Blue painted stretch bolt with torx head

omblad0n · 08-28-2017, 12:26 PM

Hi guys,

Need your help. I've changed my plugs yesterday on my 07 335i.
Today I've found a sheared torx bolt with blue lick of pain on the ground where the car was parked. I cant seem to find where it came from. Can you please tell me the locations where these are used so that I can identify which one sheared?
Btw I didnt touch any such bolts on my spark plug change and car runs fine nothing sounds like its loose.
Bolt is the same as this one https://goo.gl/images/fojFyz and also is is threaded all the way up to the collar, with no portion of the shaft unthreaded.

Thanks. And sorry if its in the wrong section.

davidwarren · 08-28-2017, 12:30 PM

would be easier to tell you where they are not used. Could be any number of spots.

feuer · 08-28-2017, 12:39 PM

It was likely a bolt which holds down this wiring harness:
http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/att...4&d=1293765973

Those buggers snapped off on me too.

omblad0n · 08-28-2017, 12:48 PM

Aa fuck. That looks exactly lile it @FCobra94. If i take the cover off and its that, is it load bearing? As in dont drive the car at all till its sorted or will it be fine for a couple of weeks till I go for a carbon clean and get it sorted then?
Does it only hold the harness or is it for the valve cover too?

08-28-2017, 12:26 PM	#1
omblad0n New Member 2 Rep 8 Posts Drives: '56 335i e92 Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: oxford iTrader: (0)	Blue painted stretch bolt with torx head Hi guys, Need your help. I've changed my plugs yesterday on my 07 335i. Today I've found a sheared torx bolt with blue lick of pain on the ground where the car was parked. I cant seem to find where it came from. Can you please tell me the locations where these are used so that I can identify which one sheared? Btw I didnt touch any such bolts on my spark plug change and car runs fine nothing sounds like its loose. Bolt is the same as this one https://goo.gl/images/fojFyz and also is is threaded all the way up to the collar, with no portion of the shaft unthreaded. Thanks. And sorry if its in the wrong section.
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davidwarren Captain 187 Rep 670 Posts Drives: 328,325, 325, 335, X5, 640 GC Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Louisville, ky iTrader: (0)	would be easier to tell you where they are not used. Could be any number of spots. __________________ 2010 335i e90 Le Mans Blue/Chestnut Brown \| M-Sport \| 6MT
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08-28-2017, 12:39 PM	#3
FCobra94 Guest 0 Rep n/a Posts Drives:	It was likely a bolt which holds down this wiring harness: http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/att...4&d=1293765973 Those buggers snapped off on me too.
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08-28-2017, 12:48 PM	#4
omblad0n New Member 2 Rep 8 Posts Drives: '56 335i e92 Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: oxford iTrader: (0)	Aa fuck. That looks exactly lile it @FCobra94. If i take the cover off and its that, is it load bearing? As in dont drive the car at all till its sorted or will it be fine for a couple of weeks till I go for a carbon clean and get it sorted then? Does it only hold the harness or is it for the valve cover too?
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