A leaking gasket can cause headaches down the road, usually when you least expect it. The N52 engine can suffer a particularly troublesome leak around the oil filter housing gasket. Generally seen as something to keep an eye on, this is not something that should be put off.?
In fact,?allowing this gasket to remain unserviced for too long can very certainly lead to catastrophic engine failure. As?oil drips down the front of the engine it can begin to coat the drive belt and components. When the belt and/or pulleys are sufficiently covered in oil, the belt will begin to slip, it's only a matter of time at this point before something bad happens. A strong enough slip can unseat the belt and lodge it in between the block and crank?pulley, which then shreds the belt and sends it further into the engine via the oil pan. This process is happening so fast in an engine moving at thousands of rotations a minute that before the engine can be shut down or the problem detected, the damage has been done. In mere seconds the accessory?belt is shredded and?pieces of it have been pulled through the oil pickup on their way through the block. At this point, the only option would be to call a tow truck?and consider how preventative maintenance could have avoided these problems.?
If you see oil around your?Oil Filter Housing, don't?let it wait another day. Get this Kit featuring a Genuine BMW gasket and hardware and save yourself thousands in replacement engine costs.
This kit includes:
1?Oil Filter Housing Gasket?(11428637821)
1?M8x28 bolt (11427540759)
1?M8x43 bolt (11427540763)
1?M8x78 bolt (11427540758)
