Help me decide; fix, trade, sell 2008 3.0si w/ 192,000 miles

[crystalworks]

What ard said. But also, those prices do seem pretty inflated.

Is there something crazy involved in changing the O2 sensors on the e70 3.0 X5?

[monto]

Originally Posted by crystalworks

What ard said. But also, those prices do seem pretty inflated.

Is there something crazy involved in changing the O2 sensors on the e70 3.0 X5?

Each sensor is about $300 on the quote. So $1,500 is for all 4.

[ard]

God. Bosch OEM sensors are $95 amazon prime, shipped to you in two days.

https://www.amazon.com/Bosch-16413-O...008%3Abmw%3Ax5


Ive done O2 sensors driving a car up onto a curb and wiggling under....

Time for a new shop. Heck, even amazon has a "$199 installed" price. 800 for all 4, and there is NO WAY that installer would charge the same for the other 3 once he is there.

DO NOT just change these unless they are diagnoses bad OR they are over 75k on them.

[gatojurko]

Cut out those useless catalysts... put in pipe with new sensor for maximum 100$! Done! Great sound in cabin!

[monto]

Plan to take to a different Indy for another opinion. Thanks to everyone for their comments!

[monto]

Originally Posted by ard

God. Bosch OEM sensors are $95 amazon prime, shipped to you in two days.

https://www.amazon.com/Bosch-16413-O...008%3Abmw%3Ax5


Ive done O2 sensors driving a car up onto a curb and wiggling under....

Time for a new shop. Heck, even amazon has a "$199 installed" price. 800 for all 4, and there is NO WAY that installer would charge the same for the other 3 once he is there.

DO NOT just change these unless they are diagnoses bad OR they are over 75k on them.

Thanks ard, they are original so they have 192,000 miles on them!

[gatojurko]

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[Tomaz]

Did you Google the parts for the lowest price? Often parts are available from China at dramatic savings. Example; http://www.carparts.com/details/BMW/...B&gclsrc=aw.ds $30 each!

Did you pull and reseat the corresponding fuses? Whenever there is a problem with either of my BMW's I always try that and sometimes it clears the problem. Its worth a try.

If you do sell, don't trade in, you'll get much less. Sell it on CraigsList or Ebay.

I finally sold my 01' X5 4.4 with 235K on it and got a 13' X5 with a 3.5 with 35K on it. The technology improvements alone were worth it. I also purchased an aftermarket warranty for 5 years and 150K for around $3K. Good luck either way.

[monto]

Originally Posted by Tomaz

Did you Google the parts for the lowest price? Often parts are available from China at dramatic savings. Example; http://www.carparts.com/details/BMW/...B&gclsrc=aw.ds $30 each!

Did you pull and reseat the corresponding fuses? Whenever there is a problem with either of my BMW's I always try that and sometimes it clears the problem. Its worth a try.

If you do sell, don't trade in, you'll get much less. Sell it on CraigsList or Ebay.

I finally sold my 01' X5 4.4 with 235K on it and got a 13' X5 with a 3.5 with 35K on it. The technology improvements alone were worth it. I also purchased an aftermarket warranty for 5 years and 150K for around $3K. Good luck either way.

I replaced the sensors with Bosch and the CEL came back on after 34 miles. So seems to be the cat(s). I actually found a similar 13' 3.5 locally and am about to trade mine. While a agree I'm leaving money on the table they are taking it with the CEL and giving me $5k.

[N52UNED]

Originally Posted by monto

I replaced the sensors with Bosch and the CEL came back on after 34 miles. So seems to be the cat(s). I actually found a similar 13' 3.5 locally and am about to trade mine. While a agree I'm leaving money on the table they are taking it with the CEL and giving me $5k.

Makes sense ... getting $5k helps take the sting out a bit.

I would highly suggest looking into an aftermarket warranty for the 3.5 especially it is over 60k miles ... their overall cost of maintenance is pretty high compared to the N52.