2001 X5 4.4i Oil Plug

[gsbasilio]

Hi All,

I am trying to change oil on my 2001 X5 4.4i but I can't seem to find the right size hex to remove the oil plug. I have tried a 5mm (too Small) and a 6mm (too big). I'm guessing I need a 5.5mm but where do you get that?

[UCrewX5]

Hold the fort. What bolt are you trying to remove? There shouldn't be one that size to remove for this task.

The following link is a DIY for a 3.0i, but the basic procedure is the same for a 4.4i - http://www.xoutpost.com/articles/x5/e...w-x5-3-0i.html

Oh, and :xoutpost:

Jeff

[alpac]

:xoutpost:

[hayaku]

its a 6mm inside hex or a 17mm bolt on the outside. chances are someone stripped the 6mm inside portion a bit so your 6mm doesn't fit very well. that was the case with mine. i ended using a standard 17mm socket to remove it.

i have an update for the oil change diy to include the M62 4.4 as well... just haven't had the time to write it up yet...

[alpac]

Originally Posted by hayaku

its a 6mm inside hex or a 17mm bolt on the outside. chances are someone stripped the 6mm inside portion a bit so your 6mm doesn't fit very well. that was the case with mine. i ended using a standard 17mm socket to remove it.
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On mine both inside 6mm and outside 17mm were stripped. I had to use a bolt remover to take it out and replaced it with a new oil plug.

[hayaku]

Originally Posted by alpac

On mine both inside 6mm and outside 17mm were stripped. I had to use a bolt remover to take it out and replaced it with a new oil plug.

wow... thats pretty bad.

dealer techs can be a bit over zealous with those air tools...