pcv stripped torx

Hey guys decided to tackle the pcv at the rear of the intake manifold today and stripped all but two of the torx is there any way I can get these off with out pulling the intake?

Harbor Freight has several kits to remove stripped bolts, not sure if they have the one you need... (hopefully, they are not high torque and are not to hard to get to). I just don't know the bolts you are referring to.

if you can still drive it a shop might be able to do a better job,,, better safe then sorry.. IMHO

they don't have to be BMW specialists to remove them...

This might be worth a try: The normal reason for stripping out Torx head screws is that you used a one size too small Torx driver. As I recall, these are T-35 head screws, so while you may be able to remove them with a T-30, you may also strip them. (I may be wrong about the head size, but you get my point.) Try removing it with the next size larger driver. It may work. (It did for me.)

This might sound counterintuitive (and too late for you, but maybe it'll help someone in the future), but using an impact gun with the correct size torx bit decreases the chance of stripping out the heads on those bolts. They are not designed to be high torque, but they've been on there for so long in most cases and have built up a little gunk around them that breaking them loose can be challenging.

It's time to pull the manifold.

Why replace the whole OSV >? Just flat rate the replacement in ten minutes...




here is how to replace the whole OSV though.... This is what your in for....

So after trying many different tools to get the stripped bolt off I decided to replace the diaphragm only it made the whole process alot easier I will pull the intake manifold off when i get the funds to replace all the gaskets and do the valley pan while Iam in there.To any one who is going to attempt to remove the pcv on a 540 use the method above in the first video its alot easier than trying to get those torx bolts off I dont know how its possible to remove them without stripping them. Thanks for all the replies guys your help is much appreciated Cheers.