[Misterp214]

Does anyone know how much this would cost? At an Indy shop or dealership?
Thanks in advance.
E90 328xi.


Coolant flush.
Power Steering fluid.
Transfer case fluid.
Transmission fluid & filter.
Differential fluid front & rear
Fuel filter.
Accessory drive belts.
Spark plugs.
Oil change.

[Supreme214]

Originally Posted by Misterp214

Does anyone know how much this would cost? At an Indy shop or dealership?
Thanks in advance.
E90 328xi.


Coolant flush.
Power Steering fluid.
Transfer case fluid.
Transmission fluid & filter.
Differential fluid front & rear
Fuel filter.
Accessory drive belts.
Spark plugs.
Oil change.

Indy shop
coolant-about $130
Power steering-$150-$200 ish
transmission-about $500 without oil pan. ($700 with oil pan)
fuel filter-about $700
drive belt-about $150
spark plug-$220
oil change-$80
not sure about transfer and diff.

DEALER-multiply by 2

You should diy.....these are all easy stuff and will save you tons of $$$$$.

[kkasson]

These cars don't have an in-line fuel filter like previous generations...the filter is built into the pump, and they don't typically have any problems.


I'd definitely suggest doing the power steering fluid yourself, you just need to get a turkey baster and suck the fluid out from the reservoir. Refill it, turn the wheels back and forth a bit and do it again a few times.

Make sure you get the correct fluid...some of them use ATF and others use CHF 11s. There should be a sticker on the reservoir if it uses CHF, but the sticker can fall off. You can check the color of what's in there now...ATF is red, CHF 11s is green.


Also for what it's worth, I was quoted $610 for transmission service at my dealership. I have a GM transmission, I think you might have the ZF. But he said it's about the same for both.

[Misterp214]

I'm up to my 60k maintenance for my car and I'm trying to get everything needed for it. Everything was listed for the 60k, is there anything I shouldn't be worried about now?

[Misterp214]

Originally Posted by Supreme214

Indy shop
coolant-about $130
Power steering-$150-$200 ish
transmission-about $500 without oil pan. ($700 with oil pan)
fuel filter-about $700
drive belt-about $150
spark plug-$220
oil change-$80
not sure about transfer and diff.

DEALER-multiply by 2

You should diy.....these are all easy stuff and will save you tons of $$$$$.

Would you happen to know any shops in Dallas that would do this for a good price? I dropped the car off my friends shop already but I haven't received a quote on this. Kinda scared to hear what he say.

[Supreme214]

Originally Posted by Misterp214

I'm up to my 60k maintenance for my car and I'm trying to get everything needed for it. Everything was listed for the 60k, is there anything I shouldn't be worried about now?

i would just do oil change and spark plug. coolant if you haven't done so.
its good to change tranny fluid but SOME people just wait till 80-100k miles. i change mine every 50k though.

[kkasson]

Yeah, oil and spark plugs. Have you checked for any oil leaks? Take a look at the oil filter housing gasket...if there's any evidence that it's leaking, that's a great opportunity to change the coolant at the same time.

I'd hold off til 80 or 100k for the driveline fluids.

The belt can probably wait. Take a look at the tensioner pulley. What tends to happen is it gets weak and the belt starts to slip off the pulley. The belt should be a millimeter or two back from the edge of the pulley. If it's starting to come past the edge then I'd go ahead and replace the belt and pulleys now. The belt itself should definitely last 100k or more, so just replace it all once it starts to come off the pulley.

EDIT: The first picture is what the belt should look like, in the second picture it's starting to come off the pulley.

[Swizzie7]

Great Info about the Pulleys and belts above...Thank you

[kkasson]

Originally Posted by Swizzie7

Great Info about the Pulleys and belts above...Thank you

On your 335, you'll also want to watch for contact between the power steering pulley and the subframe. On the N54 that's a bigger issue than the tensioner pulley. The engine mounts can weaken and allow the power steering pulley to dip too close to the subframe, and the belt will quickly be shredded. Inspect the belt for any signs of tears, and any damage to the pulley.

I think they fixed (or at least improved) the problem sometime in 2008...so depending on when yours was made, you might not have any problems with it.

[Misterp214]

My guy is charging me around 1200$ for everything that was listed. I'm think I'm going to just do it all.

[MajestyD]

JP Euro - Best Service ive ever had at a shop.


say Daniel Rojas sent me

[fazman]

Originally Posted by Misterp214

My guy is charging me around 1200$ for everything that was listed. I'm think I'm going to just do it all.

seems a little over priced to me. Ask him how he came to that price and which products you are going to get like brand of parts/fluids

have him give you a line by line itemized bill and then compare it with what your local dealership will do the same work for. dealerships will only use oem parts and give u a warranty of 24k miles/24 months to back up their work.

Also remember he is making money on selling u the parts cuz he buys it at reseller prices not retail prices that you can get from ecstuning or getbmwparts sites.

ask for his hourly bill rate and how many hours he is billing you for on EACH item. a lot of those items can be combined on labor because the effort for tear down has already been done as part of another job. The more u know the less u get ripped off.

[Supreme214]

Originally Posted by Misterp214

My guy is charging me around 1200$ for everything that was listed. I'm think I'm going to just do it all.

make sure he use right fluids..especially transmission fluid.
and can i ask where you taking your car to?

[Misterp214]

Originally Posted by Supreme214

make sure he use right fluids..especially transmission fluid.
and can i ask where you taking your car to?

Yeah I spoke to him today, he's ordering the parts not sure from where (online or dealership) but I do trust his work. He worked on a lot of my friends and family cars. It's call bucket automotive.

[Misterp214]

Originally Posted by fazman

seems a little over priced to me. Ask him how he came to that price and which products you are going to get like brand of parts/fluids

have him give you a line by line itemized bill and then compare it with what your local dealership will do the same work for. dealerships will only use oem parts and give u a warranty of 24k miles/24 months to back up their work.

Also remember he is making money on selling u the parts cuz he buys it at reseller prices not retail prices that you can get from ecstuning or getbmwparts sites.

ask for his hourly bill rate and how many hours he is billing you for on EACH item. a lot of those items can be combined on labor because the effort for tear down has already been done as part of another job. The more u know the less u get ripped off.

I'll make sure to ask these questions. I'll update after Saturday.

[9352e90]

I have had almost all of these done at my local dealer over the last few years.


coolant- $200
Power steering- $230
transmission flush $257 (without oil pan)
fuel filter- N/A
drive belt- $200
spark plug- N/A
oil change-$80

[fazman]

Originally Posted by Misterp214

I'll make sure to ask these questions. I'll update after Saturday.

I think just by asking those questions... it will show you are an informed customer. But before asking for the break down... talk to a dealership about the same work items and compare how they break out the work quote.

Dealerships also give you free rental cars, free coffee/donut/bagels... and the warranty. If the price is close between the Indy and dealership... pay a few bucks more and go to the stealership. Then again... if the price is close to a stealership... your Indy is probably a rip off and you need a better indy.

[alexg212]

Originally Posted by Misterp214

Would you happen to know any shops in Dallas that would do this for a good price? I dropped the car off my friends shop already but I haven't received a quote on this. Kinda scared to hear what he say.

I'm in the DFW area. There are countless recommendations I can make. Join the north Texas bimmer club (ntbc).

[BayMoWe335]

Originally Posted by Misterp214

Would you happen to know any shops in Dallas that would do this for a good price? I dropped the car off my friends shop already but I haven't received a quote on this. Kinda scared to hear what he say.

Ultimate Bimmer Service. I know they do oil change for $80...spark plugs are like $325, and not sure about the others. They are ex BMW techs and do quality work...you can trust them.

[Supreme214]

Originally Posted by BayMoWe335

Ultimate Bimmer Service. I know they do oil change for $80...spark plugs are like $325, and not sure about the others. They are ex BMW techs and do quality work...you can trust them.

dayum~ they quoted me $220 for spark plug about 4 years ago lol

[BayMoWe335]

Originally Posted by Supreme214

dayum~ they quoted me $220 for spark plug about 4 years ago lol

Their prices have gone up, but so have many places and the dealer quoted me $600.