What did you do to/for your 1er today?

[ShocknAwe]

Originally Posted by Suprgnat

A couple of shots from the LH side.

Apex? Look real nice man.

[Suprgnat]

Originally Posted by ShocknAwe

Apex? Look real nice man.

Yup. Thanks!

[bmw1racer]

Originally Posted by Donkeyshins

I've seen a couple reviews where the Stahlbus snapped at ~ 15 ft./lbs (although perhaps the reviewers' torque wrenches hadn't been calibrated recently). Given the torque spec for the standard drain plug is 18 ft./lbs., how much did you torque the Stahlbus (note: I'm sincerely interested in this solution)?

Several of the Amazon reviews mentioned this breakage.

[bmw1racer]

Originally Posted by cerealwars

You might still be able to save your threads in the pan, you could try simply tapping it the same size first. Then just be careful to torque it to spec. Sometimes you can still apply a solid amount of torque to reconditioned threads, usually just depends in how much meat is left.

Might be worth trying first, then you don't have to change drain plugs and crush washers. Speaking of, make sure you use a fresh crush washer since the threads will be less leak-proof.

After further investigation, it appears that 6MT N52 cars have a steel oil pan and that the threaded portion for the drain plug is an insert of some type (welded?) as shown in the pic below. I think my accidental over-tightening broke that insert which is why it's spinning when I try to remove it.

In simple terms, I'm hosed and the pan has to be removed and probably replaced.

[K9Leader]

Originally Posted by Donkeyshins

I've seen a couple reviews where the Stahlbus snapped at ~ 15 ft./lbs (although perhaps the reviewers' torque wrenches hadn't been calibrated recently). Given the torque spec for the standard drain plug is 18 ft./lbs., how much did you torque the Stahlbus (note: I'm sincerely interested in this solution)?

I don't really remember. I probably torqued it to whatever the spec is. Or maybe just "gutentight?" It has been five years on the E91 and three on the E82 and both working as intended.

[MParallel]

Stunning looking wheels.

I thought the offset wasn’t good for the 1. No major poke?

[cerealwars]

Originally Posted by bmw1racer

After further investigation, it appears that 6MT N52 cars have a steel oil pan and that the threaded portion for the drain plug is an insert of some type (welded?) as shown in the pic below. I think my accidental over-tightening broke that insert which is why it's spinning when I try to remove it.

In simple terms, I'm hosed and the pan has to be removed and probably replaced.

I'm stubborn. Hold it in place, drill out the spot welds that failed, spot weld it back to the pan without removing anything. Good prep will be necessary (that's 90% of all welding), and be sure to paint it when it's done.

Is this a bad idea? Hey it's only stupid if it doesn't work. Right now you're looking at a new pan, which isn't the end of the world, but it is a pain in the ass on these manual cars. FYI you can swap an automatic pan on there, you'll have to dig for the info but it's definitely possible, and WAY cheaper than a new manual pan.

[Fishee]

Originally Posted by ShocknAwe

Apex? Look real nice man.

Apex = the new BBS.

[ShocknAwe]

Originally Posted by Fishee

Apex = the new BBS.

I agree. I really like the EC7RS and the VS5RS.

[Suprgnat]

Originally Posted by MParallel

Stunning looking wheels.

I thought the offset wasn’t good for the 1. No major poke?

No. The pictures speak for themselves. I do have the rear, narrow hub conversion.

[MParallel]

Originally Posted by Suprgnat

No. The pictures speak for themselves. I do have the rear, narrow hub conversion.

I see.

Have seen topics on this wheel before and it came down to don't fit.*

I'm totally new to the E8x chassis. Busy doing a crash course in it.

Narrow hub conversion is one of those things. Totall new to me. Sounds interesting. Being able having a proper staggered setup with a nice deeper dish on the rear would be awesome.

How much mm do you win on each side?


* my bad, I now see they are Apex wheels. The "don't fit" was about some BMW wheel that looks very familiar, but I forgot the wheel style number.

[Suprgnat]

Originally Posted by MParallel

Narrow hub conversion is one of those things. Totall new to me. Sounds interesting. Being able having a proper staggered setup with a nice deeper dish on the rear would be awesome.

How much mm do you win on each side?

Exactly 10mm per side.

[sliebhard]

Engine dumped all its oil on a leisurely drive to the store.

Postmortem tomorrow.

Looking at LS motors while
I wait for the tow.

[bmw1racer]

Originally Posted by cerealwars

I'm stubborn. Hold it in place, drill out the spot welds that failed, spot weld it back to the pan without removing anything. Good prep will be necessary (that's 90% of all welding), and be sure to paint it when it's done.

Is this a bad idea? Hey it's only stupid if it doesn't work. Right now you're looking at a new pan, which isn't the end of the world, but it is a pain in the ass on these manual cars. FYI you can swap an automatic pan on there, you'll have to dig for the info but it's definitely possible, and WAY cheaper than a new manual pan.

Had my neighbor's mechanic friend put it on a lift and he couldn't remove it either, so he removed the pan to assess the damage... Turns out that the aluminum magnetic Dimple plug's threads were stripped by the steel pan and not the other way around, so all he had to do was cut off the aluminum plug. The threads on the pan very minimal damage, so the pan was reinstalled and a stock plug was installed with no visible leaks. Talk about dumb luck.

[ShocknAwe]

Originally Posted by sliebhard

Engine dumped all its oil on a leisurely drive to the store.

Postmortem tomorrow.

Looking at LS motors while
I wait for the tow.

Sorry my friend. If it's a N54 or 52 I encourage you to consider rebuilding they're special.

[MParallel]

Ordered parts to do 1M strut reinforment conversion. Probably won't be noticable, but once I saw it, I just wanted it. Looks so good.

[sliebhard]

Originally Posted by ShocknAwe

Sorry my friend. If it's a N54 or 52 I encourage you to consider rebuilding they're special.

It’s a 54. I do agree they’re special.

Best case scenario, my hope is that a turbo oil line broke.

We’ll see!

[scratchgolf135]

Originally Posted by ShocknAwe

Sorry my friend. If it's a N54 or 52 I encourage you to consider rebuilding they're special.

I’m glad you said it. I’m just not on board with ditching a N54 with another LS and having my car sound like a fishing boat.

[ShocknAwe]

Traded my 991.1 for a new stable buddy. They make a much better pair.

[WeryPert1]

Originally Posted by ShocknAwe

Traded my 991.1 for a new stable buddy.

Oh wow, congrats! Great picture, as well. Details...?

[cerealwars]

Originally Posted by ShocknAwe

Traded my 991.1 for a new stable buddy. They make a much better pair.

Very nice! Hope we get to hear more about this one.

[ShocknAwe]

Originally Posted by WeryPert1

Oh wow, congrats! Great picture, as well. Details...?

Originally Posted by cerealwars

Very nice! Hope we get to hear more about this one.

I got bored of my 991.1 PDK GTS and stopped driving it with intent to sell. I also firmly believe that if you don't look back at a car after you park it you should get rid of it.

Fast forward a month...

Saw a 1990 Manual C4 964 with less than 100k on the clock and some nice OEM Porsche upgrades at my local dealer. So I chanced it and met my hero. We swapped almost even trade on saturday.

What a car! I've wanted one since I was little. Dream come true. Lots of work to do but very little restoration work needed. Story was it came out of a large estate collection of cars, not sure how Porsche got their hands on it but it's in excellent shape.

Has a ton of personality and soul compared to the 991.1. very much matches the E82 compared with modern BMW.

No Ragerts