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JagbuffV12

08-09-2018 02:43 PM

Help identifying a part

So I am resealing the oil pan on a 2012 Mini S and I discover this in the bottom as I emptied the remaining oil. Can anyone elucidate what it is and where it may have come from? The outside is aluminum but the pressed in piece is steel. Looks like a plug of sorts but can't seem to locate its origin.
THX
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.nor...9e483d28f8.jpg
https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.nor...7d678a55f4.jpg
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JagbuffV12

08-09-2018 03:25 PM

I have determined that it is a coolant plug that is located in the head....(that explains the oil water mix lol!)

ECSTuning

08-14-2018 10:29 AM

Yikes, thats not what you want to find, did you get it fixed.

JagbuffV12

08-14-2018 02:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ECSTuning (Post 4413753)

Yikes, thats not what you want to find, did you get it fixed.

I did but it was a complete mess - btw water and oil does mix LOL. Car back on the road and running great!

ECSTuning

08-14-2018 02:15 PM

lol, Glad its ok now, if i saw that in the pan my heart would drop.

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