Typical cost of swirl flap removal

[Zachlain]

Hi all,
I am thinking of having a flapectomy on my 04 320D and have been quoted £274.50 including blanking plates by Autotech Warwick.
http://www.autotechwarwick.com/contact.html

Over on the BMW land forums - this garage has a good reputation it seems, and I dont mind paying extra for that. However, my impression was that it should cost around £150-200 to have the job done (including the blanks).

Does anyone else have any recommendations for other good garages in West Midlands?

Also, will swirl flap removal affect the performance and economy of the car?

[Muska]

I fitted mine myself on my 03 320D, I didn't find it too hard a job to be honest and had it complete in an afternoon.

It does sound like you're paying a bit much for the at £270 odd. I would have thought £200 was plenty personally.


It has not affected the performance or economy of mine.

[MattOz]

I'm in Warwick and have used Autotech once or twice. They're OK, but nothing special.

The blanking plates should cost about £40-50 delivered from PMW. It's a reasonable amount of work to get the inlet manifold off, but takes a max of 2 hours from start to finish. I had no detrimental issues when I fitted them to my 330d.

Drop me a PM. I'm sure we could do it for less than you're being quoted at another garage I know well.

Matt

[Bodie390]

Is it worth buying the inlet from BMW for £400 ??

I'm considering doing mine on my 2004 320d.

[mrmr96]

Bodie390 said:

Is it worth buying the inlet from BMW for £400 ??

I'm considering doing mine on my 2004 320d.

Buying a whole new inlet manifold? Why would you do that?