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Old 12-19-2009, 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Bimmer Ese View Post
Wow...a 4.6is...

I live in Moore. When the CV boots split, I went ahead and ordered new half shafts. I made the mistake of purchasing aftermarket half shafts. Ended up buying OEM BMW ones because the generic ones were crap. As far as the bushings/joints, they are easy to replace. Don't remember the costs though.

If you need help with the X, drop me a line.

Daniel

Just wondering about the 1/2 shafts, and why the after market ones were bad. Also why did you replace instead of just repairing the boot?




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Originally Posted by paulymano View Post
. One of my O2 sensor (right side pre-cat) went out and had to replace that too. Total bill over 3K. Not very happy about that and for a moment thought about getting rid of the 4.6is, but realize that I love my ride. Going to keep her running until she's on her last leg.

$3k for an o2 sensor wtf?

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