BIG THANK YOU FOR THIS DIY!!!
Did this to my 2011 M3 62k Miles, BE and ARP only issues I had was missed 2 bolts on the pan, but once we saw them the pan fell down, so no need to pry or unstick gasket.
Took a solid day to do it all, one other issue was lining up the motor mounts, now I am thinking we should have left the lower bolts loose until it was pushed up into the top holes.
Used a hydraulic jack and a 4x4 to lift the subframe up.
The ECS guide says remove the F70 fuel pump fuse and leave the coil packs off to turn over for 30 seconds, but you have to just leave that fuse in or put it back before turning over.
All bearings had some wear, not as bad as I have seen, but there should be none.
Took 8.8 liters to fill exactly to correct oil level.
Had to lift the fan a little but left in, one bolt and some clips in order to reach the 32mm bolt to turn the engine.
One bell housing bolt would not come out completely due to pipe in the way but it came out enough to drop the pan.
Do part of Step 9, disconnect the headlight level sensor and sway bar.
Skipped step 8 and left the subframe hanging, with plenty of room to work.
Skipped part of step 12 photo 2 for the same reason, not removing sub frame.
Having the below printed guide helps a lot with the reassembly checklist too.
https://bd8ba3c866c8cbc330ab-7b26c6f...n_-_Turner.pdf