M54B30 Oil filter housing block / relocation - anyone done one?

[modz 148]

I've been researching how to block off and move the oil filter housing on my M54B30.  It's location smack bang front and centre of the engine has always bugged me; and now I'm wanting to run ITB's in a clean engine bay, it bugs me even more.

Seems there are two fairly pricey options:

https://www.achillesmotorsports.com/Billet-Oil-Filter-Housing-BMW-M50-M52-S52-M54-S54-p/11-am-ofrh.htm

https://store.vacmotorsports.com/vac-billet-oil-filter-housing-racing-bmw-m50m52m54s50s52s54-p1417.aspx

I do have CNC access, so could potentially make one; but wondered if anyone else had gone down this path before.

Thanks in advance

[zero 1162]

I know some of the m62 engines had remote oil filter housings so that would provide you with the housing and hoses, and then you would have to fabricate the block off plate.

Hopefully thats helpful.

 

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showparts?id=DN52-EUR-12-2000-E39-BMW-540i&diagId=11_1591

[modz 148]

10 hours ago, zero said:

I know some of the m62 engines had remote oil filter housings so that would provide you with the housing and hoses, and then you would have to fabricate the block off plate.

Hopefully thats helpful.

 

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showparts?id=DN52-EUR-12-2000-E39-BMW-540i&diagId=11_1591

Very interesting, thanks @zero I'll take a look. The block off plate itself isn't hard, the bracketry for the P/S pump and pulley on the M54 that hangs off it is.  May just need to make it in a couple of pieces.

[thorburn 121]

Did you ever get around to making one of these?