RBZ32 wrote:My gf's father owns a 1988 M6 that I have been meaning to steal for some time now...

don't lie.



















































we know you don't have a gf.

didnt dennis used to have an old M6?

andy, you should get an old e34 like you used to have.....or a NEON!

yeah.. dennis had a full euro-spec M635.. it was a grey-market car.. it had the propane rear heater, full euro-spec header/exhaust, it was a bitch getting it to pass emissions every year.

SO JEALOUS.

Hey Austinnnn... you think Bobby would have an e46 oil pan lying around at the shop?

andysapp wrote:Hey Austinnnn... you think Bobby would have an e46 oil pan lying around at the shop?

we can just put a heli coil in it andy. just need to know the bolt size.

Bobby Thrash over at Strictly German? he's a customer at the bike shop. nice dude.

Greg wrote:Bobby Thrash over at Strictly German? he's a customer at the bike shop. nice dude.

Yeah man! That's funny... I bumped into him Xmas shopping at MoG with Lieze. I couldn't place where I knew him from. I said... "I know you"... and he said "yeah... do you ride bikes", and I said yes... then he said "you have a BMW"... and I said "BOBBY THRASH!" hahaha. Afterward I seriously thought he mean motorcycles, not bicycles - so I'm glad to know I was right when I answered yes.

matts13 wrote:we can just put a heli coil in it andy. just need to know the bolt size.

You think that'll work? The bolt head is 17... you need to know the thread pitch? I think I have a gauge to measure it with my tap and die set... but I'm not totally sure.

andysapp wrote:

matts13 wrote:we can just put a heli coil in it andy. just need to know the bolt size.

You think that'll work? The bolt head is 17... you need to know the thread pitch? I think I have a gauge to measure it with my tap and die set... but I'm not totally sure.

i fucked the thread on my alloy oil pan and i fixed it with a helicoil, no problems for over 2 years and 4 or 5 oil changes now

andysapp wrote:

matts13 wrote:we can just put a heli coil in it andy. just need to know the bolt size.

You think that'll work? The bolt head is 17... you need to know the thread pitch? I think I have a gauge to measure it with my tap and die set... but I'm not totally sure.

that is the nut size not the bolt size. maybe chris can chime in with the answer and i will see if i have a set.

matts13 wrote:

andysapp wrote:

matts13 wrote:we can just put a heli coil in it andy. just need to know the bolt size.

You think that'll work? The bolt head is 17... you need to know the thread pitch? I think I have a gauge to measure it with my tap and die set... but I'm not totally sure.

that is the nut size not the bolt size. maybe chris can chime in with the answer and i will see if i have a set.

Andy, measure the bolt size and thread pitch with your tap and die set. The pan will match these, then you can re-tap the pan.

With you losing threads off the pan though, I would suggest going with a larger size, as you won't have the material there to re-thread the current hole. But, as we were talking about, with the "sunken bolt" design of your oil pan, I'm not sure if you can go larger without hitting the walls of that little valley.

Chris would definitely be the guy on this one though.

It's a M12x1,5 thread... Don't you know realoem.com or bmwfans.info part cataloge??? BMW was as smart to write things like that in it... In the Toyodiy.com is only written "Std. Part"...

andysapp wrote:

Greg wrote:Bobby Thrash over at Strictly German? he's a customer at the bike shop. nice dude.

Yeah man! That's funny... I bumped into him Xmas shopping at MoG with Lieze. I couldn't place where I knew him from. I said... "I know you"... and he said "yeah... do you ride bikes", and I said yes... then he said "you have a BMW"... and I said "BOBBY THRASH!" hahaha. Afterward I seriously thought he mean motorcycles, not bicycles - so I'm glad to know I was right when I answered yes.

haha Bobby has 2 mountain bikes, 2 cross bikes, a road bike and is looking for another road bike. ugh. he brings his shit in here caked in dried up mud "my bike isn't shifting properly" well duh. he's an instant $25 bike wash candidate. his shop is just across the freeway from us if you need me to pick up something for you.

Hey pittsy mentioned something about this to me, but i haven't been online till now. Hollasaurus if you need halp!