[PNTDG42]

I am wondering if anyone has found a good website with a BMW parts catalog to look up OEM part numbers? I would like to be able to sort by specific vehicle and only look at parts that fit that exact model.

I have found a handful of websites that are sharing a database somewhere, such as bmwpartsnow.com, getbmwparts.com, bmwpartsdirect.com and probably a handful more. These websites allow me to select a vehicle, but they sadly do not actually filter results for the chosen vehicle. So for example, looking up a part number for an oil filter, I am presented with basically every BMW oil filter item, and have to sort between over 100 pieces.

This is fine for occasional use, but I am seeking something less tedious with a working year/make/model filter.

[Coconut]

bmwpartswarehouse.com
https://parts.bmwnorthwest.com/

[PNTDG42]

Originally Posted by Coconut

bmwpartswarehouse.com
https://parts.bmwnorthwest.com/

Unfortunately they are using the same database as the other website I mentioned. If I choose our vehicle, and then select oil filters, I am presented with every BMW oil filter and related item. Screenshot attached.

Maybe I need to try a different browser? But it appears to me all these websites are using the same broken database.

[Coconut]

Hmm, for oil filter specific to your car you might need to go into either the engine or fueling system parts fiche.

[Connor22]

This is the best website I’ve found so far. You can pull up the schematics for a lot of things too which other websites don’t have. https://parts.bmwnorthwest.com/

[desertspotter]

if you have Android phone take a look to a BimmerREFS app. I don't know if they have ios version. It's a app created by a Spanish BMW fan and works really well.

for G42 most of parts are included (MY22). MY23 is not included because is updated to 11/2021, but they use to update the database once per year, so I hope they can update it to include MY23 soon.

[PNTDG42]

Originally Posted by desertspotter

if you have Android phone take a look to a BimmerREFS app. I don't know if they have ios version. It's a app created by a Spanish BMW fan and works really well.

OK now we are getting somewhere. I like this. All the website catalogs are just a disaster compared to this.

Plus, I found the oil filter! Except it shows 2 of them; and no way to distinguish which I need. Further searching shows that one supersedes into the other. This all started because I wanted to see if my S58 oil filters were compatible with my B58. Who knew finding an oil filter could be so complicated.

[PNTDG42]

I take back what I said about https://parts.bmwnorthwest.com/

I mistakenly thought one of the other links redirected to this one anyway.

On this one, the make/model filter does actually work correctly.

https://parts.bmwnorthwest.com/a/BMW...r/11_7977.html

2-year UPDATE: To this day, bmwnorthwest.com is my go-to site for looking up OEM part numbers.