M60 check your oil pump bolts

[mark///m3]

Sorry for the caps title but I thought this was pretty important and hopefully it can be stickyed for future swappers. I decided to check the oil pump bolts on my m60 and make sure they were still torqued. Well I pulled the oil pan and found a nice surprise....

My chain is also way out of adjustment probably from the oil pump flopping around for so long. I'm glad I checked this otherwise my engine would have been toast slightly after all my hard work.

[MonkeyMadness]

Damn!

[JGood]

That's common on m60's, all of mine were loose as well. It's good to pull the lower pan once a year and check them.

[mark///m3]

Yeah I read about it that's why I did it but I never saw it mentioned here.

[mark///m3]

That's common on m60's, all of mine were loose as well. It's good to pull the lower pan once a year and check them.

Justin
Have you checked your x5? I'm thinking about pulling my pan on mine next oil service just for good measures....

[JGood]

Justin
Have you checked your x5? I'm thinking about pulling my pan on mine next oil service just for good measures....

I haven't. From what I understand, this was only an issue for engines made prior to 1998 (so all m60's and only the early m62's). Probably wouldn't hurt to check though!

[E30SPDFRK]

Mine were loose on my 2001 540, I'd check them if I were you.

[JGood]

Mine were loose on my 2001 540, I'd check them if I were you.

Yikes. Thanks for the heads up.

[bongo78]

Ouch will have to check mine that I just started driving (94' M60). Is the oil pump fully accessible just from the bottom pan?

[mark///m3]

Ouch will have to check mine that I just started driving (94' M60). Is the oil pump fully accessible just from the bottom pan?

Yes it is, there are a million bolts holding the pan on so get some sort of power/ air tool handy

[bongo78]

Thank you man for the heads up :eeek:, you saved me $$$ in future damages. Three bolts in my oil pan aswell :(, also all the bolts on the oil pump were going down as well :( . Still wondering how one of the bolts came to the pan and not the engine, on the second picture behind that plastic cover was his original place . Engine in question is M60B40 '94.