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If like me you’ve been horrified at the price of what is in effect a rather small oil filter you may be interested in the following concept.
The standard BMW oil filter is a Mahle OC1141 which is 65mm diameter, 51mm tall with an M20x1.5 thread.
Interestingly the filters used on Nissan Almeras & Xtrails is the same diameter and thread size, but is 70mm tall (+19mm).
There may be other oil filters with better size similarities.
So my question is.... has anybody had the guts to put an ‘equivalent’ but non-regulation oil filter on their bike.
For me where I live out on a remote island province, a BMW oil filter from an on-line seller will cost me $40 + shipping, so you can see why a $7 Nissan alternative is an attractive option if it (or something else) works!
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The standard BMW oil filter is a Mahle OC1141 which is 65mm diameter, 51mm tall with an M20x1.5 thread.
Interestingly the filters used on Nissan Almeras & Xtrails is the same diameter and thread size, but is 70mm tall (+19mm).
There may be other oil filters with better size similarities.
So my question is.... has anybody had the guts to put an ‘equivalent’ but non-regulation oil filter on their bike.
For me where I live out on a remote island province, a BMW oil filter from an on-line seller will cost me $40 + shipping, so you can see why a $7 Nissan alternative is an attractive option if it (or something else) works!

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