Hello everyone. hope you guys can help me. my 2005 x5 4.4i got a leaky drain plug, the plug just keeps turning and never tightens. I think guys at valvoline stripped the oil pan threads. I got an aftermarket plug, went to change the oil and the plug never fit right even though it was same size and thread. So i am back to my old leaky plug for now. Does anyone know what it takes to replace an oil pan? is it just as easy as removing brush guard and taking off the oil pan? as avg as removing axles and removing the oil pan or as bad as removing entire subframe? normally i would jack the car up and take a look but i just moved to another state and dont have all my tools with me. Any info will be very helpful. it'll help me decide if i should get valvoline to pay for repairs by a shop or just do it myself to make life easier and resolve this quicker.