JUST got $3,300 estimate from an Indy!!!

[bcredliner]

I would be shocked as well.

The first thing I would do is get a second estimate.

Since we can't judge the seriousness of each of the issues, I would ask each Indy what order he would do things to break it down into 3 installs.

Do you know how much of the $3,300 is labor cost? If not, you should and also the cost per hour. The Indy may have the highest overhead in your area.

[GamecocksE53]

Wow, fastest one of my threads has gotten to 2 pages. This is not a good thing

The indy said he would do it in this order:

Oil leak
CCV
PS
Belt
Bushing

[Joshdub]

This is their $360 belt kit.

https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw...t-kit-adk0046p

[GamecocksE53]

Originally Posted by Joshdub

This is their $360 belt kit.

https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw...t-kit-adk0046p

Yeah....That exact link is what started this whole thing. As soon as I saw that. I posted up here....

[Joshdub]

I can see the oil pan gasket being a PITA, but everything else on that list is very simple. I would expect no more than $1500 after tax, labor, and parts.

[GamecocksE53]

Originally Posted by Joshdub

I can see the oil pan gasket being a PITA, but everything else on that list is very simple. I would expect no more than $1500 after tax, labor, and parts.

Exactly. I expected that. I know they have to lift the engine for that. Totally understandable.

But like you said, the other stuff seems unreal.

After a quick search I found most of those parts for a total of $600......

[LVP]

You're getting the right advice here - no one wants to see you part with that coin for these jobs. Get some alternate pricing and make your call. I have a shop that lets me bring in my own parts because I can source them from the US at better pricing. It's a really nice arrangement. And he's super fair on labour tallies.

[GamecocksE53]

Awesome. Thanks Guys again. I will keep everyone posted on the outcome. Here is the new plan of attack:

1. Get new estimate
2. See if Indy will let me source my own parts
3. Get parts
4. Pay for labor.

Here is the order I will get things done

1 - CCV
2 - PS and Belt
3 - Oil leak

Let me know any other advice.

Do you guys have a great reliable place to get OEM parts?

[Riggodeaux]

Having done a couple of those projects 'shade tree,' though on a 3.0 version, the estimate sounds outrageous to me. I assume that isn't the $8 accessory belt on the 3.0. FYI, the dealer I bought mine from, a BMW performance shop near Cincinnati, had this as their 'costs' [including parts at BMW dealer prices] for:
PS hoses/flush: $232 total [1.5 hours labor].
CCV stuff, with oil filter housing gasket and oil filter, change: $583 [3.5 hrs labor]
The V8 Oil Pan gasket is the one I know nothing about. May be that you have to lift the engine to pull the pan/replace the gasket? At least one of their part prices [the PS reservoir, $38?] is not really out of line.
In short, as Smokey Robinson would advise, "You Better Shop Around ...."

[Riggodeaux]

Also, run the part numbers listed on the autohausaz dot com search tool. They are usually pretty competitive.