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Bimmer805

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« on: June 10, 2011, 01:31:28 PM »
im going to change my upper and lower oil pan gaskets and i wanted to know if  anyone knows where i can find some oil pan bolts for upper or lower oil pan because some are not even the right ones and its missing like two of them. im thinking of picking up a few for spares
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« Reply #1 on: June 10, 2011, 02:53:45 PM »
RealOEM says they're M6 18mm long.  IIRC they're high tensile with a black coating to resist rust.  I'd just pull them off a spare car, maybe a local salvage yard?  I'd figure every BMW would use similar bolts.

I'll bet any Pep Boys, Advance Auto, etc would have them in the fasteners section, though mine is often out of stock and they're pretty low quality.  Dealer will have them too, likely at three times the cost.  Take one along to see if it matches up.
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« Reply #2 on: June 11, 2011, 11:00:11 AM »
If you happen to have a IMSCO or Fastenal dealer near, they should have them.
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