Whoever said changing an oil pan without..

[garrett]

yeah, srsly. i left mine on?

[Schniddy]

i dont remember having any problem putting the oil pump back on with the motor lifted on a couple old brake pads under the motor mount studs...hrmmm

Yeah, with the motor up a few inches it’s no problem at all.


I jacked the one side up the one side of the engine from the ac comp bracket. Only problem now is the motor mount stud wont go back in the hole.. any suggestions?


Even though I got it figured out I’m still pissed.. I have this weird feeling it’s going to be leaky due to the dried up silicon going all the way around...

Why are you guys taking the oil pump off?

because unless you have the motor jacked up a ton on both sides, there is no way to get the pan on/off with that oil pump...no way

[strad]

^^ because there's no room to do it any other way if the subframe is in place.

[boom-monkey]

or get a 318is and not have to worry about it. changing the pan is a breeze..

Not the upper pan.

[2002maniac]

Not the upper pan.

why would you ever have to changet the upper?

[tn325i]

I have to attempt this tomorrow.. So this is good reading..

[Jscotty]

Why are you guys taking the oil pump off?

I guess that would be the best opportunity to replace it. I don't know if an oil pump in an E30 lasts the life of the engine or if its one of those items that you have to get every 200K or so. I had a ricer a few years back where I broke the oil pan on a speed bump. A week later the pump went.

[boom-monkey]

why would you ever have to changet the upper?

When you hit your pan so hard it cracks the lower pan and the upper pan.

[2002maniac]

When you hit your pan so hard it cracks the lower pan and the upper pan.

ouch!

[Schniddy]

Instead of making a new thread, I gota quick question. The new pan is all bolted up ( still have to put bolt up a few more things however till its done) and filled up up with some oil. I accidentally put nearly 4.5 liters in, so its about .4 liters to much (I'll just drain it a little).

Anyways the check engine oil light is on and wont go off. Is it because the car is still in the air or what??

[Fidhle007]

It's probably because you need an oxygen sensor...

To chime in on the oil pan discussion, I just did Oil Pan #4 a few days ago (NH roads suck, note to self: buy skid plate) and did not undo the motor mounts or jack the engine very much at all. Granted, I have a lift at my shop so that makes life easier.

I jacked the front of the motor up about an inch or so and then pulled out the steering rack, this gains you all the needed space and saved me some time over last time when I undid my motor mounts. Everything went in fine and so far it all looks cool.

As for the 4.5 liters, my car took 5.5 liters so maybe it's the Low Oil light that Schneider is talking about? If that's the case, run the car a bit (just a few minutes) to make sure there's oil in the filter and what not, then shut it down, wait about 30 seconds to a minute so it can drain back to the pan and check the level. If you put in 4.5 liters chances are you'll need another one. Don't worry if the Oil Level light doesn't go out right away, it takes a few minutes before it realizes the level has returned to normal.

[Schniddy]

the manual and everyone else says 4.46L w/ a new oil filter on a 325e. Going over is bad for your engine. My probably is most likely the oil hasn't been circulating enough and its at an extreme angle to start out with.

to late to finish now .

soooo gone.

[Fidhle007]

Oh yeah, the ETA may be less, my bad. I know going over is bad, but when my dipstick tells me to add more I do...

Oh, and were you talking about the Low Oil light on the check panel or the Check Engine light on the cluster?

[Schniddy]

^low oil light on the check panel

The check engine light went off after like 5 seconds.

I'll bolt up the flywheel cover, get the engine mount stud back down, bolt back up the one side of the sway bar ( I know, I wouldn't of needed to do this if I the engine up before hand), and take it back down.. hopfully the light goes out.


woooo floating in the air

[Fidhle007]

Yeah, it takes a bit to get oil back into the sensor. Just run it to cycle the oil and check the level, if it's slightly over your cool and if you need more you know what to do. Rarely is the book bang on for amounts, being a tech I learned this very fast. I use what the book says as a guideline and take it from there.