Did my first oil change

scooter2525 · 12-16-2011, 02:02 AM

And it is EASY PEASY on the Bimmer. Such a mess on the honda, but those germans were cookin something good when they designed it.

E90 87ss · 12-16-2011, 02:22 AM

Top side filter is nice...

scooter2525 · 12-16-2011, 02:41 AM

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Top side filter is nice...

To say the least...

fdriller9 · 12-16-2011, 07:54 AM

Wait till you need to change your starter motor. Its a PITA and requires removal of everything above the intake manifold, including the manifold itself.

SilverII · 12-16-2011, 08:07 AM

why no dip stick?????

mike3000fl · 12-16-2011, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by SilverII

why no dip stick?????

they went to the same technology the gas tank uses. electronic dipstick. been around forever (on gas tanks).

sy2767 · 12-16-2011, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by mike3000fl

they went to the same technology the gas tank uses. electronic dipstick. been around forever (on gas tanks).

That my friend is the best answer to that question i have ever seen... LOL

AddictedToBavarian · 12-16-2011, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by sy2767

That my friend is the best answer to that question i have ever seen... LOL

It's true lol.

sy2767 · 12-16-2011, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by 328xi0wner

It's true lol.

Indeed it is

bumere90 · 12-16-2011, 01:43 PM

agree, our cars are blessed
I've done oil changes on many cars, and the most problematic was audi b7

bmodzelewski · 12-16-2011, 01:49 PM

agreed it was easy... but how do you prevent the oil from splashing all over the place when it hits the oil catch pan... shit splashed everywhere when i changed it...

scooter2525 · 12-16-2011, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by bmodzelewski

agreed it was easy... but how do you prevent the oil from splashing all over the place when it hits the oil catch pan... shit splashed everywhere when i changed it...

I have a wide catch can and I put under it those metal pans to keep everything off my painted/sealed garage floor.

bmodzelewski · 12-16-2011, 02:21 PM

if i have the black plastic catch pan on the ground as soon as the stream of oil hits the plastic it splashes off everywhere...

NoMods · 12-16-2011, 02:24 PM

did you change your blinker fluid too?

FCBuff · 12-19-2011, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by bmodzelewski

if i have the black plastic catch pan on the ground as soon as the stream of oil hits the plastic it splashes off everywhere...

Do you have the kind that has a plastic top with a little hole in it? Get the kind that is completely open.

ENINTY · 12-21-2011, 06:46 AM

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Originally Posted by bmodzelewski

if i have the black plastic catch pan on the ground as soon as the stream of oil hits the plastic it splashes off everywhere...

Put a small block of wood under the pan and tilt it so the bottom of the pan is at an angle and not flat.

ENINTY · 12-21-2011, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by mike3000fl

they went to the same technology the gas tank uses. electronic dipstick. been around forever (on gas tanks).

And BMW now uses pressurized cooling systems too!

Good answer, dude.

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bumere90 Grozniy 195 Rep 2,602 Posts Drives: Carless Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: FL iTrader: (12)	agree, our cars are blessed I've done oil changes on many cars, and the most problematic was audi b7 __________________ -fatman
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