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oil slik
Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2013 9:28 pm
by paulfatmess
parked my 320i on a slope today backend downhill and when i came to pull it back into the garage i noticed anoil patch the length of the car seems to be coming from rear sump/rear main oil seal when parked on level ground no drips??? anyone had this
Re: oil slik
Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2013 9:30 pm
by Brianmoooore
Sump gasket. Very common.
Re: oil slik
Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2013 9:48 pm
by paulfatmess
cheers will order one up in the morning
Re: oil slik
Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2013 9:52 pm
by Cloggy Saint
And then enjoy the complete pain that's fitting it.
Re: oil slik
Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2013 10:08 pm
by paulfatmess
is it that bad?
Re: oil slik
Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2013 10:18 pm
by Brianmoooore
You can't actually remove the sump from the car without either raising the engine, dropping the cross member or working blind over the side of the sump to remove the oil pump.
If you can manage to remove all traces of the old gasket, and not drop any into the pan, then it's not necessary to completely remove it.
Re: oil slik
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2013 8:29 pm
by aimlessrock
to remove the pan and clean all the old gasket off etc you will need to lift the engine a few inches...its a pig of a job.
Re: oil slik
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2013 8:31 pm
by Grrrmachine