S50 S52 M50 M52 Euro oil filter housing for OEM cooler installation

[ddavidv]

I have a very lightly used filter housing as per the title to convert to an oil cooler setup using OEM or aftermarket oil cooler and lines. It was installed on my E36 M3 not long before I purchased it and is near spotless inside and out. The car was a track only car and it probably only has a couple weekends of use.

Unfortunately I crashed the car last year and destroyed the cooler and lines. I've decided to go back to the stock filter housing for economy's sake. Turner describes the housing thusly:

The Euro filter housing has ports for the delivery and return lines of the oil cooler found on the European spec M3. And the internal pathways of the filter housing are designed for the oil to flow out of the housing, into the cooler, and then back to the housing to pass through the filter. Also the Euro housing has an integrated thermostat to bypass the cooler at lower temps (who needs cold oil when the engine is cold?). The US housing is not setup for any of this as the oil just runs straight into the filter and onto the engine. For these reasons, the European E36 M3 coil filter housing is ideal for just about ANY oil cooler application.

The setup on my car utilized an OEM oil cooler line that simply bolts to the housing. The builder couldn't recall exactly what he used; it was either a Z3 M car part or something else out of Europe. Turner states: The Euro E36 M3 cars use a different VAN0S system and the VAN0S oil line is a different size. The banjo bolt on the US car is M14x1.5 thread. Turner machines the housing they sell for the proper bolt on a jig to insure good sealing. Their part will cost you $850. To clarify: I don't believe mine came from Turner and is a standard Euro part.

Make offer before it heads to fleabay.

[Talperian]

This part sells for $380 new. Unless I'm missing something.

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[ddavidv]

Well, that could be. I couldn't find one anywhere when I looked and it having been on the car when I bought it I don't know any different. I found the one on the Turner site and used that as a guide.

So, anyone interested make an offer. If no response soon I'll put it on da Bay.

[Talperian]

I'll PM you. Interested.

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