Oil extraction - is it possible

[razorlab]

Not to curse myself, but I always never grab the actual arm of the socket wrench when tightening oil bolts in aluminum pans. I only tighten from the center.

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[Last Lemming]

Same here. But that’s when it happened!

 

[Davidr3]

Same here. But that’s when it happened!

Went loose on you I take it?

 

[Last Lemming]

Felt like it started to, yes.

 

[Eddy90]

Felt like it started to, yes.

Are you able to remove the bolt at least?

 

[Last Lemming]

Yeah, I’ll be able to remove it. I stopped tightening right when I felt it go “soft” as I rotated.

 

[visbits]

Yeah, I’ll be able to remove it. I stopped tightening right when I felt it go “soft” as I rotated.

Could also just have been debris on the crush washer.. i'd just take the bolt out and bite the bullet and see what you're looking at... I cant imagine dropping the oil pan is that big a pain on this car... my M3 oil pan was pretty easy when I did my S55 crank hub.

 

[Eddy90]

Could also just have been debris on the crush washer.. i'd just take the bolt out and bite the bullet and see what you're looking at... I cant imagine dropping the oil pan is that big a pain on this car... my M3 oil pan was pretty easy when I did my S55 crank hub.

Was the subframe in the way?

 

[visbits]

Was the subframe in the way?

yeah 100%.... I cant think of a car that doesn't have a subframe directly under the oil pan. On the M3 I just took the subframe and motor mounts loose and supported the engine with a support beam on the strut towers and let the sub frame sag down.. drops 4-5" and provides adequate room to get the pan off.

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