the pan ears are not supposed to touch all the way on the transmission, the gasket is held snug by the little torque - a 1/2 inch nut driver is best for this job.

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2012 BMW X5 (Beef + Granite suspension model)

1995 E300D - The original humming machine (consumed by Flood 2017)
2000 E320 - The evolution (consumed by flood 2017)