2001 x5 4.4 oil dip stick o ring

[milesz]

Originally Posted by williamx5

Good day!!

I'm not positive I understand the question!! On the 99-03, there is only one O-ring for the oil dipstick tube... At the top of the oil pan on the pass side, towards the front... You need to take that 10mm nut off and the hold down fork comes off... Pull the tube up just about an inch or two... Slide the new (or original) O-ring on the end of the tube and reinstall tube in oil pan... Replace fork and tighten nut down... There is a code on the hold down fork... Three letters..... T.O.P..... Make sure you can read that when it's installed... It works better when you can see the code...

Good luck!!

Cheers!!

Williamx5 you are the man. I am having a hard time getting the tube out. I have supported the engine and dropped the subframe. I have the 10mm and the bracket off and the tube is up about 1 1/5 inch, still won't come out. By the way, I used your writeup on upper oil pan gasket (it was hard) but after I had everything bottom up it was leaking oil. I damaged the upper oil pan gasket, replacing the timing chain and guides (another big job). I just want my truck back.