Question about the M30 oil pump. m=>

[George M]

I used an engine hoist/cherry picker as well but the job can be done either way.
Hey Hector, did you use a breaker bar or impact to get your crank nut loose in front?
If you used an impact, which one did you use?
:-)
George

[Hector]

has been plagued with disapointment to disappointment. This whole effort was driven by spending the least amount of $$ to get this "once in a blue moon" job done. First, after listening to your suggestions, I decided to resort to the breaker bar method. When it came to order the special BMW tool to hold the vibration damper in place, no warehouse in the country had it available. The soonest I'd get one would be by August. So I said "forget that ****." Then I decided to follow your advice with the impact wrench. Luckily, a co-worker who owns a 2002 tti loan me a 1/2" drive twin-hammer impact wrench. I remember Jeff N saying that having one of these would make removing the nut easier.

So I go through a lil' rehearsal/test by just sticking the impact wrench in front of the vibration damper nut and the damn thing doesn't fit. That's ok because I also remember you guys saying that I might have to remove the radiatior. No big deal. So I removed the radiator and guess what? I still couldn't get the freakin' wrench in their because of the AC radiator. This was deppressing as I sure as hell wasn't going to dick around pulling that out!!

So recently I get a flash of genious and called this BMW dealer who somehow always manage to get those difficult parts that are hard to come by. So I call the parts guy and he tells me that there are only 3 of those special tools in the country to hold the harmonic vibration damper in place. Man, I almost pissed in my pants of the excitement!! So using this tool and the breaker bar was easy as pie. I rented a 3/4" drive rachet.
Hector

I used an engine hoist/cherry picker as well but the job can be done either way.
Hey Hector, did you use a breaker bar or impact to get your crank nut loose in front?
If you used an impact, which one did you use?
:-)
George

[George M]

hehehe...glad you got the motha off.
Sounds like a typical day of working on a BMW to me...lol.
George