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  1. KC Jr 54

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    #2 KC Jr 54, Aug 6, 2011
    Also, what brand filter were you using ?

    I am confused now, b/c my MINI does not have that guide tube... Maybe mine being an 03, has something to do with it ?
     
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    #3 Steve, Aug 6, 2011
    It's an '02 and the filter was OEM. Oil (Red Line) changed at ~5K miles.
     
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    #4 KC Jr 54, Aug 6, 2011
    Well, it doesnt seem normal that the filter stuck to it the way yours did, but now i am concerned about mine.

    NVM. Guess thats the difference between a just-a's oil filter housing and an S until the facelift. SSheewwww, was slightly scared for a moment there.
     
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    #5 Steve, Aug 6, 2011
    If I was new to not only this canister type filter change but oil changes in general I might have tossed the filter with the guide still attached. It felt like it was permanently bonded on there. I can see how someone might even compare it to a new OE filter and decide it was just from a different manufacturer and built differently since the OE filters have a plastic structure down the core.
     
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    #6 Steve, Aug 6, 2011
    So there's a difference here between S and non-S? Didn't know that, I figured this was one of the many identical parts. I thought they even use the same filter element...maybe not. Didn't suspect a difference either since I've never worked on an S and the diagram in my Bentley manual only shows the version with the guide or core or whatever it is. Normally if there's an S v non-S difference Bentley will spell it out and/or show separate pics/diagrams.

    The Bentley manual diagram looks almost identical to this one from realoem:
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    Still wondering whether others have had this stuck guide/filter thing happen, but I guess I'm talking to a much smaller crowd than I thought.....
     
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    #8 Justa Jim, Aug 6, 2011
    Sorry, but I can't help ya Steve. I quit changing my own oil years ago, as I just don't have the time or place to do it anymore. :nonod:

    Jim
     
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    #9 paulgraz, Aug 6, 2011
    The R50 and the R53 have different oil filter canisters. (for those who don't know)

    This used to happen to me every time with my wife's MC. What I did was to use a screwdriver to pry the filter off the cage. That way the cage did not separate from the canister.

    And I too always used OEM filters - I saw posts back in 03 of people who used aftermarket filters that got crushed. No thanks.
     
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    #10 Steve, Aug 6, 2011
    Got it, thanks, though if those links to minicarparts.net are correct this is only through June 2004; from July 2004 on they use the same canister. (pointing that out only for the sake of clarity for those still learning)
     
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    #11 paulgraz, Aug 6, 2011
    I suppose - both my cars were 03's built the tail end of 2002.