How do I tell which cranckcase breather I have?

I bought my TD4 car in April of last year and it had been regularly serviced. Is it likely that it will have the new BMW cranckcase breather? Is there an easy way to check?

Cheers

As tempting as it is to say "open it and have a look" might be easier to ring the last service centre and ask them. Dunno how else you'd be able to tell to be fair

(The serial no. on the top of the housing may well be enough info to work it out if you check it against bmw part no.)

as far as i know, on a full service they wont change the original for the better bmw part, they will just change it for the same landrover foam type filter.

i just bought the bmw upgraded breather for mine, fitted it in 20 mins.

fitted perfect on my 2004 sport, not sure if the 2001 has a different part or not, but heres the ebay link i bought it from:
LANDROVER TD4 ENGINE BREATHER - BMW PART - IMPROVED !! on eBay (end time 06-Mar-11 10:01:05 GMT)

its everything you need, filter, case and seals.


hope this is of some help

I have a MY01 as well and fitted the new BMW filter with no problems at all.

How often does the modified part need replacing?

As I understand this will not have to be replaced anymore. Some say not even been cleaned. (maintenance free). Others say they advise to clean it every 2 years.

Thanks

its the only thing that does need changing regulary all td4s or 6s have one same part as l322 rr you can buy just filter rather than unit

The cotton version you mean by needs changing regularly ? The new BMW version is now an all plastic one, no oil can get "in" it and block the whole thing as the cotton version can do ?

1. New type, 2. Old type but new item.

And remember you can buy just the internals of the BMW part rather than the whole housing for around £20, search on here for the part codes or just tell your local dealer its for an M47 engine.