main drain points 325i engine

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imye30
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Post Thu Oct 06, 2011 8:25 pm

getting ready to take a 325i engine out just wanted to know main drain points ie rad oil will there be any thing else to drain to drain the rad is the a drain plug if so were about is this located i can see a blue plug at the bottom lift of the rad will that be it cheers imy
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Post Fri Oct 07, 2011 9:54 am

Blue plug drains the rad., but not the block. Block coolant drain plug is a 19mm hex. underneath #6 exhaust port.
Oil drains out of the sump plug. Your car still on its original engine oil?
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Post Fri Oct 07, 2011 1:12 pm

Brianmoooore wrote:Blue plug drains the rad., but not the block. Block coolant drain plug is a 19mm hex. underneath #6 exhaust port.
Oil drains out of the sump plug. Your car still on its original engine oil?
Ya since I had it nearly 2yrs now will drai. The oil an leave it over nite then wn the engine swap done nce fresh oil