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Old Sep 7, 2025 | 10:11 PM
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Found in oil pan

Hello, after asking 2 techs at local mini dealer they had no answer, so im trying here and im sure someone knows the answer...
this was inside my oil pan. Found it during a routine oil change and noticed the draining oil was blocked..investigated and removed the oil pan and this was what i found...what is it and where did it come from..car is a 2013 mini cooper base auto non turbo...it is metal and feels powdercoated..



 
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Old Sep 8, 2025 | 04:33 AM
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Looks like the rear main bind plug.
 
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Old Sep 8, 2025 | 06:03 AM
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Originally Posted by HausMD
Looks like the rear main bind plug.


Part #4 (blind plug) in RealOEM diagram, but unfortunately exact location is not indicated.
But in a different thread, lex2008 showed the location.


 

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