I use Mann filters on mine and I’m pretty sure the rubber seal is at the bottom - as in not the cap end. The other way round allows oil to get from the inlet to the outlet without going through the filter which is force fed up the centre, hence having the seal. The filter pushes up inside the cap. ...

Hi, I am new to the forum. Please can someone advise. I recently changed the oil filter on my X5 Msport 40D, I changed it for the same one that was fitted which was a Bosch P7094. I didnt take note of the way the original was fitted, eg which way round it slipped on the spindle. The way i thought it ...