oil pan bolts help

W37V · 01-05-2019, 01:43 PM

I am in process of changing my oil pan gasket. The kit I ordered from FCP auto came with these bolts. It seems like these bolts are for automatic vehicles. Mine is manual.

However, the bolts on my car are like this

Is there any difference in using them? Should I get the same ones that were on the car originally?

JuniorB · 01-05-2019, 01:59 PM

Looks like you reuse your spacers.

W37V · 01-05-2019, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by JuniorB

Looks like you reuse your spacers.

You can’t. Spacers are part of the bolt. Bolts are completely different.

W37V · 01-05-2019, 02:07 PM

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W37V · 01-05-2019, 02:54 PM

Ended up getting same bolts that I took off. I’m sure either would’ve been fine, but I just wanted to reduce a risk of me fucking something up.

Emilime75 · 01-05-2019, 03:25 PM

Curious if you contacted FCP about it, and what they had to say.

hassmaschine · 01-06-2019, 11:21 AM

The other bolts would have bottomed out. The spacer is to make up the difference in flange thickness of the steel vs aluminum pans

W37V · 01-06-2019, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by hassmaschine

The other bolts would have bottomed out. The spacer is to make up the difference in flange thickness of the steel vs aluminum pans

Does that mean that automatic has aluminum pan and manual has iron?

My pan was light, but did not feel like aluminum. Pan being iron would explain why there was a peck of rust where paint was chipped.

PhaseP · 01-06-2019, 07:15 PM

AWD : Aluminum oil pan
RWD auto : Aluminum oil pan
RWD manual: Steel oil pan

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W37V [Oo=\|\|=oO] 1129 Rep 2,470 Posts Drives: e92n52 & f15n57 Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: DMV iTrader: (0)	Ended up getting same bolts that I took off. I’m sure either would’ve been fine, but I just wanted to reduce a risk of me fucking something up.
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Emilime75 Colonel 1225 Rep 2,476 Posts Drives: 2010 335i E92 LeMans Blue Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Merica! iTrader: (1)	Curious if you contacted FCP about it, and what they had to say.
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hassmaschine Major General 3985 Rep 7,212 Posts Drives: "NBO" 330i Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: earth iTrader: (0)	The other bolts would have bottomed out. The spacer is to make up the difference in flange thickness of the steel vs aluminum pans
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PhaseP Colonel 1020 Rep 2,112 Posts Drives: 325XI Join Date: May 2010 Location: Earth iTrader: (0)	AWD : Aluminum oil pan RWD auto : Aluminum oil pan RWD manual: Steel oil pan
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