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Engine + Driveline / lower oil pan help!
« on: December 20, 2009, 08:06:56 AM »
I don't own a torque wrench. Is it worth while getting one, or can I get away without one? Also, what torque do the bolts need to be fastened to?
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Engine + Driveline / lower oil pan help!
« on: December 16, 2009, 08:34:47 AM »
Have owned my 318is coming on four years now, and as first cars go, I couldn't have asked for anything better. Coming on 200,000k's now and a few standard wearing problems are arising; which don't bother me, because that's what one would expect form a car of it's age and mileage. Until a few days ago this was the case...
Needless to say, I misjudged a corner a few nights ago at an intersection, hitting the oil pan on a small traffic island. The motor was left running for about 30 seconds until i realised it wasn't just the wheels that hit, but the sump also. The motor didn't cut out, I switched it off; about 1/3 of the oil had drained out when I cut the motor off. The oil pan only seemed to be leaking from one spot, about a 2 inch gash on the bottom front corner.
Subsequently I have purchased a second hand sump, new gasket, oil+filter. I have read a few posts on here and it seems to be a fairly straight forward job, however I would like to hear some opinions on whether or not their could be any other damage I might have overlooked. Hopefully not!
Needless to say, I misjudged a corner a few nights ago at an intersection, hitting the oil pan on a small traffic island. The motor was left running for about 30 seconds until i realised it wasn't just the wheels that hit, but the sump also. The motor didn't cut out, I switched it off; about 1/3 of the oil had drained out when I cut the motor off. The oil pan only seemed to be leaking from one spot, about a 2 inch gash on the bottom front corner.
Subsequently I have purchased a second hand sump, new gasket, oil+filter. I have read a few posts on here and it seems to be a fairly straight forward job, however I would like to hear some opinions on whether or not their could be any other damage I might have overlooked. Hopefully not!
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