# e46 oil filter housing gasket **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [April 13, 2012, 5:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e46-oil-filter-housing-gasket/222096 "2012-04-13T05:13:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![95dime](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/95dime/32/7514_2.png) [@95dime](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95dime)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 5:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e46-oil-filter-housing-gasket/222096/1 "2012-04-13T05:13:16Z")
filter is at the top of the motor, anyone know how much oil is going to spill out when removing to replace the gasket? i know i dont need to drain the oil out, i figure theres maybe 1/2-3/4 quart in the housing and top of motor? seems like a ~2 hour job which isnt too bad. ---
**Author:** ![BadnewsMike](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/badnewsmike/32/7419_2.png) [@BadnewsMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BadnewsMike)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 5:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e46-oil-filter-housing-gasket/222096/2 "2012-04-13T05:29:56Z")
when is your next oil change due? you loose enough, quite a bit is held in the housing. but ya 2 hours if you are counting the time for beer after. ---
**Author:** ![LAFENGAS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lafengas/32/7573_2.png) [@LAFENGAS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LAFENGAS)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 5:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e46-oil-filter-housing-gasket/222096/3 "2012-04-13T05:37:39Z")
Are you talking about a gasket between the housing and engine block? Never heard of that needing to be done before. remove the oil fill cap so the oil level will drop a bit in the filter housing. Use a turkey baster to suck any standing oil and you should be able to pretty much empty it. besides that, it will depend on how messy you are with pulling the filter out. ---
**Author:** ![95dime](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/95dime/32/7514_2.png) [@95dime](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95dime)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 5:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e46-oil-filter-housing-gasket/222096/4 "2012-04-13T05:53:34Z")
thanks guys. next oil change isnt for a couple k miles, just changed the oil about 1k miles ago…why i didnt do this then? fml lol. didnt even think about using a turkey baster to suck the oil out, going to raid the kitchen. :tup: and yes theres a rubber gasket between the housing and block, pretty common for it to leak on these motors, almost as common as the valve cover gasket lol. its only $6 part so not too bad. ---
**Author:** ![BadnewsMike](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/badnewsmike/32/7419_2.png) [@BadnewsMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BadnewsMike)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 5:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e46-oil-filter-housing-gasket/222096/5 "2012-04-13T05:59:51Z")
valve cover gaskets never leak, they never throw codes for the stupid thermostat, and there coolant bottles never grenade themselves. ---
**Author:** ![95dime](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/95dime/32/7514_2.png) [@95dime](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95dime)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 6:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e46-oil-filter-housing-gasket/222096/6 "2012-04-13T06:08:35Z")
> [@BadnewsMike](#): > > valve cover gaskets never leak, they never throw codes for the stupid thermostat, and there coolant bottles never grenade themselves. these have problems with the coolant systems? huh. news to me. 😛 i had replaced practically everything in the cooling system on my car so i didnt have to worry, and what happens? one of the pipes that the whole intake manifold has to come off to get at had cracked and started leaking. that was fun. lol ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 7:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e46-oil-filter-housing-gasket/222096/7 "2012-04-13T07:12:44Z")
I did mine and the damn thing wasn’t even leaking! It looked like it was and being a $6 part I took the risk. Pain in the dick because the threads for one of the bolts stripped out so I had to helicoil it, damn galvanic corrosion. Someday I’ll get to changing the ccv system, I have all the parts but it’s just easier to add oil when it ticks a lot. lol. ---
**Author:** ![95dime](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/95dime/32/7514_2.png) [@95dime](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95dime)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 9:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e46-oil-filter-housing-gasket/222096/8 "2012-04-13T09:54:49Z")
> [@travisn](#): > > I did mine and the damn thing wasn’t even leaking! It looked like it was and being a $6 part I took the risk. Pain in the dick because the threads for one of the bolts stripped out so I had to helicoil it, damn galvanic corrosion. Someday I’ll get to changing the ccv system, I have all the parts but it’s just easier to add oil when it ticks a lot. lol. your car ticks? i have a little bit of “rattle” because i have yet to do the beisan vanos seals and rattle repair bushings…but i dont have a tick. interesting. ---
**Author:** ![bracketracer](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bracketracer/32/15592_2.png) [@bracketracer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bracketracer)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 10:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e46-oil-filter-housing-gasket/222096/9 "2012-04-13T10:44:06Z")
I’ve been replacing a LOT of these over the past year. I don’t keep a huge number of parts in stock, but I keep plenty of these. I also tend to recommend doing them as a matter of course when selling an air/oil separator job. Definitely a good amount of crossover labor there. So, OP, if you need one, I have plenty. > [@LAFENGAS](#): > > Are you talking about a gasket between the housing and engine block? Never heard of that needing to be done before. > > remove the oil fill cap so the oil level will drop a bit in the filter housing. Use a turkey baster to suck any standing oil and you should be able to pretty much empty it. besides that, it will depend on how messy you are with pulling the filter out. ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 12:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e46-oil-filter-housing-gasket/222096/10 "2012-04-13T12:10:53Z")
> [@95dime](#): > > your car ticks? i have a little bit of “rattle” because i have yet to do the beisan vanos seals and rattle repair bushings…but i dont have a tick. interesting. Only when it gets low on oil. lol ---
**Author:** ![LAFENGAS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lafengas/32/7573_2.png) [@LAFENGAS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LAFENGAS)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 2:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/e46-oil-filter-housing-gasket/222096/11 "2012-04-13T14:40:28Z")
hmmm… odd. I have owned my e46 for 11 years now and never even heard of the gasket problem. Thanks though, just means it’ll happen to me next week.