Oil Pan Gasket and Radiator Leaks

egenbiz09 · 04-04-2016, 11:44 AM

Hi All,

My 2011 328i is 77,500 miles now and has been reliable for the most part. I have a roughly 100 miles round trip of commute every day on highways. This weekend, however, the oil plan gasket and radiator leaked. Thanks God I bought the extended service package so both items are covered under that plan. Now that the two big items are resolved, my question is are there anything else that I need to pay attention to, either as preventative maintenance or fix later on as the miles increase? Thanks a lot for all your help!

singhr · 04-04-2016, 03:12 PM

I have a 2011 328i as well with lower mileage (44k). Most of the driving is city - short trips - start and stop.

I just had the OFH gasket and the OPG replaced under extended warranty due to leaking oil - a pretty common issue on these engines. So that maybe something to look out for as well. Other item that has high probability of failure is the water pump.

sp1tfire · 04-04-2016, 03:34 PM

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egenbiz09 New Member 0 Rep 12 Posts Drives: 2011 BMW 328i Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: DMV iTrader: (0)	Oil Pan Gasket and Radiator Leaks Hi All, My 2011 328i is 77,500 miles now and has been reliable for the most part. I have a roughly 100 miles round trip of commute every day on highways. This weekend, however, the oil plan gasket and radiator leaked. Thanks God I bought the extended service package so both items are covered under that plan. Now that the two big items are resolved, my question is are there anything else that I need to pay attention to, either as preventative maintenance or fix later on as the miles increase? Thanks a lot for all your help!
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