[s4master1]

Originally Posted by Kevinl

Who the hell are you gonna find to replace 6 injectors for $100 labor hardest part removing beauty cover wtf are you talking about

I like to know as well
will hire a few of these guys.

you need to be living in a hole without even electricity to be able to work this cheap.
and those financial geniuses who pay this money should be flying private jets instead of cheaply patching old cars.

[bloppitybloop]

Originally Posted by s4master1

can you elaborate on this?

He has a diesel.

[s4master1]

Originally Posted by reckedhim

He has a diesel.

those injectors cost $700.00 each
and same rule applies about replacing all at the same time

[bloppitybloop]

Originally Posted by s4master1

those injectors cost $700.00 each
and same rule applies about replacing all at the same time

Uh, no. They're $560 on rock auto. Maybe cheaper elsewhere.

[YouAreMyWorld]

Originally Posted by s4master1

Now that the OP has gone quiet the time has come to give my side of the story.
My name is Jose Davila founder of Euro-Tech Motors Inc.

This client came asking for an oil change and spark plug replacement. He specifically asked for premium Motul as soon he saw it on the counter. When the price was given for the Motul oil change he immediately changed his request and told us the car is not due for an oil change till November. He still requested replacement of the spark plugs and an estimate was given which was then approved. A request was made to check for faults as the car started acting up after a spirited drive for about an hour.
He stated the car was shaking and lights came on the dashboard, after stopping for a few minutes the car ran fine and drove back to town and as soon as he could he brought it to our shop for an evaluation.

Upon inspection found fault in system for #6 injector implausible signal, upon reading measuring values found resistance on #6 injector higher than the rest. Client was advised of readings and also told that at this time injector is performing within parameters of operation and there is no reason to replace it as all injectors must be replaced at the same time. Client asked cost to replace all injectors and was told around $3000.00. Both the client and I agreed to monitor the operation and I personally told him he may never see the problem again on normal driving and potentially even when driving aggressively. Client was advised if the issue happens again to bring car back for further diagnosis. He happily paid $456.33 for the spark plugs and left with a big smile.

A few days later I see very negative reviews for both of my shops all over the internet.
Client's argument was that the car started shaking 5 minutes after he left my shop and took it to a BMW dealer that is located 18 miles away from my shop. The dealer told him the problem is the #1 ignition coil and then proceeded to replace it for a cost of $484.00.

Here is where the story doesn’t add up at all. He happily paid and left my shop with a big smile, 5 minutes later the car is shaking, (IN LOS ANGELES THE AVERAGE DISTANCE Traveled IN 5 MIN IS 5 BLOCKS). He immediately could have made a u-turn and come back to my shop. Instead he claims he took the car to Nick Alexander BMW 18 miles away when there are 2 dealers within 6 miles of our shop! He never made one attempt to contact us about any issues he encountered.

Lastly is the lack of common sense.
$484.00 was paid at dealer, $456.33 was paid at my shop which sums up to $940.33
With $950.00 we could have replaced all the ignition coils and all the spark plugs together on this particular model.

When the client was notified about a possible case of defamation he threatened us with calling several TV networks and filing a class action lawsuit against us.

This actually made me upset. As a consumer, I couldn't give more than zero fucks about whatever verbal agreement was made between the two of you. It's all he said/she said--completely irrelevant to the actual issue at hand. The fact of the matter is, you still tried to charge someone $3,000 for changing 6 injectors, of which you've failed to mention whether they were Index 11 or higher--meaning that if they were, all 6 wouldn't need to be replaced. All 6 injectors don't even amount to $1,000, so you're going to sit here and lie to us all that even if by some magical number that you've pulled out of your ass that 6 injectors did cost $1,000, you're charging approximately 20 hours labor at $100/hr to somehow amass to the grand sum of $3,000?

Are you out of your absolute fucking mind? This is a $2,000 MAX job and we're supposed to all just let that slide? Go fuck yourself and your piece of shit company for trying to financially rape those that are unfortunately ignorant. G-d knows how many people that don't have a clue about cars you've robbed this way.

[Wolf 335]

Originally Posted by YouAreMyWorld

This actually made me upset. As a consumer, I couldn't give more than zero fucks about whatever verbal agreement was made between the two of you. It's all he said/she said--completely irrelevant to the actual issue at hand. The fact of the matter is, you still tried to charge someone $3,000 for changing 6 injectors, of which you've failed to mention whether they were Index 11 or higher--meaning that if they were, all 6 wouldn't need to be replaced. All 6 injectors don't even amount to $1,000, so you're going to sit here and lie to us all that even if by some magical number that you've pulled out of your ass that 6 injectors did cost $1,000, you're charging approximately 20 hours labor at $100/hr to somehow amass to the grand sum of $3,000?

Are you out of your absolute fucking mind? This is a $2,000 MAX job and we're supposed to all just let that slide? Go fuck yourself and your piece of shit company for trying to financially rape those that are unfortunately ignorant. G-d knows how many people that don't have a clue about cars you've robbed this way.

Unfortunately some shops source their parts directly from the dealerships.
If that is the case here then yes, the price can easily climb up to around $3000 as one injector from the dealer is over $300, plus labor and coding.

Keep in mind these are not N54 injectors, so I am not sure if you can mix and match different indexes.

OP definitely made a mistake of going to the dealer and paying that much for one ignition coil. The job is as easy of a DIY as tying your shoe laces.

Unless the dealer hooked up an oscilloscope to diagnose this issue, injector may still be faulty.