Preventative time... Suggestions??

[LVP]

Originally Posted by mam4.6

Hey fellows, I'm "finally" back, with all my work done. Had it done for a while, but didn't have to to post up results. I'm overall satisfied with the results, a bit dissapointed that I still have just a bit start up rattle, maybe just a second, but I was shooting for none at all. Anyway, look over the attached 2-page PDF, and and let me know what you think of the prices, etc... Total of finished work came to $7700, and some. Awaiting professional insight!! Aw, shucks, my pdf is to big, might just have to type it all out tomorrow... Oh, got it to work...

You'll get the best price doing it all at once. Try to do all those jobs individually and you'd get killed. Shop rate is good - my guy is $100/h. Bet the peace of mind, let alone the ride is now amazing I've done a decent amount of what you've tackled there - left to do is chain guides and potentially valve seals. I did tackle the tranny, but only a pan off, drain, new filter and refill. I didn't flush. I'll repeat in 25,000km and assess/reset again. Tough pill to swallow, but I wouldn't trade the ride of the X5 for anything new in the same price range (used X5 + repairs).