Crankcase Drain Location ?

[Bumpy]

I'm in the middle of my Z4 M Bumper swap.
Removing the Face Lift Bumper from my '08 3.0 si
I discovered the plastic left side underpan had some cracks and the center underpan looks like it has popped a few fasteners.
Nothing major that I can't repair, but
I'm curious if the plastic center underpan has to be 'dropped' when the oil in the crankcase is drained ?


Thanks in advance

Cheers
Bumpy

In my opinion
Too much plastic !

 

[stupot67]

Hi,
The small (about 6" square) cover in the middle of the alli under tray is access to the sump drain plug - 1/2 turn dzus type fastener and it hinges down, or can be removed.
Stu.

 

[Bumpy]

Thanks a lot Stu.
I was expecting some
And calls for me to get off my arse and 'use the search'
But it's tough for a "senior' to actually see under a Zed.
My head has swelled to bigger than the road clearance.
And I was surprised to discover any damage when I removed the bumper.

Obviously at some point a speed bump or similar impacted my baby.
And its not severe enough to replace.
But I wanted to be cautious in my repair design if this under pan had to be regularly 'dropped' for a service.

Thanks again

Bumpy