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Cost of replacing oil pan gasket?
Three questions for you: 1. Anyone know about how much it costs to have the gasket replaced using the normal/BMW recommended procedure of lifting the engine, etc..? 2. Has anyone actually replaced the oil pan gasket using the "gasket cutting + gasket maker/sealer" technique on a E53 BMW X5 3.0i? 3. Anyone know a good Indy that could do this job (using either of the above techniques) in the Dallas/Fort-Worth area? Thanks. |
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1) Dealership estimate was $1837
2) Not me 3) I've had excellent work done by Autoscope on Denton Drive in Dallas - Ask for Carson. 2002 X5 3.0 264,450 miles 2004 325i 116,500 miles |
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1) $1485 (Dealership Quote 5 years ago)
2) Heard of it.... could possibly work. I just couldn't imagine everyone choosing this method to be successful. 3) Nope And to think...The gasket only costs $25... |
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I recently ran into a good friend from high school and he still has his very well maintained 2007 328 with the same 3.0 engine as my X. I think he has just a little over 100,000 miles. He recently had to have his oil pan gasket replaced and he wouldn't say how much but he was pretty upset about the bill from the dealer so I'm sure $1,800ish would be about right.
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I've done it on my previous e46 which shares the same engine.
Had to do it twice because I smudged RTV on the first time. Took 8hrs first time, 5hrs second time. Judging from rwd vs awd, I'm guessing will take roughly 10hrs as there are more stuff to drop. |
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Just make sure it's your oil pan gasket, I thought mine was also leaking but it was the oil filter housing gasket. Cost roughly $30 to fix with a new oil filter.
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This is what I wrote on other forum. Mind you it's for e46, but very similar to e53.
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Wow, either your mechanic must work really cheap, or your part dealer must have rip you off. The gasket is about 6 to 8 bucks and the book time is about 4 hours. You must remove the fan blade, and the alternator in order to remove the OFH.
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He could have done it himself. On my M54 I can get the fan and alt out in about 15 minutes. I am going to tackle the OFH gasket when it gets delivered sometime next week.
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#1. In 95% of the cases, what appears to be oil pan gasket leak is in fact OFH gasket leak, which by itself is much more common.
OFH Gasket is $6 at BMW dealer. Do NOT use aftermarket brand! I have the same issues, and I have narrowed it down to OFH gasket area. E39 DIY for my 1998 528i that I wrote a while back: 1998 528I Oil Filter Housing Gasket & “Freeze Plugs” Repair (E39) - Bimmerfest - BMW Forums #2. Oil pan gasket using cutting + RTV patch works great in E39 forum: Replaced oil pan gasket - Bimmerfest - BMW Forums
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