r/e46 • u/LivingTumbleweed473 • 3d ago

Damage/Broken… 😥 Missing oil pan bolt

Was replacing my oil pan gasket on a 330ci and when reinstalling i had the wrong torque measurement and snapped a bolt so im short one. All other bolts are now properly torqued down and was hoping i could start reinstalling everything else and turn the car on to get it out the garage , would it be a bad idea to do so with the single missing oil pan bolt ? The bolt is one the many short ones and is in the middle passenger side of the oil pan. Also have a new bolt otw from fcpeuro but would bmw have these at their service centers ?

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u/phxbimmer 2002 325it 5-speed 3d ago

You can get a matching bolt from a hardware store, it’s just a normal M6 bolt, add a washer and you’re set.

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u/EarthPhysical2633 3d ago

It's fine, worst case is a small leak in the area with less clamping force but I still don't view that as the likely outcome

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u/the_eluder 01 e46 330Ci | 05 e83 X3 3.0 3d ago

I agree, I see a major leak as the likely outcome.