Oil Tube to block - parts sequence help needed

[ldsbeaker]

oh. Just saying. The real oem pics are not really the same thing as a dirty, greasy, 20 year old engine.

[smcdermott326]

realoem HTML link is in above post to see the pics

[ldsbeaker]

Pics?
That would really help the rest of us.

[Toms73NovaSS]

got it! I don't know what it originally had. However a washer up top would provide a more perpendicular edge for the oring to sit on rather than the radius-ed (Sp!) surface of the tube flange....????

[smcdermott326]

but the QTY is 2....just like the o-rings...you only see the bottom one but there is a top one as well that's not shown.

[Toms73NovaSS]

I only see one washer. the lower one is the o-ring.

[smcdermott326]

Thanks for the help.

Any idea why Realoem would show 2 flat washers if there is only 1 for the spring to rest against? Where does the other one go?

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts..._0106&hg=11&fg

[mudflaps]

installing it is the easy part. its cramming the 25lbs of sand into the crank case hole thats the hard part, but the gains are incredible for this mod.

[nando]

Top just has an o-ring.

Bottom goes spring, washer, o-ring from top to bottom.The washer is so the spring has something flat to press on the o-ring.

that's right - it's been a while.

[e30Matt]

Top just has an o-ring.

Bottom goes spring, washer, o-ring from top to bottom.The washer is so the spring has something flat to press on the o-ring.

[nando]

spring goes on the bottom, o-rings go on bottom and top. I don't remember any washers.

[TwoJ's]

I have to go to class right now, or I'd look it up for you. Go to www.realoem.com and look for the diagram for the intake manifold. It may be on there. It's been a while since I've done mine, but I beleive the spring goes on the bottom. Definetly double check that though.

Good luck, that's kind of a bitch to do.

[smcdermott326]

yes the tube of death. It's leaking enough that I want to redo it but I am not certain it is currently installed correctly since it has been uninstalled/reinstalled several times already.

[mudflaps]

springloaded tube of death?

just sell the car.

[smcdermott326]

That's 2 flat washers and 2 o-rings