Removing Upper Oil Pan - BMW Forum

xchanger · 04-26-2008, 03:58 AM

Bentley states that you have to remove the upper oil pan through the rear after lifting the engine, but I don't see how this is possible by looking at the bottom of my car.

Anyone have experience in removing the upper oil pan? Thanks.

xchanger · 05-07-2008, 02:18 AM

WoW, view a 132 times, and no one has performed this procedure?

pepsicola · 05-25-2008, 02:38 AM

you didn't state what car is it.
anyway, if it's a e65, the only one i know how.
you have to support the engine from the top, take the 2 bolt out of the engine mount from the top.
then drop down the whole subframe, you don't have to take it out, just take out all 6 bolts holding it, and then let it hang with the suspension arms still intact.
once you done that. u can remove the lower oil pan, u should see bolts inside. after this it's pretty straight forward.
lower the subframe is to get u enough room to feed the oil pan out.