Recent content by nilknarf

airman2482, you are the first person that I've heard about being able to reach the vent hole on the 2017 rex. This is a revelation as everyone that I'm aware of with a later model rex has been having to fill through the drain plug hole. Can you please provide some details on what you had to...

Quite obviously I didn't realize the original post was in 2021. Will be more conscious of the previous posting date moving forward.

Funny, I also have a 15-year-old daughter that is currently learning to drive and will be getting her license this fall. Same distance to school, nearly identical after school activities. But we are in hot SC (wife grew up in Portland). I purchased a 2017 Rex for our daughter a few months ago...

2017 and 2018 rex's do not have fill plugs.

Oil Pressure Sensor Adapter $10.99 at Amazon or $3.27 at Aliexpress There are also cheaper ones made of aluminum, but I went with stainless steel as I would be afraid of breaking an aluminum one when torquing. Stainless steel should be safe in this application as there is no electrolyte present...

M16x1.5. There's another thread about doing the rex. It's titled "Transmission oil change on a Rex from 2016 onwards". If you have a later model Rex, the only fill options are though the drain plug or removing the axle.

I love Pinpino's solution and following his lead, I discovered that an M16 oil pressure sensor adapter will fit. The adapter accepts a 1/8" NPT male plug, so you can use a 1/8" NPT magnetic drain plug made for motorcycles. I also picked up a 1/8" thread to 3/8" barbed hose adapter to use as the...

I didn't order a plug, I had just been researching the plug to determine the thread. I should have gone to realoem in the first place, but your post set me straight.

Great work! Best solution yet. Thank you for providing the size of the plug (M16x1.5). There are several online sellers that reference an M22x1.5 drain plug for the i3, with the BMW part number 33117525064, but I'm guessing that's incorrect. In fact I had just ordered an M22 fill adapter...

Someone also indicated on bimmerpost that they filled through the drain hole. They bought an extra drain plug and drilled a hole in it for their fill hose adapter.

Found this video where someone changes the transmission oil in a newer rex by pumping oil into the drain hole, then he immediately rips out the hose and inserts the drain plug. He added a little extra oil for spillage. A cleaner way of doing this with an accurate fill would be to install a...

Unfortunately, we don't have such favorable pricing in the US. As previously mentioned, our going rate for the OEM battery is about $180, which currently equates to ~ £143GBP. Quite expensive for such a small battery.

See my earlier post. The Energizer does have a vent.

I did this today. I have big hands so a lot of scratched knuckles, but overall not too bad. Having a wire with a bent hook on the end is huge help to manipulate the mesh and feed the zip ties through. I used black pvc-coated 1/4" galvanized hardware cloth and secured it with 8 black zip ties...

In retrospect, I wish I had added some threadlocker to the torx screws that hold the SAE posts down.