E90 325i High pressure fuel pump issue

[Boozy]

Hey folks,

My sister has the above car and apparently the high pressure fuel pump needs replacing, she's been quoted 2.5k and I have no idea if that's reasonable, way off, made up or an actual number.

Does anyone have experience with this particular problem?

cheers!

[survivalist]

That seems high to me. Is that from a BMW dealer? Had mine done under warranty and they suggested I’d be around the £1500 mark if I was paying.

Also, has the car always been serviced by a BMW main dealer? If so it may be worth asking them about approaching BMW UK for a goodwill contribution, I know a few people who were successful in this, although that was a few years ago now. Was a known issue with the N53 and N54 engines.

If it’s not got full BMW Service History I’d get an independent to do it, will likely be cheaper.

[bmwmike]

Jesus Christ that's scary. Can you give more details about this 2.5k quote please.

[dcb]

Boozy said:

Does anyone have experience with this particular problem?

Mine's on it's third ;-<

Last one was £1,100 including fitting at a local independent.

[Elliot2000]

How much are these pumps? It’s only an hour and half job!

[dcb]

Elliot2000 said:

How much are these pumps? It’s only an hour and half job!

I found the receipt.

About £800 for the part and two hours work, so you might get change out of £1K.
Depends how many bits nearby have to be changed at the same time.

[LocoBlade]

You can get the pump for about £600 if you go to the right dealer and replacing it is do-able yourself on the drive if you're competent with spannering. Try Elliot at Harry Fairbain Kircaldy parts, or Cotswolds who are also usually cheaper than RRP.

[Mr Tidy]

Ouch! Sorry to hear that OP, but at least it looks like you can get the job done for less.

Reminds me why when I was looking for an E91 earlier this year I only considered the ones with N52 engines!