04-17-2023, 09:22 AM | #1 |
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Valve cover & gasket replace - $1100.00 Motor Mounts - $700.00 Also been advised that transmission mounts will come due in a couple months, that'll be another $350.00 or so. I did not buy an extended warranty for $6,000.00. So far my repairs have cost about $2K. I plan on keeping the car until summer 2024 - about 16 more months. She's a 2016 640 with 64.5K. Hopefully it won't cost me more than the warranty would have... Or perhaps I should duck out now. I am fairly sure that my next car will be an M5 Competition. I do love the M850i, the B8 even more, but I am a little tired of not knowing where in the hell these cars end! The hoods go on forever. Like an Infiniti pool, which is cool, but causes me stress. I am much more comfortable in the 5. I can always tell where the front an back end - end, as it were. Anyhow. Any thoughts? |
04-17-2023, 10:50 AM | #3 |
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The oddest sentence in that post is that you've been advised your transmission mounts will come due in another couple months. Transmission mounts do not "come due." You replace them if they are bad. And if they are not bad now, no mechanic on earth can tell they will be bad in a couple months. If you were literally told that, that is the sort of thing that TV news stations put on the air when doing an undercover expose about mechanics ripping off young, single women.
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04-17-2023, 04:26 PM | #4 |
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In 2020, Motorwerks BMW in Barrington IL told me that I needed $15K in repairs urgently. I took it to an independent shop that basically told me that they were full of crap and that they tell everyone that they need work that they don't need. Essentially, if a part is not in new condition, they say it needs to be replaced.
3 years later and 40K miles later, still haven't needed to repair/replace those parts that the BMW stealership claimed were needed. |
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04-17-2023, 09:38 PM | #5 |
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Source the OEM valve cover yourself and see if it helps. Is this a dealer?
And what’s wrong with motor mounts? Are YOU experiencing issues, or is this shop hungry? |
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04-18-2023, 07:52 AM | #7 |
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I noticed a big difference after the motor mounts were replaced. Whole car feels better, tighter. Had the same experience with a 2005 E46 after motor mounts were replaced.
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This is also why I do NOT think people should sign up for the $199 or $225/3 year unlimited oil change. This is offered on "older" cars. I am positive that this is a way to lure you to the dealership with a loss-leader service so they can find or create thousands of dollars in "necessary and urgent" repairs. Plus, the oil they use is the wrong weight, which is why we see so many engine failures, oil gasket leaks, etc. It's like they purposefully did that so we would have to pony up a bunch of money right when the warranty period ended. |
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I used to go for the valve service oil changes, mainly because of weekend appointments, but I stopped and stick to Indy. It’s always something mysterious with my visits. Last time my battery magically died. And every time I have had work there, it is usually sloppy. Never an issue with my Indy performance shop… |
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04-21-2023, 12:50 PM | #11 | |
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The fan cover was $36 online, I found the resistor for $42, and replaced the fan itself for $34.... And it took me 33 minutes for the entire job. I know it would have been around $800 at the dealer, but the service and inspection told me what was needed. I do change the oil in between services myself, so that it gets done every ~5k miles. But that inspection, even if I don't get them to do the work, is nice. Of course, my dealership is pretty good. I know there are crappy ones out there as well. |
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