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How can you take the car to a BMW dealer, pay a few $00 for a diagnosis, AND NOT GET THE DETAILS OF WHAT WORK YOU ARE BEING ASKED TO SPEND $3000 ON?!?!

At the very least, a statement of codes/GT1 errors that they found, the parts they are saying need replacement (with part numbers) and the labor for each task.

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The are not doing a 'valve job'... Likely you have a bad CPS causing misfires on three cylinders. Plus a few leaky hoses and CV boots they found on the lift..

I do all my own work, and live 150 miles away, so I have no referrals.

I'd say get the motor running right- if it is at allison, then maybe see what exactly they want for that part of the repair.

Finally, 54k miles on a 2005- the car is out of warranty, right? 4 years/50k miles...

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