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I had an opposite problem... grease monkey overtorqued the lug nut

Posted by: Kenny on 2008-10-10 14:58:36
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In Reply to: Well then crawl under there and check it, you would be surprised how often it happens... posted by eMKay (Game On!) on 2008-10-10 14:57:15

and it broke off at the next oil change interval... Luckily, I took it to a BMW specialist and he was able to get it out without having to replace the oil pan..

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You think a car could go 3,800 miles (including 2 trips to CA) w/a loose drain plug w/o it falling - PhoenixGTS 2008-10-10 14:50:25 (108 views)

Absolutely, I see this happen ALL the time. I am a tech. - eMKay (Game On!) 2008-10-10 14:52:16 (19 views)

why would you drive with a loose drain plug? you would have a serious oil leak... - Kenny 2008-10-10 14:52:03 (19 views)

Supposedly 'cause you think the oil on your garage floor is from your GF's car. - PhoenixGTS 2008-10-10 14:55:02 (18 views)

Well then crawl under there and check it, you would be surprised how often it happens... - eMKay (Game On!) 2008-10-10 14:57:15 (34 views)

I had an opposite problem... grease monkey overtorqued the lug nut - Kenny 2008-10-10 14:58:36 (55 views)

I see that too, but not nearly as often. Both makes I work on use gaskets, so that helps prevent it. - eMKay (Game On!) 2008-10-10 15:00:43 (15 views)

Whoa! BMW puts lug nuts on teh oil pan? - Richard Solomon 2008-10-10 15:00:12 (35 views)

ummm... am I missing something? - Kenny 2008-10-10 15:07:37 (71 views)

"grease monkey overtorqued the lug nut - Kenny 2008-10-10 15:58:36" - Richard Solomon 2008-10-10 15:34:36 (23 views)

drain plug, whateve.. - Kenny 2008-10-10 15:43:47 (24 views)

Prolly :) - Richard Solomon 2008-10-10 15:57:07 (12 views)

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