How much should I pay for an Indie to supply and fit..

[sparks_E39]

The viscous coupling and water pump for my E39?

[8Tech]

That depends on what engine you have!!!

[sparks_E39]

Twin Vanos 528, sorry!

[Pickled Piper]

Check the parts costs on the GSF or ECP website. Then add about one hour to do the job. This would include refilling and bleeding the cooling system. May need to add the cost of the coolant if this is not being reused.

pp

[mini1380cc]

Sparks, its a straight forward change that can be done at home easy enough. I done it on my 330 last week ( same procedure to m52 engine).

[sparks_E39]

Pickled Piper said:

Check the parts costs on the GSF or ECP website. Then add about one hour to do the job. This would include refilling and bleeding the cooling system. May need to add the cost of the coolant if this is not being reused.

pp

I would want OEM parts, my indie reckons £200 all in with labour, but I will probably get the expansion tank done too. Already had a new radiator and thermostat 3 years ago, and the aforementioned parts were replaced at 70k in 2005 (now on 140k) I'm taking no chances and doing them again.

Edited by sparks_E39 on Saturday 4th February 22:46

[E30M3SE]

Premium grade pattern parts come in at £140 odd so £200 all in using BMW parts sounds like a good deal.

[sparks_E39]

He gets them delivered by Wood BMW so I know they are genuine BMW parts- I looked at, purchased and returned some cheaper aftermarket parts today to ECP- to be honest for something so vital I'm not going to consider anything else.

[sparks_E39]

E30M3SE said:

Premium grade pattern parts come in at £140 odd so £200 all in using BMW parts sounds like a good deal.

Probably closer to £250-£300 with the expansion tank I guess. Not that I mind, it's worth doing for peace of mind.

[8Tech]

sparks_E39 said:

He gets them delivered by Wood BMW so I know they are genuine BMW parts- I looked at, purchased and returned some cheaper aftermarket parts today to ECP- to be honest for something so vital I'm not going to consider anything else.

Most aftermarket parts are fine but ECP put price way ahead of quality. GSF normally offer a choice of qualities and I would be quite happy with the better quality parts.

8Tech.

[OldSkoolRS]

Sorry to butt in (I haven't bought BMW spares since my old E34 525i I had about 13 years ago)but are GSF a decent alternative thesedays to main dealers as I'm looking into getting a Z3 2.8 but would probably do most work on it myself? I did get quite a few bits for my E34 from BMW but they were small O rings/seals to cure an air leak it had. I bought loads of them and the bill was under a fiver IIRC! It took me most of a weekend to fit them all but it did the trick and it ran much better afterwards. I remember it being a nice car to work on compared to some previous Fords I'd had at the time.