HELP!!!
I was loosening the bolt to drain the oil. It was on pretty good, but I was able to get it off. When I was putting it back on, I set my torque wrench to 18lbs (25NM) and as I was tightening it, the bolt broke off. Need your advice. I am thinking that I will have to drop the oil pan and drill the bolt. Any advice or suggestions.
quachi
Oh yeah, the car is a 2001 325i.
First go buy a new bolt. 2nd drill a starter hole for an e-z out. Then insert ez out and screw it in. The bolt will come out as you turn the ez out. You should be able to pull it out without any problems. Just go slow. Drain oil and start again. Good luck
There's no need to remove the oil pan to remove the broken plug. Many of those drain plugs are hollow and don't need to be drilled. If it screwed in easily, it should also screw out easily.
Have a new plug on hand before removing the old one.
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Thanks guys. I did just as you recommended and it worked just fine. You guys are awesome. Now, I'm back and running.
what size ez out should i use for my 93 325is i just broke my bolt
yea when i changed my oil in my 318 i broke my bolt too...but luckly it already had a hole through the middle....it was an easy fix. just take your time with it, and you will be back on the road in no time.
Kind of calls for a topside extractor vacuum thingy eh?
No broken bolts, but they are typically more expensive.
Some people have had the bolt end up inside the pan.
NO! As soon as you touch the clockwise rotating drill bit to the broken bolt, you'll spin it right in to the oil pan. The broken off part should unthread easily and should already be hollow. If it's not and you can't get a grip on it to unthread it, cut a slot in the end with a Dremel and unscrew it with a flat blade screwdriver.Originally Posted by mbogosia
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all you have to do is get an easy out....it spins counterclock wise....so it will get tighter when you try to back the bolt out.....well thats what i did. sorry bimmer95 i didn't read the post that you replied to. thats a good idea if you dont have a hollow bolt.
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