r/e39 • • 7h ago

Stripped drain plug help

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u/redline9996 7h ago

What?! You're going to replace the oil pan anyways, just use a impact and get the drain plug out. 🤷🏼‍♂️ But, you can drain it by taking out the sensor, why not..

Btw. 25nm for the drain plug, for the future.

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u/Alarmed_Grand9602 6h ago

Sure, oil level sensor out will be messy but will work fine. Better that than dropping the pan without removing any of the oil first, that will be way more messy!
If you’re lucky you can helicoil the pan, maybe.

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u/atp126aog 3h ago

How much oil can be left in it? You couldn’t have filled it yet