Broken Oil Drain Plug

[mgbmwx5]

Although BMW engines are largely aluminum alloy construction you still have steel parts within that wear i.e piston rings and steel wall linings, bearings, etc. The point is ECS is as guilty as the manufacturers of cheap Chinese parts, because they knowingly buy cheap stuff that ultimately fail. An aluminum drain plug is not BMW OEM quality IMO.

[JCL]

Originally Posted by mgbmwx5

Although BMW engines are largely aluminum alloy construction you still have steel parts within that wear i.e piston rings and steel wall linings, bearings, etc.

Makes sense if it is a diff or a transmission or a Briggs and Stratton. Or you could use an oil filter and a pressure lubrication system. Like a modern engine has.