Rube is my Hero tied with Harbor Freight and my hoarding of odd tools I’ve come across over the years. I got a bore scope at Harbor Freight and took a look down the oil passage. I could see the end of the dowel. I was just able to grab the dowel with the super long skinny needle nose after finding the proper angle of attack. I tried using a cheapie grabber tool modified to 3 jaws vs 4 but couldn’t get traction. I didn’t have to go to planF G or H that Rube would have been pleased with.

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2001 x5 3.0 (sold with broken motor), 1990 e30 M3, 1991 318is, 2002 325i, 2008 335i Dinan stage 3 6 speed,