Genuine BMW part 51 71 8 193 999: Fuel filter cover. The number stamped on the part is 51718193999; BMW's catalog files it under the short number 8193999. You will find it on our Interior Body shelf, under Other Body equipment parts.
It fits every E36 body style (318i, 318ti, 320i, 323i, 325i, 328i and M3, 1992–1999), with the M42, M43, M44, M50, M52 or S50 engines — and the European-market versions.
BMW draws it on 3 diagrams, among them Heat insulation and air duct (51_2047) and Air duct (51_2112). It weighs about 122 g (0.3 lb).
We have not had one on the shelf yet. Request it and we will tell you when one comes off a car.
