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      12-17-2016, 01:20 PM   #45
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Drives: E90M/E92M/M4GTS/M4GT4/X5M
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Originally Posted by bigjae1976 View Post
Epic like your S54 DIY!

How much of a pain was it to just drop the front subframe and not remove it? I found with the E46 it was a total PIA and just easier to remove the subframe and front suspension.
I finally did it! Hehe

I have a big preference for doing as little as possible. I feel with every fastener you touch you increase the probability of forgetting something, etc.
With a lift, I'd do it like this. On jackstands I would remove everything because it's so cramped

As this oil pan gasket does not have any rtv, I felt it was pretty easy to leave things hanging as you see here. In the E46, I used rtv and then was under pressure to reinstall quickly due to that

Apparently the job can be done without removing the fan, so you can be sure next time I won't remove that either!
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