OIL PAN Gasket Replacement Tips

[jayuuey]

Try, http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...Oil+Pan+Gasket

[firemanory]

Where did you get the paper gasket? I recently tried to get one for my rebuild but all sources are out of stock with no immediate dates for restock...

i used hi-tack on both sides of my paper mtc gasket and I'm getting 1-2 little drops of oil coming from the flywheel cover weep hole when parked. i tried torqued the bolts to 11nm again to be sure. Could this be the rear main seal or would that dump oil when driving?

Im thinking of trying again using hondabond instead of hi-tack.

[raudonis]

I had some driping from the same spot after the gasket change, though it gradually dissapeared

[jayuuey]

i used hi-tack on both sides of my paper mtc gasket and I'm getting 1-2 little drops of oil coming from the flywheel cover weep hole when parked. i tried torqued the bolts to 11nm again to be sure. Could this be the rear main seal or would that dump oil when driving?

Im thinking of trying again using hondabond instead of hi-tack.

[raudonis]

At least in my case rotating the m20 crank achieved nothing. There were 3 limiting obstacle points: front crankshaft damper, oil pressure relieve valve and front subframe-steering rack.

[jayuuey]

Thanks, you're right no need to undo trans mounts. One thing I didn't get from this thread is that if the pan gets hung up, rotate the crank a bit and it should slide right out.

[DrJosh]

do you have to undo the trans mounts as well when jacking the motor up or is there enough flexibility that you can just leave it alone?

thanks

I did not but it certainly wouldn't hurt anything if you did.

[jayuuey]

do you have to undo the trans mounts as well when jacking the motor up or is there enough flexibility that you can just leave it alone?

thanks

[khofmann]

has anyone ever found a needle bearing in the pan? can't imagine where it came from unless some dipstick used contaiminated oil or a dirt funnel.

[raudonis]

Thank you ingenious people for DREMEL and my wise brain for coming up with golden idea to finally buy it last summer :bow:



Not so much thank you BMW for using the shit torx screws. The tiny star shapes from 1983 have disintegrated to nothing
Cut a groove in each head, hammer in handle-less screwdriver, turn with adjustable wrench. No space for the wrench? Grab the screwdriver with a vicegrip, turn the vicegrip using the adjustable wrench



Then the "surprise little shit" right there by the starter motor, yeah right in the sweet spot The DREMEL extension barely fits, but it does :bow:



Oil has been drained, to be continued tomorrow...

[Norbert]

I bought a used oil pan from a friend with a 325i and it had the same hole. let me know if you find a permanent fix! I put a rubber plug that I found laying around that fit perfectly to cover it temporarily just so nothing falls in my oil pan haha.

and it works? :D I have made a bolt with gasket on it and I will put 2 component metal glue on top of it and see if that would be enough. :)

[ManSalad]

I bought oil Pan from 2.4td. It is identical but the hole which is for the oil return thing for turbo. How can i eliminate tht hole? Metal Glue and bolt threaded in would work? It just NeXT to oil sensor connection

I bought a used oil pan from a friend with a 325i and it had the same hole. let me know if you find a permanent fix! I put a rubber plug that I found laying around that fit perfectly to cover it temporarily just so nothing falls in my oil pan haha.

[Norbert]

I bought oil Pan from 2.4td. It is identical but the hole which is for the oil return thing for turbo. How can i eliminate tht hole? Metal Glue and bolt threaded in would work? It just NeXT to oil sensor connection

[Thizzelle]

did you loosen steering rack? loosen motor mounts? just jack up engine a little more if so. Also listen to CAB

[Kelqutub]

I am having trouble actually getting the pan out. It will not clear this piece of metal(no idea what it is). I have removed the pump and tried to get that piece of metal out the way with a crowbar but it won't budge. Some one please help.