I just did my "break-in" oil change on my M50i built on 2.2.2022. It has about 1200 miles on it, I know it's not required but I do it just because.
I believe there is currently no viable oil filter kit yet for this car. (again unless the dealer has some new SKU to reference)
Now before I explain, I have not gone into the dealer to check.
I ordered the BMW OEM part that is spec'd for a 21 (11427583220). Many of the sites on the Internet (Amazon, RockAuto, etc, even FCP Euro and ECS Tuning) don't have a drop down yet for 2022 and most don't seem to find my VIN.
I also ordered a MANN filter HU 8007 Z, and a Mahle 353/7. I could not find a Hengst SKU.
Here's the issue...The oil filter housing has a drain plug, sort of like I have seen on Toyotas. Which was really nice in that you could mostly drain the filter before pulling the housing. The catch is that drain plug has a o-ring on it. Very much like the tiny o-ring that is on my N26 and N55 engines oil filter housing. However, the BMW, Mahle, and Mann kits had a bigger o-ring in them. I assume this would be for the 2021, or maybe build just earlier than mine.
The filter that was from the factory as a Mahle 353/7 (pictured). So the filter, the crush washer, and the large o-ring in BMW, Mann, and Mahle kits I bought were correct, it's that tiny o-ring that seemed to be wrong.
So I just re-installed the plug with the old o-ring, but would be nice to have a correct kit to buy. I might just need to be patient.
Maybe even the drain plug is a disposable one--like the pan drain plug on my N26?
Anyone else crazy like me and already performed an oil change on a recent build M50i?
One more interesting point: RockAuto said they had a filter match for 22's built up to 12/21. So maybe this housing is new for this CY?
Attached are some pics of the housing, and the o-ring comparison (sorry it's blurry). The small one is from a N55 kit but it really looked identical to the one that was on the housing--that I left on.
but BMW don't give me an answer which oil is ok.