E61 V8 Bearding

[deebow]

paid around £200 on mine if I remember right

[ATM]

That sounds cheap. I've been told the oil is over £100.

[trickywoo]

ATM said:

What have people paid for gearbox oil changed with filter etc?

£400 at dartford transmissions including the essential mecatronics sleeve.

Just to add £200 wouldn't even cover the zf oil and genuine filter / sump price.

[Jobbo]

I paid about £360 from memory at VMTP Midlands. That was about 2012. There's a fairly involved procedure about making sure it's the right temperature, flushing etc so I wouldn't trust anyone charging £200 to be doing it properly, with the right bits.

[ATM]

trickywoo said:

mecatronics sleeve

What?

[trickywoo]

ATM said:

trickywoo said:

mecatronics sleeve

What?

Yours will be leaking

It doesn't add much to the labour and its a cheap part so well worth doing at the same time.

[ATM]

ATM said:

Have we had this:

Reg Date 17/03/2009
130,850 Miles
£12,995.00

Carbon Black Metallic Paint,
Black Dakota Leather,
Sports Auto Transmission,
Detachable Towbar,
Rear Side Airbags,
USB Audio,
Media Pack with Professional Navigation and Bluetooth Telephone,
Logic 7 Hi-Fi System,
Visibility Pack with Adaptive Xenon Headlamps,
Sports Seats with Electric Adjustment and Memory Function,
Heated Seats,
Electric Folding Mirrors,
Lane departure Warning System,

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/262587990706

£10,995

[hornetrider]

Combination of factors there. Not been serviced since 111k, so is due a 120k service which is plugs. That's £230 for some, £500+ for others depending on reg...

Also only has 6 months MOT and the mileage is starting to look toppy.

All that said I got 9k for my 2 year older only slightly lower mileage car, with no Logic 7 and old iDrive... so I think it's getting near its value.

[ATM]

hornetrider said:

Combination of factors there. Not been serviced since 111k, so is due a 120k service which is plugs. That's £230 for some, £500+ for others depending on reg...

Also only has 6 months MOT and the mileage is starting to look toppy.

All that said I got 9k for my 2 year older only slightly lower mileage car, with no Logic 7 and old iDrive... so I think it's getting near its value.

BMW Service have been showing £475 for the full service on my car now for a few months. It used to be £230-ish. Is anybody else still seeing the crazy £230 price?

[ATM]

Look at the fun I had last night in the dark 95 miles from home.

[JakeT]

The black kidneys did it.

[ATM]

JakeT said:

The black kidneys did it.

It's hard work finding a donor for both.

[hornetrider]

ATM said:

Look at the fun I had last night in the dark 95 miles from home.

Oh dear. Wassup?

[mondeoman]

ATM said:

ATM said:

Have we had this:

Reg Date 17/03/2009
130,850 Miles
£12,995.00

Carbon Black Metallic Paint,
Black Dakota Leather,
Sports Auto Transmission,
Detachable Towbar,
Rear Side Airbags,
USB Audio,
Media Pack with Professional Navigation and Bluetooth Telephone,
Logic 7 Hi-Fi System,
Visibility Pack with Adaptive Xenon Headlamps,
Sports Seats with Electric Adjustment and Memory Function,
Heated Seats,
Electric Folding Mirrors,
Lane departure Warning System,

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/262587990706

£10,995

I think it's got a bit too come down yet

[hornetrider]

It's now £10,495...

[mondeoman]

At 8 - 8.5 it'd be about right

[hornetrider]

mondeoman said:

At 8 - 8.5 it'd be about right

No, I sold my older car for more. So did Phil.

[ATM]

hornetrider said:

mondeoman said:

At 8 - 8.5 it'd be about right

No, I sold my older car for more. So did Phil.

I'd say 8 - 8.5 is too cheap. Especially if they are adding some type of warranty. It is still however quite high mileage.

Are the valve stem oil seals different on newer engines?

[ATM]

hornetrider said:

ATM said:

Look at the fun I had last night in the dark 95 miles from home.

Oh dear. Wassup?

I opened the bonnet and it would not close / stay closed. The latches are not catching. Applied some lube and fiddled with them. They will not latch even if you press them down with a screwdriver. Hopefully its just the cable which is not releasing fully. I've left it at my local back street garage to play with.

[JakeT]

ATM said:

It's hard work finding a donor for both.

On a silver car they're not that bad though, better than a chipped set of chrome ones. Hopefully just a lube job is needed.