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10-19-2023, 10:01 PM | #1 |
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Best N52 oil filter 2023.
Well, it's that time of year again. Some people have said the Mexicans are making the Mann filters now and they are trash. What say you? What is the best filter? Is it still mann, or something so cool I've never even heard about?
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10-19-2023, 10:13 PM | #2 |
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So are the Chinese .. buy from somewhere reputable .. knockoff Chinese filters did me find but I use a 5k oci
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10-19-2023, 10:54 PM | #3 |
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The latest Mann I got from Rock Auto are back to Germany again. I think for a year or two now.
Regardless of country of origin, Mexico or German, I still buy the brand -- Mann. Last edited by mainbearing; 11-28-2023 at 12:43 PM.. |
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My recent Mann filter for our GL was from Bosnia. Couldn't say their factory is any better than a Mexican one, but Miss Sarajevo is a great song. I'm sure Mexico is fine, they make beer and have pyramids. Negra Modelo is the best! Beer, not pyramid. I think worrying about where a piece of folded paper is made may be over-thinking it. Just like beer, enjoy what you've got!
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10-19-2023, 11:28 PM | #5 |
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Used German made Mann filters for the longest time without issue. There must've been problems when they moved production to Mexico - my batch of filters from there had gobs of excess glue on the clean side of the filter, all of which came off without any effort (ie would've gone into the engine). Seems like they're back to Germany, but now there are reports of the filter collapsing, which is very odd for an OE filter. Mann is screwing around in their race to the bottom. Eg the quality of Wix filters have also dropped since Mann's acquisition. I've since switched to Austrian made Mahle filters, which are OE for the E90 M3 and E60 M5, as well as my other vehicles. |
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10-20-2023, 08:37 AM | #7 |
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Any reputable manufacturer will enforce certain quality levels, no matter where the item is made.
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10-20-2023, 11:02 AM | #8 | |
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10-20-2023, 02:44 PM | #9 |
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I have 421,000 miles on my N52 using only MANN HU-816x filters either from BMW as OE parts or from the HU-816x sold at Advanced Auto Parts. The BMW filters are all German made. The MANN filters in the yellow/green box from Advanced sometimes are sourced from Mexico. BMW builds cars in Mexico, which is why the MANN filters are made in Mexico.
Quote from Dr Andreas Wendt, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Purchasing and Supplier Network: “We have a strong supplier base we can build on in Mexico, having sourced high-quality, technologically sophisticated and innovative products from here for more than ten years. Every BMW Group vehicle today already contains at least one part from one of our 220 Mexican suppliers. Our new plant will benefit from short supply routes and the high level of flexibility this gives our supply chain.” Having concern the N52 MANN oil filter is manufactured in Mexico is ill founded.
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10-20-2023, 04:26 PM | #10 |
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No one cares where a product is made as long as it is priced accordingly and meets specifications. Unfortunately the Mexican made Mann filters that I received were not any cheaper than the German ones, and were also defective to boot. With the recent reports of Mann filters collapsing, it would be odd to continue to use them when Mahle filters are competitively priced and appear to be higher quality (for now). The fact that BMW specified Mahle instead of Mann as the OE filters for the M3 and M5 should mean something too.
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11-22-2023, 09:21 PM | #11 |
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A little something I noticed when buying my last Mann filter. On the shelf they had made in Mexico and made in Germany mixed together. Just look on the bottom of the box and it will tell you where it was made.
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11-23-2023, 05:55 PM | #12 |
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I don't know if it has any effect, but I recently noticed the Mahle filter had rubber gaskets on the top and bottom contact areas. The Wix I bought had just epoxy coated rings at those points. I cannot remember what the last Mann filter I looked at had.
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11-23-2023, 07:35 PM | #13 |
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Went Mahle the last few oil changes, I don't get collapsed filters the way I used with Mann.
I have been experimenting with oil viscosities. During winters I use Castrol Edge 0W40, 5W40 in summer. I live in a harsh cold environment hence the 0W. Yesterday's oil change was Liqui Moly Engine Flush then Pennzoil Euro LX 0W30 + Liqui Moly MOS2 + Liqui Moly Lifter Additive + Mahle filter + Some leftover Castrol Edge 0W40 (~1L) Curious to see how this will go. First time flushing engine oil or any oil additives. |
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both my 135i and 128i have Mobil 1 fs 0w40 and castrol CAS10075 oil filter
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10-04-2024, 11:20 AM | #15 |
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I've never once had an issue with a Mann filter in any of my BMW's and have used them pretty much exclusively since 2013 aside from 1 or 2 Mobil1 filters if I was grabbing oil from Walmart before I used FCP.
I feel like I do remember some of them saying made in Mexico but I can't be positive, but mine never collapsed. I just switched to Hengst this last time since they're the same price now and I got double the entries to FCP's giveaway. I'll stick with Hengst going forward if I like it. |
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10-13-2024, 01:03 PM | #16 |
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Changed the oil in my Z4 yesterday. I had a MANN OEM HU-816x on hand and a OE BMW filter (a MANN - made in Germany) I bought a few months ago. The HU-816x is made in Mexico and I bought it a year or two ago. And my used BMW OE filter @ 3,700 miles and 22 months w/BMW 5W-30 as the lube.
I used the Mexico MANN for the Z4's oil change. Comparo pics. Last edited by Efthreeoh; 10-13-2024 at 01:15 PM.. |
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