a small gasket...

Anyway.... this will be the next maintenance issue I need to get sorted out before doing the shifter swap. Car is looking so clean right now.....I can't help over my Imola ZHP

I've got to do this too. Let me know how it goes Charlie. Best wishes.

[cakM3]

I've got to do this too. Let me know how it goes Charlie. Best wishes.

BP just did his and he's coming up tomorrow to help me do mine. Shouldn't be too difficult, just time consuming... Thanks! I'll let you know how it's going

@Derek, thanks for the heads up


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[cakM3]

I finally got my OFHG replaced although I reused my VANOS line, I did replace all my crush washers. The complete job from start to finish took about 3-3 1/2 hours to complete. It was very messy and I only wish I had access to a garden hose and lots of simple green but did manage to clean a little


Started out by taking out my CAI and electric fan


Then took out the oil filter cap and filter


Disconnected the alternator then took out the bolts securing it.



Alternator removed and I can now see the Oil Filter Housing and all the oily mess


Removing the bolts. They are all different sizes so you have to set them aside in such a manner you will know how to put them back in the proper order...


I was amazed by how flat this gasket was! Here's another angle of the "flattened" OE gasket


New gasket replaced, notice how it sticks out



Old gasket on rag, new one installed


Now to get everything back together...





Even got my alternator polished a bit


All in all not too hard to do...just takes time to remove all the interference. I wish I had a workbench and a shop with adequate lighting to really do this job!

Had a great lunch afterwards and cooling off inside my apartment after doing this job Glad I had BP here to help out!!!

[Hornung418]

Yeah it's tonnes of fun, right! You get to see all the nitty gritty down in the bay.

Horney...via TT.

[cakM3]

Justin, I hear you....that's why I wish I had access to the right facility so that I could really do a good cleaning...unfortunately with environmental its harder to find one around where I live...

anyway... we got to use my iPad as a reference since I had the OFHG DIY loaded there....eventually I will have my Bently manual in pdf format and loaded into my iPad just for that purpose...

[johnrando]

Nice work Charlie!

[cakM3]

Thanks John!

[elric]

Charlie ... nicely done ... as always!

[cakM3]

Charlie ... nicely done ... as always!

Thanks Jeff! I will be swapping out my shifter in a few weeks once Chad is available...pics will be taken and posted in my projects thread once this is done...