@TECN1K - Yeah, guess I'm lucky! It was showing that way for me for 2 days, guess I was just the lucky one? I'll take it! This is straight from my order:

Crankcase Vent Pipe - Return ES#19632
A genuine replacement from BMW
11157520742
1 $11.89 $11.89

@David - Thanks for the heads up on the crank holding tool. I'm thinking the local O'Reillys or AutoZone would have one of those? Or, is it a special tool just for our crazy Germans? I was also debating the heater hoses. I just replaced the engine inlet hose, which will now be much easier to access...grrrr. Although, if I hadn't been lazy I would have taken the intake off for it and probably seen the impending disaster. I'll also double check the seals for the timing cover and make sure I have those. I don't recall seeing any of those in my list.

I ran into the first WTF? BMW moment last night. I was removing the rear skid plate, and was shocked and appalled to realize they use friggin nuts?! WHO USES NUTS ON A SKID PLATE?! Yeah, tweak a freaking 17MM wrench around steel parts to hold it...man that pissed me off. Everything else I've wrenched on, GM/Jeep/Toyota/Land Rover, all used welded nuts or just threaded into the frame.

Also, while taking a look underneath (man I need to clean it!), I noticed the Climate Control sensor (64116917001) just resting on the A/C pulley. Apparently there are two blocks on the fan shroud. One for an electrical connection and a spot on top for this sensor. Well, the mount for the connector is gone so it has nothing to connect to and the mount on the sensor is broken so they just let it all fall. How the fan never ate that sensor I have no idea but you can see chewing up of the sensor by the A/C pulley. The more I learn the more I want to find the PO's and beat them with a wet noodle.

I'm hoping to get all my parts before next Friday. I have a 3-day weekend then and I'm hoping to get all the work done. Between now and then I'll be cleaning and getting ready!

On a positive note, I did get the drivers side headlight cleaned up! Before and after. The before shot isn't so great to show how bad it was.

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