Help identifying a part

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Aug 9, 2018 | 02:43 PM
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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


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Aug 9, 2018 | 03:25 PM
  #2  
I have determined that it is a coolant plug that is located in the head....(that explains the oil water mix lol!)
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Aug 14, 2018 | 10:29 AM
  #3  
Yikes, thats not what you want to find, did you get it fixed.
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Aug 14, 2018 | 02:06 PM
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Quote: 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!
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Aug 14, 2018 | 02:15 PM
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lol, Glad its ok now, if i saw that in the pan my heart would drop.
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