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The running joke is, it seems like every BMW leaks oil from the factory. Well, that's not far off. BMW never seems to be able to fix the oil pan gasket they use on their 6 cylinder engines. Eventually the rubber goes hard and stops sealing properly and the thing leaks, and because the engine is mounted at an angle, the oil level is always above where the gasket sealing area is, so it leaks really badly. This problem usually develops after a certain mileage or number of years. Every BMW owner knows this and almost none of them have it fixed because it's an expensive job. But you know what, it's really not that hard to do yourself and I show you how in this video.

00:00:00 Intro
00:00:18 Prep before the job: jack up car & remove underbody splash shields
00:01:02 Specialty tools you will need
00:03:43 Overview of the job
00:07:40 Parts needed
00:09:06 Drain the oil
00:09:18 Steering linkage pinch bolt removal (optional)
00:10:18 Remove plastic shields and triangular cross brace
00:11:20 Unbolt the engine mounts
00:11:38 Coolant cross over pipe bolts & removing engine fan
00:13:11 Disconnect power steering pressure hose mount
00:13:32 Unbolting the subframe
00:16:02 Unplug the headlight sensor connector
00:16:19 One more bolt for the coolant crossover pipe
00:16:44 Disconnect steering linkage (optional)
00:17:05 Disconnect the sway bar (can be done before dropping the frame)
00:18:44 Loosening the lower suspension links (optional)
00:20:23 Disconnect ATF cooler pipe from oil pan
00:21:00 Remove power steering pump from oil pan
00:25:45 Remove the oil pan
00:28:53 Here's why BMW oil pan gaskets leak
00:29:39 A word about the oil pan bolts
00:31:05 Remove engine mounts
00:35:01 New parts have arrived, oil pan is clean, ready to go back on
00:37:12 Putting the oil pan back in
00:38:45 Oops, near disaster!! IMPORTANT INFO HERE!
00:42:21 Oil pan fully installed, now to torque them properly
00:46:31 Reinstall steering linkage
00:48:30 Reinstall power steering pump
00:51:01 Reinstall ATF cooler lines to oil pan
00:52:06 A word about the water pump
00:52:53 Install new engine mounts
00:55:07 Reinstall coolant crossover pipe to frame
00:55:28 Jacking up frame & installing bolts
01:00:43 Align engine mounts properly and reinstall bolts
01:01:43 Reinstall sway bar
01:02:10 Reinstall the triangular cross brace
01:02:18 Tightening the lower control arms properly
01:03:49 No more parts!
01:04:52 Wrap-up

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