Looking for oil drain/sump cover part number

Frozen Fractals · 03-10-2020, 02:56 AM

A little bit of a weird ask, but I am looking for the part number for the oil drain/sump cover. It's the little black plastic cover that is hiding the oil drain bolt on our G30s. Mine is missing from the previous owner. I don't know if it's the same P/N on every G30, but I do have a 540i xDrive.

I found the P/N for the F10 chassis on bimmercat/realoem: 51757209541. However, the P/N is not listed for the G30 chassis. It's #12 in these diagrams: https://bimmercat.com/bmw/en/search/...58/USA/31_1456 or https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/sho...diagId=31_1456

I would really appreciate it if someone could help point me in the right direction!

Qsilver7 · 03-10-2020, 08:54 AM

If you used your VIN on either of those sites to pull up the diagram...when an item in the diagram is NOT listed in the part nbr index below the diagram...it means your car doesn't use that part....and if the part nbr is grayed-out (like on the link to realoem.com)...that also means the part isn't used on the VIN you used to pull the diagram...or the model that was used to pull the diagram.

I played around a little to see which version or model uses item #12...so I clicked on item #10 to see all the G30 models that use that part number. That lead to discovering that only the G30 5 series with the B47/B47D/B57/B48/B48D/B57/B57S engines use item #12. Click this link then click on one of the links to those models to get the part nbr for item #12: https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/par...263&series=G30

Frozen Fractals · 03-10-2020, 03:52 PM

Ahh, that makes sense! I did not know that, so thanks!

So that leaves the question of whether or not my car actually uses that cover then...maybe it was never there in the first place? Can anyone with a B58 540i comment?

LogicalApex · 03-10-2020, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Frozen Fractals

Ahh, that makes sense! I did not know that, so thanks!

So that leaves the question of whether or not my car actually uses that cover then...maybe it was never there in the first place? Can anyone with a B58 540i comment?

If that part doesn't apply to your car then it wouldn't have been there from the start. Otherwise, it would be listed as a part for that engine variant and VIN. They don't just add random parts at the factory.

Unless I'm missing something from what Qsilver7 explained...

Frozen Fractals · 03-10-2020, 09:49 PM

It's just interesting that B48 would get this cover and the B58 would not. I know that the M340i has it (from Kies Motorsport's video on M340i oil change), so it's curious that it's absent from the G30. It's a cover for the oil drain plug and the underbody looks off with that piece open and everything else covered lol

Qsilver7 · 03-11-2020, 09:14 AM

I have no answer why BMW does this but they do. If the related part has the same part nbr (ie...if #10 has the same part nbr for your car as one of the models that uses #12)...then you can order it from your local dealer's parts department...or google search to see if an online vendor sells it. But do make sure that the corresponding/related part has the same part nbr.

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Frozen Fractals First Lieutenant 163 Rep 321 Posts Drives: 2018 540i xDrive Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: US / China iTrader: (2)	Looking for oil drain/sump cover part number A little bit of a weird ask, but I am looking for the part number for the oil drain/sump cover. It's the little black plastic cover that is hiding the oil drain bolt on our G30s. Mine is missing from the previous owner. I don't know if it's the same P/N on every G30, but I do have a 540i xDrive. I found the P/N for the F10 chassis on bimmercat/realoem: 51757209541. However, the P/N is not listed for the G30 chassis. It's #12 in these diagrams: https://bimmercat.com/bmw/en/search/...58/USA/31_1456 or https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/sho...diagId=31_1456 I would really appreciate it if someone could help point me in the right direction! __________________ 2018 G30 540i xDrive M Sport \| Carbon Black Metallic \| KW V3 Coilovers \| F90 Suspension \| F90 Brakes \| 20" HRE FF10 Liquid Black Wheels \| Michelin Pilot Sport 4S Tires \| Ivory White Dakota Leather \| Carbon Fiber Trim \| Executive Package \| Bowers & Wilkins Diamond Surround Sound System \| JL Audio 12W6v3 and XD600/1v2 \| Ceramic Controls \| BM3 Stage 2+ E50 ECU Tune \| xHP Stage 3 TCU Tune \| Dorch Stage 2 HPFP \| MST Cold Air Intake \| FTP Chargepipe \| AA Catted Downpipe \| Remus Catback Exhaust
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Qsilver7 Major General 4442 Rep 7,484 Posts Drives: F06 650ix GC / F15 X5 50i Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Indiana, USA iTrader: (0)	If you used your VIN on either of those sites to pull up the diagram...when an item in the diagram is NOT listed in the part nbr index below the diagram...it means your car doesn't use that part....and if the part nbr is grayed-out (like on the link to realoem.com)...that also means the part isn't used on the VIN you used to pull the diagram...or the model that was used to pull the diagram. I played around a little to see which version or model uses item #12...so I clicked on item #10 to see all the G30 models that use that part number. That lead to discovering that only the G30 5 series with the B47/B47D/B57/B48/B48D/B57/B57S engines use item #12. Click this link then click on one of the links to those models to get the part nbr for item #12: https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/par...263&series=G30 __________________ 2015 F06 650ix Gran Coupe`(Moonstone/Cohiba Brown)\| 2014 F15 X5 50i MSport (Space Gray/Mocha) Become a BMW CCA member! Click HERE to join and feel free to use my BMW CCA member #191509 as a referral. Last edited by Qsilver7; 03-10-2020 at 09:11 AM..
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Frozen Fractals First Lieutenant 163 Rep 321 Posts Drives: 2018 540i xDrive Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: US / China iTrader: (2)	Ahh, that makes sense! I did not know that, so thanks! So that leaves the question of whether or not my car actually uses that cover then...maybe it was never there in the first place? Can anyone with a B58 540i comment?
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Frozen Fractals First Lieutenant 163 Rep 321 Posts Drives: 2018 540i xDrive Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: US / China iTrader: (2)	It's just interesting that B48 would get this cover and the B58 would not. I know that the M340i has it (from Kies Motorsport's video on M340i oil change), so it's curious that it's absent from the G30. It's a cover for the oil drain plug and the underbody looks off with that piece open and everything else covered lol __________________ 2018 G30 540i xDrive M Sport \| Carbon Black Metallic \| KW V3 Coilovers \| F90 Suspension \| F90 Brakes \| 20" HRE FF10 Liquid Black Wheels \| Michelin Pilot Sport 4S Tires \| Ivory White Dakota Leather \| Carbon Fiber Trim \| Executive Package \| Bowers & Wilkins Diamond Surround Sound System \| JL Audio 12W6v3 and XD600/1v2 \| Ceramic Controls \| BM3 Stage 2+ E50 ECU Tune \| xHP Stage 3 TCU Tune \| Dorch Stage 2 HPFP \| MST Cold Air Intake \| FTP Chargepipe \| AA Catted Downpipe \| Remus Catback Exhaust
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Qsilver7 Major General 4442 Rep 7,484 Posts Drives: F06 650ix GC / F15 X5 50i Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Indiana, USA iTrader: (0)	I have no answer why BMW does this but they do. If the related part has the same part nbr (ie...if #10 has the same part nbr for your car as one of the models that uses #12)...then you can order it from your local dealer's parts department...or google search to see if an online vendor sells it. But do make sure that the corresponding/related part has the same part nbr. __________________ 2015 F06 650ix Gran Coupe`(Moonstone/Cohiba Brown)\| 2014 F15 X5 50i MSport (Space Gray/Mocha) Become a BMW CCA member! Click HERE to join and feel free to use my BMW CCA member #191509 as a referral.
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