Easy way to change M20 sump

[jordano]

i recently cracked my sump on my 325i and being unable to fix it i had to take it off and put on a new one(well off my old 323i).I posted a topic on here to ask how difficult it would be to do and i was told i would have to raise the engine with a hoist and partially remove the steering rack to remove the sump, i could'nt be bothered doing all that so all i did was put the car on axle stands, remove all nessessary bolts and then remove the oil pump.I then loosened the engine mountings and jacked the engine up using the gear box bell housing as a jack point, this gave enough room to manouver the sump out and put the new one in. Some of you may already know this to be possible just thought i would let all others know that dont
jonny