[MinneSsnowta]

My oil pan gasket is leaking quite a bit and I looking to see if anyone has done this before? The oil pan sits on top of an iron support bar that is connected to the control arms. Do I have to take the control arms off and remove the iron support or can I possibly slip the oil pan out?
Will try to post picture soon.

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[bigseansul]

I have never done it but I think you cannot slide the oil sump pan out because the oil pump pick up tube extends down to the very bottom of the pan, getting in the way of sliding the pan out from above that brace you mentioned.
Check this out for more info.
https://www.pelicanparts.com/bmw/te...Pan-Gasket/101-Projects-19-Oil-Pan-Gasket.htm

 

[spyderg0d]

Nope. 21 year old car with every single aftermarket support there is. No one has ever replaced an oil pump. And there deffinatly is NOT 10000000 threads on it. So dont even think of googeling it, youtubeing it, random internet of knowledge search, or even call the dealer. Theres no information anywhere. Ever.