DIY: BMW E39 Engine Oil Pan Gasket Replacement (6-cylinder).

Hello everyone!
In this super hot video I am replacing the oil pan gasket, oil dipstick tube o-ring, oil level sensor seal gasket and both tie rod boots on my 2003 BMW 530i with a M54 engine (L6). This is a step by step guide with very good visual of the job. Hopefully It might be helpful to anyone trying to complete this kind of BMW´s engineering nightmare. LOL!
Thanks in advance for all your views and subscribing to my channel, for more interesting and future content.
Best regards!
Me, The Ultimate DIY Machine ;)

[@Camflyer15]

You showed me more than videos that are 4 times longer…. Thank You !!

[@TheultimateDIYmachine]

I appreciate very much your comment!

[@TunaNoKetchup]

Too much yapping with some of this DIYer...🙄🙄

[@doomslayer5044]

thank you for this video, i have an e39 with a M52b20, i try to do all the maintenance by myself, my oil pan is leaking and i was about to call it quits and go to a mechanic, but seeing your video gave me all the info i need to do the job on my own, thank you very much

[@MrRoundel]

This job is providing another reason why I want a manual transmission. The damn cooling lines are right in the way of a couple of bolt heads, making it necessary for me to use an open end stubby to get them out. There's also an E12 that is partially blocked by the same cooling lines. Oh, and my search continues for the two medium long bolts you're showing at the back of the pan. So far I've only been able to find two??? I've had it for the day.

[@nathanv8535]

Thank you for this guide. This job is the hardest thing I have ever done to my BMW so far. Took me two days to do but I finished it.

[@josesandoval9938]

Marking the belt rotation direction denotes details of great quality and excellent knowledge! keep Up the great job and video!

[@TheultimateDIYmachine]

Thank you so much, buddy! 😉

[@josesandoval9938]

I am waiting for your A/C video... Expansion valve may be? if you replace It please post It!

[@MrRoundel]

Another awesome video. Thanks. Unless I plan on spending 5 days under my car, I'll probably pay to have this one done. But your video sure shows me what whoever does it has to go through. My E28 gasket was a lot easier to change. Cheers.

[@nathangiles8258]

Fantastic video, this will be my guide! Thank you

[@jenxr6518]

Excellent level of detail. Love it.

[@goat2864]

Best video I’ve seen for this repair! Appreciate you

[@MrRoundel]

Wow, nicely done. That's a lot bigger job than it was on my old E28's. My E39 sure needs a new oil pan gasket but that looks like more work than I want to deal with. The amount of work tells me that a shop would charge $800 plus for that job. Maybe that's low. Thanks for doing the video. Cheers.

[@TheultimateDIYmachine]

Yeah, this procedure is a little pain in the ass!
I ask for price in a local shop before doing this job, and I’m still waiting for an answer…LOL
Thanks for your comment!
Cheers.

[@MrRoundel]

@@TheultimateDIYmachine I guess I was about 1/2 way there with my estimate. LOL! RepairPal shows the repair costing between $1,600 and $2,000 in my area. Yikes! That's probably more than 1/2 of the car's total value today. If there was an insurance company making the decision on the repair, the car would be totaled due to a leaking gasket. Isn't that something. I think my E28 oil pan gasket took me less than 2 hours. At the prices mentioned above, I guess the repair "books" at well over 10 hours labor. I believe it. Cheers.

[@TheultimateDIYmachine]

Thanks for the info, that’s crazy, but I’m not surprised anymore, since the dealership wanted to charge me $500 for a new inside rear view mirror, last month. Finally I got a $20 used one at eBay, ok without auto dimming system, but you know what I mean…

[@UntouchableDog]

Great video. It looks like it wasnt necessary to unbolt the steering rack from the subframe?
Edit: I just finished this job, no need to unbolt the steering rack or the power steering pump

[@kevinlopes137]

10:20 M8 8.8 grade bolts have a torque spec of 24Nm according to BMW manual. Great video and very easy to follow with all the steps, but sadly I did not think enough and followed with the 45Nm torque, leading to a failure of the aluminium thread in my oil pan (which I repaired with an helicoil).

[@hashim_iraq]

Excellent write up! Thank you!

[@silvery_series5]

Great and excellent! Thank you for this level of content!

[@TheultimateDIYmachine]

Thank you for your kind words!

[@afghanboy103]

Bro i watched almost all of your videos and i subscribe your Chanel because i have 1997 bmw e39.
Now adays my car has a problem it strugle when i want to start the car for few seconds its cranking and then start lik for 3 to 5 seconds and its hurt me.
Frome Afghanistan

[@TheultimateDIYmachine]

Hello! Thank you so much for supporting my channel.
You must try a BMW scanner to read errors via OBD port and easily find some kind of solution to that problem.
🫶 From Spain

[@williampina1]

How much did you measure for the ride height?

[@maje7079]

thank you for detail guide ^^

[@danarbuckle6640]

Nice job. Not everyone can do what you just did.

[@TheultimateDIYmachine]

Thank you so much!

[@bigdeal87]

Is there a steering alignment needed after unbolt the steering rack?

[@TheultimateDIYmachine]

No it isn’t.

[@haroldchapell6378]

Perfect instructions!!

[@Domino8619]

Great video my friend! Excellent work! Thank you for doing this! Sub'd!!

[@TheultimateDIYmachine]

Thank you so much!!

[@ponnice]

Where did you buy the tools to remove to fan

[@TheultimateDIYmachine]

Amazon, 4 years ago.

[@ponnice]

I’m having trouble finding the right one the one I ordered was off a little small

[@TheultimateDIYmachine]

@ponnice This is the one I bought: amzn.eu/d/ivNlJeL

[@ToyotaChariots]

What a horrible design

[@erickgruis106]

You must not have worked on many cars. So many are wayyyyy worse than this.

[@L3XAn6er]

You haven’t seen the french cars design 😂