Differential Oil Change
03-09-2010, 11:11 AM
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Despite BMW's claim of "Lifetime Oil" in their transmission and differential.....dont believe it. Changing these fluids on a vehicle with as little as 30k miles will surprise you! Dont follow the 100k service interval for these fluids as recommended by BMW.
03-09-2010, 11:57 AM
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03-10-2010, 12:20 PM
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Attachment 92886
Put the new plug with Oring and torque to 60NM (44 ft-lbs).
Attachment 92887
Fill the differential until oil comes out of the filler hole.
Attachment 92888
Put the new plug with Oring and torque to 60NM (44 ft-lbs).
Clean the work area, put all tools away, lower the car and enjoy the UDM
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Put the new plug with Oring and torque to 60NM (44 ft-lbs).
Attachment 92887
Fill the differential until oil comes out of the filler hole.
Attachment 92888
Put the new plug with Oring and torque to 60NM (44 ft-lbs).
Clean the work area, put all tools away, lower the car and enjoy the UDM
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03-10-2010, 12:34 PM
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After the rear wheels on ramp, how much clearance do we have for the floor jack in the front ? I saw that you had 3 floor jacks to rise the front. I only have 1 floor jack and 4 jack stands. I am thinking to raise the front from the front center jack point under the car after the rear is on ramp. But I worry about the clearance between the front bumper and floor not wide enough to insert the floor jack to the front jack point.
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03-10-2010, 12:37 PM
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