Aftermarket oil pan?

Hauteknits · 12-18-2023, 12:53 PM

2013 E93 335i (N55). Long story short Jiffy Lube overtorqued the drain bolt and stripped out the threads, cant properly torque down without an oil leak. I'm in the market for a new oil pan and BMW pans are $500-750. Is it even worth considering an aftermarket oil pan or should I just go OE. I'm likely going to take it to a shop as I don't want to deal with dropping the subframe

Brandoch · 12-18-2023, 02:02 PM

Just do a Time-sert

crashoverride · 12-18-2023, 06:05 PM

You might look at an oil drain valve that doesn't need removing each time. Just twist to open and close. Then get a nice seat on the old and be done....

But it's not a matter of if but when the oil pan gasket needs replacing. Which might solve two problems by replacing.
Make sure it's a metal pan. So when the shocks go out and you start bottoming out it dents instead of cracking lol

Efthreeoh · 12-23-2023, 01:37 PM

And Jiffy Lube is paying for the repair, right?

TriumphTim · 12-29-2023, 07:11 AM

The oil plug replacement kit I used on a GTI worked well, should be cost effective to investigate other options than entire oil pan, unless pan gasket is already leaking...

Hauteknits · 01-17-2024, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Efthreeoh

And Jiffy Lube is paying for the repair, right?

I fucking wish. Went in to the manager with my findings and long story short he said "Unless you have actual proof that my techs overtorqued the drain bolt there's nothing I'm going to do." Pretty much told me to go pound sand

12-18-2023, 12:53 PM	#1
Hauteknits Private 11 Rep 60 Posts Drives: 335i E93 N55 6MT Join Date: Oct 2022 Location: Arizona iTrader: (0)	Aftermarket oil pan? 2013 E93 335i (N55). Long story short Jiffy Lube overtorqued the drain bolt and stripped out the threads, cant properly torque down without an oil leak. I'm in the market for a new oil pan and BMW pans are $500-750. Is it even worth considering an aftermarket oil pan or should I just go OE. I'm likely going to take it to a shop as I don't want to deal with dropping the subframe
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Brandoch Lieutenant 462 Rep 471 Posts Drives: 2009 E93 M3 DCT Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: BC Canada iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 BMW E93 M3 [9.50] 2011 BMW F25 X3 28i [8.50]	Just do a Time-sert
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crashoverride Lieutenant 178 Rep 582 Posts Drives: na Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: na iTrader: (0)	You might look at an oil drain valve that doesn't need removing each time. Just twist to open and close. Then get a nice seat on the old and be done.... But it's not a matter of if but when the oil pan gasket needs replacing. Which might solve two problems by replacing. Make sure it's a metal pan. So when the shocks go out and you start bottoming out it dents instead of cracking lol
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12-23-2023, 01:37 PM	#4
Efthreeoh General 17317 Rep 18,740 Posts Drives: The E90 + Z4 Coupe & Z3 R'ster Join Date: May 2012 Location: Virginia iTrader: (0)	And Jiffy Lube is paying for the repair, right? __________________ A manual transmission can be set to "comfort", "sport", and "track" modes simply by the technique and speed at which you shift it; it doesn't need "modes", modes are for manumatics that try to behave like a real 3-pedal manual transmission. If you can money-shift it, it's a manual transmission. "Yeah, but NO ONE puts an automatic trans shift knob on a manual transmission."
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TriumphTim Private 74 Rep 62 Posts Drives: 2008 328xi Join Date: Dec 2020 Location: Perkasie PA iTrader: (0)	The oil plug replacement kit I used on a GTI worked well, should be cost effective to investigate other options than entire oil pan, unless pan gasket is already leaking...
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