snowyATX wrote

Yep, jacked at the front center point and then jack stands at the two front jacking points.

snowyATX wrote

Performed a break-in oil change on the '26 sDrive40i today, ~1800 mi. Next one at 5000 mi to start my sequence of self-service / dealer-service.

When I went to loosen the drain plug it was VERY loose. Guesstimating but I bet it took a couple ft-lbs to break it loose. To further the mystery there was no crush washer, and no it wasn't stuck to the pan. We bought the car new with like 10 miles on it. I guess it is possible that the factory f'd up and left the washer out and "maybe" that is why it was so easy to break loose (i.e. no friction from a crush washer). Mechanical engineer here and I'm baffled. Luckily that plug stayed in.

The oil and filter looked great so that was a relief from the break-in perspective.

Lesson learned, if you need to purchase a large socket for the filter cap it would be preferable that it isn't aluminum like the one I bought (i.e. not magnetic). It came off the socket extension and disappeared into the depths of the engine compartment. I could see it but no magnet solution....arrgghhh. I was able to reach it with one of those flexible grabber claws.

Nice not having to remove a cover like I do on our GLC300 to get to the drain plug.

gfeiner97 wrote

Be careful. The factory crush washer can be easy to miss if it sticks to the pan. When I had my '22 40i and performed the 1st oil change, the factory crush washer was silver in color (aluminum I guess) and that made it look like part of the pan. However, the crush washers included with genuine BMW filter kits are copper