Missing a Screw....Engine.... - United Bimmer Community

**Numark318i** · 02-03-2006, 09:03 AM

..next to power steering pump, above oil pan..not exactly sure what i would call the area, but under my head gasket. Is there supposed to be a screw missing...lol

**Numark318i** · 02-03-2006, 09:25 AM

what would this bolt be called? can i just get a new one and lock tite it?

anyone?
Godamit i hope the engines gonna be ok

Storamin · 02-03-2006, 10:15 AM

it sure looks like there was a bolt there just a little while ago. call up the guys who worked on your car when you had the oil pan worked on and ask them about it.

**Numark318i** · 02-03-2006, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Storamin

it sure looks like there was a bolt there just a little while ago. call up the guys who worked on your car when you had the oil pan worked on and ask them about it.

ur thinking about nick 318is..lol
same engine, different guy. haha
well im going to go to kragen and see if they can tell me what size bolt it is. I think it fell out when i was coming back from LA. We thought we heard somethign dorp about 3/4 of the way back home. heh...what are u gonna do its 15 years old.

**komodo** · 02-03-2006, 12:02 PM

Haha, yeah, it looks like there used to be one there not too long ago.

Maybe even take that pic to the parts department at a dealership. They can look up the diagrams and tell you exactly what size bolt it needs.

nick_318is · 02-03-2006, 12:44 PM

Hey yea I would say there should be a bolt in there, i'm gonna go on realoem and see if i can get you a number. I think i know where that is but i may have to go refrence my car, and I just got up so it might be about an hour before i have anything for sure.

nick_318is · 02-03-2006, 02:12 PM

i'm having trouble figuring it out from real oem, i still have to go outside and take a look to see if i can get a better feeling of what it is, but your best bet might be your BMW parts department have them take a quick look

**Numark318i** · 02-03-2006, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by nick_318is

i'm having trouble figuring it out from real oem, i still have to go outside and take a look to see if i can get a better feeling of what it is, but your best bet might be your BMW parts department have them take a quick look

alright.
umm tahts an hour away...so i dont know if i can go down there right now.
its right above the boot for the steering rod. if that helps. Drivers side.

yea i know i have to get that bolt in there.
I went on a drive this morning, drove the car pretty hard...but idk when it really fell out. I hope its not stripped or cracked. what else could have caused it to come out?

**xsperf** · 02-03-2006, 02:44 PM

personally, if its not leaking anything, and its gonna be a hassle, i wouldnt bother, then again, i dont know exactly where its located, i mean it could be a bolt that just holds something in place, like it holds the bracket that holds whatever, who knows...

**Numark318i** · 02-03-2006, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by xsperf

personally, if its not leaking anything, and its gonna be a hassle, i wouldnt bother, then again, i dont know exactly where its located, i mean it could be a bolt that just holds something in place, like it holds the bracket that holds whatever, who knows...

heh actually its leaking a little.

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...59&hg=11&fg=10
link to picture. Its number 6

nick_318is · 02-03-2006, 02:49 PM

ah, seeing that picture i now know where you were looking, I went out and was having a hell of a time trying to match the picture to my car. I can't say how much you need that, if its not leaking much i would just say when you have time run up and get the part.

**Numark318i** · 02-03-2006, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by nick_318is

ah, seeing that picture i now know where you were looking, I went out and was having a hell of a time trying to match the picture to my car. I can't say how much you need that, if its not leaking much i would just say when you have time run up and get the part.

called the dealship, they said i can just go to Kragens or any place where they sell bolts and buy one
just make sure its the same thread and all the obvious stuff.
so ima go down and get that.

**c1apton** · 02-03-2006, 03:52 PM

Geez, between the two of you nick & numark - you both have red rides and you seem to post like "evil twins" & you wonder why we get you two confused???

nick_318is · 02-03-2006, 04:43 PM

Hey man, we got the brotherhood goin here same kind of rides gotta try to help eachother out.

**Numark318i** · 02-03-2006, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by nick_318is

Hey man, we got the brotherhood goin here same kind of rides gotta try to help eachother out.

WORD

ok i purchased the bolt and washer for 20 cents. came home cleaned it all off. put in the bolt and tightened all the others. Turns out three other screws were ready to fall out also. (took torques advice and check the other screws)

I also did another oil change with 15-50 synthetic oil, which is what my manual recomends.

Ill see in a couple of hours if its leaking, because i believe i put to thin oil in it last time, causing the oil to seep out the gaskets and leaving oil all over the underside of my car.

Hopefully everythings squared away.

Thnx for the realOEM website referal. I also found out my car is a 1990 not a 1991.

**xsperf** · 02-03-2006, 06:57 PM

hah? how did you find out your car was a 1990? dont you have a title, registration on the windshield? alteast in NY, the year of the car is on all those places

Storamin · 02-03-2006, 08:27 PM

depends on build date, really.

**Numark318i** · 02-03-2006, 08:53 PM

08/1990 was the build date

nick_318is · 02-03-2006, 09:21 PM

Yea mine was built in 1990 but sold as a 91

Storamin · 02-04-2006, 03:50 PM

mine was a 10/93 but sold as a 94... i'm sure there's a cutoff but i don't know when it is and it is probaly more of a guideline really.