New M5X Billet Oil Filter Housing Drain-Back Valve

If your M50, M52, or M54 engine takes a few seconds to build oil pressure after sitting, there's a good chance that your factory oil filter housing drain back valve has failed. Over time, the factory plastic check valve degrades, allowing oil to drain completely out of the housing and back into the oil pan while sitting. Every cold start essentially becomes a dry start, resulting in a loud ticking noise and causing unnecessary wear on your engine's internals.

Unfortunately, BMW does not offer this check valve as a standalone part, forcing you to purchase a costly, complete oil filter housing assembly just to fix one failed plastic component. Thankfully, our team of BMW enthusiasts took note of this common failure mode and designed a permanent, cost-effective fix.

Our Billet Oil Filter Housing Drain-Back Valve is designed as a direct-fit upgrade for your factory oil filter housing. CNC-machined from high-strength billet aluminum, this upgraded valve restores positive sealing to keep the oil filter housing fully primed. Maintaining this hydraulic prime ensures rapid oil pressure stabilization upon startup, directly mitigating dry-start bearing wear and top-end lifter starvation without requiring the purchase of a complete OEM housing assembly.

Includes everything you need to reseal and upgrade your leaking oil filter housing gasket: gaskets, hardware, VANOS line, oil pressure switch, oil service kit, and our upgraded billet aluminum oil drain-back valve.

The Turner Motorsport Billet Oil Filter Housing Drain-Back Valve is designed as a direct-fit upgrade for your factory oil filter housing. CNC-machined from high-strength billet aluminum, this upgraded valve restores positive sealing to keep the oil filter housing fully primed. Maintaining this hydraulic prime ensures rapid oil pressure stabilization upon startup, directly mitigating dry-start bearing wear and top-end lifter starvation without requiring the purchase of a complete OEM housing assembly.

Features & Benefits:

Keeps the oil filter housing primed with oil to eliminate noisy dry startups Precision-machined, anodized billet aluminum check valve body with zinc-plated steel plunger and spring Maintenance-free sealed design engineered for lifetime durability Easy installation — pry the old one out and press the new one in during oil filter housing gasket service

Turner Motorsport trusts ECS Tuning's Billet Aluminum Oil Filter housing cap to make M52 and M54 oil changes much simpler.

BMW uses a lot of plastic in their engine components to save weight and money. Unfortunately, plastic is damaged easily and the factory oil filter cap needs a special tool to remove. This aluminum cap is much more durable and features a standard 17mm hex and 36mm hex posts on the top. 17mm is also the size of your engine oil drain plug, reducing the number of tools that you need to complete an oil change.

This cap is designed to use the original o-ring seal so no special parts are required. You only have to remove the original 'filter cage' from the original cap and transfer it to the new aluminum cap. The satin black anodize blends in with the rest of your engine bay making this a smart and subtle upgrade.

This replaces OEM Part Number 11421744000