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05-16-2015, 02:29 AM | #1 |
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Maintenance/repair after 100K
For those of you that have a Bimmer past 100K mileage, what are some of the repair or maintenance that you had to do for preventative maintenance, or simply broke and had to be replaced? List the car you have whether if it's 330i, 325i, 335i.. etc.
State whether if you perform a DIY and how much, or if you had a shop perform the work and how much. My starter went today... (extended warranty through 3rd party- covered from dealer) Last edited by BMSE92_Harry; 05-16-2015 at 04:49 AM.. |
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Haha thank you. And driver door lock actuator. Window regulator is going out too but nothing major.
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I suggest to put money aside in advance every month. Since my car is out of warranty, I budgeted 150$/mo for all maintenance & repairs that would have been covered by the initial 50K BMW warranty plan. 50 months later my reserve is almost dry.
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Well unless you check BMW codes regularly.... mine started to throw WP related codes a few weeks ago. I had it replaced with TS preventively... 1400$. I bought myself peace of mind. |
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05-16-2015, 06:03 AM | #7 |
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Indeed I do
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05-16-2015, 07:34 AM | #9 |
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I posted this yesterday in another thread. I'm past 200K and almost to 300K on my 2006 325i. I hit 200K in January 2013 and posted a thread on it with much detail on maintenance and costs. I DIY everything. Here's a quick rundown of maintenance to 280K:
Maintenance----- Engine Oil Changes: 17.K per change from mile 0 to 221,000. I now use a 10K OCI schedule. 19 total changes Trans oil Changes (manual trans): 1st - 89K, 2nd - 159K, 3rd - 265K Diff oil changes: 1st - 77K, 2nd - 159K, 3rd - 265K Coolant changes: 1st - 77K, 2nd - 149K, 3rd - 236K Brakes: 1st - 75K, 2nd - 185K, 3rd - close... Brake flushes: every 2 years Power steering flush: 1st - 151K, 2nd - 264K (not a required maintenance item) engine air filters: approx. every 45K Plugs: 1st - 98K, 2nd - 195K VANOS Solenoids - 1st clean & swap @ 146K, 2nd - 195K, 3rd - 260K Coolant hoses (all 9 of them) @ 236K Suspension: overhaul at 182K - w/M3 thrust arms w/ alignment. 2nd alignment at 264K (finally was done correctly) Battery: 159K Tires average about 35K per set w/rotation about every 5,000 to 7,000 miles. Repairs------- AC Compressor - 85K O2 Sensor - Bank 2 Sensor 1 (upstream), other 3 are original @282K. T-Stat - 134K Waterpump - 149K OFHG - 161K. Needs a 2nd one at 282K Driveshaft center bearing and guibo - 249K FWIW my total maintenance and repair costs including an estimate of my DIY labor is $28.7K for 282,000 miles. Do the math and it comes out to about 10 cents per mile for maintenance and repair. Throw in gas cost and it's about 33 cents per mile. I've got a lift and air at home in my garage, so a lot of the maintenance and repairs are much easier than with just jackstands. Doing the hoses is one maintenance item that would be difficult DIYing with jackstands.
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A manual transmission can be set to "comfort", "sport", and "track" modes simply by the technique and speed at which you shift it; it doesn't need "modes", modes are for manumatics that try to behave like a real 3-pedal manual transmission. If you can money-shift it, it's a manual transmission. "Yeah, but NO ONE puts an automatic trans shift knob on a manual transmission."
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On my car, 6500$ over 85K miles doesn't look so bad. Now consider 6500$ over 35K miles (85K-50K) and the picture is quite different... |
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05-17-2015, 08:58 AM | #11 |
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I have 111,000 on my 07 335i I am assuming you have had your plugs done at 90k, since they are supposed to be replaced every 45k These are in no specific order 1) belts and pulleys - ECS Tuning has a kit for $150.00 2) replace coils - $175 on Amazon 3) Replace all fluids A. Oil & filter - $50.00 1) use an engine flush B. Trans & filter pan - $215.00 1) replace megatronic sleeve while your in there C. Differential fluid - $15.00 D. Power steering - $15.00 E. Brake fluid - $40.00 D. Coolant - $75.00 4) Replace cabin filter - $25.00 5) clean k & n filter - $10.00 6) clean intake valves (old fashioned wire brush gun kit & seafoam intake cleaner) - $60.00 7) replace the oil housing filter gasket, intake gaskets and throttle body gaskets as part of step # 6 - $100.00. 8) if you have not already done so, replace the water pump and thermostat - $500.00. A) this is a biggie and you are on borrowed time after 75,000 miles. 9) inspect the rear main seal 10) inspect the valve cover gasket It's only a matter of time on # 9 & 10. Number 9 most likely can't be done as a DIY unless you have a lift and engine supports; you have to drop a lot of the subframe to get to it, This should get you to 150,000 miles issue free. I would replace every fluid every 50k from the 100,000 point forward. $$$ figures are based on DIY numbers and membership to an oil site like Amsoil for example where you can get 25% off, if you purchase a membership. |
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05-17-2015, 11:31 AM | #13 |
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Mike Miller maintenance schedule. Generally regarded as a good way to maintain a long-life BMW. Most of what has been said here corresponds with his recommendations.
http://www.1addicts.com/forums/attac...5&d=1403115956
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05-17-2015, 11:43 AM | #14 |
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Mike miller is full of shit..
Anyway.. I am just about to 100k 1-50k Free from BMW 50-100k Oil changes every 15k miles at 79 dollars a pop 316 dollars Control arms 150 dollars Meyle HD around 85k One air filter 20 bucks One Cabin filter 20 bucks NGK Spark plugs at 97k... 23 dollars Rear pads around 60k 230 dollars. Way too much stupid ass shop Front pads and rotors around 90k Meyle Rotors 35 each and hawk pads set and senors 69 dollars. Learned my less not to pay people to do stuff for me. 889 dolars.. Damn that is cheaper. Would have been into the thousands if I paid someone to do those rotors, control arms and spark plugs. In all fairness I suppose I should mention I paid 99 dollars for wiper blades once and around 120 dollars in lift time over the course of the car. So right around 1000 bucks if you include that. Oh and 130 for brake fluid flush. Saw no difference so I am letting the brake fluid flushes ride for a few years now. |
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As far as warnings or codes for a water pump. Nope. It just goes. |
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05-17-2015, 12:28 PM | #16 |
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This was what happened on my E46 (purchased new, Euro deliver) between 90k and 140k miles when I sold it.
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05-17-2015, 04:15 PM | #17 |
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Fantastic mileage. I may have seen you post it elsewhere but what oil are you running? How much longer (how many more miles) do you plan on driving her? |
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05-18-2015, 05:36 AM | #18 | |
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A manual transmission can be set to "comfort", "sport", and "track" modes simply by the technique and speed at which you shift it; it doesn't need "modes", modes are for manumatics that try to behave like a real 3-pedal manual transmission. If you can money-shift it, it's a manual transmission. "Yeah, but NO ONE puts an automatic trans shift knob on a manual transmission."
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05-18-2015, 06:04 AM | #19 |
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Add shocks to the list too. Replaced mine recently close to 100K. They had not leaked oil yet, but one was about to burst, big rusty bulge on top. All four were not functioning well.
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I'm planning to take her to 300,000 just to say I did, and then we'll see. The car is really running great at 282K. It actually scares me on how good the reliability has been since hitting 250K (knock on wood). My original goal was 200K, which is my goal for any car I buy. I expect to get 250K out of a BMW, so when 250K comes up I start looking for a replacement. When the drivetrain vibration showed up in February 2014 (241,000 miles), I thought it was going to be soon over. I threw a guibo and drive shaft center bearing at it. But it took 8 weeks to get the parts thanks to BMW's screw up of changing logistics platforms, which delayed some parts deliveries for a few months, so by the time the parts came in and I installed them 8,000 miles later, the vibration had somewhat subsided and the new parts didn't really help. The only other concern is oil consumption is going up; it's about 5,000 per quart now, which is down from about 12,000 per quart a 100,000 miles ago. The problem is I suspect it's either the oil separator system is not working correctly and I'm burning it, or the e-dipstick is not accurate since the oil life monitor portion of the system no longer works. Now that BMW has dropped a naturally aspirated I6 and makes it really difficult to test drive a car with a manual transmission, I have no interest in a new 3-Series anymore. That plus the stupid programming of the oil life monitor to go defunct at 186,000. As a backup to the E90 I bought a low-mileage '08 Z4 3.0si Coupe (same basic drivetrain as my E90) in December that I drive a few days a week. Apologies for the long reply.
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A manual transmission can be set to "comfort", "sport", and "track" modes simply by the technique and speed at which you shift it; it doesn't need "modes", modes are for manumatics that try to behave like a real 3-pedal manual transmission. If you can money-shift it, it's a manual transmission. "Yeah, but NO ONE puts an automatic trans shift knob on a manual transmission."
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08 335xi, has the following done:
Major: Radiator replaced at aroung 70k miles (jacking accident, not because of malfunction.) Tstat, waterpump replaced at around 120K miles Transmission mechatronic sleeves at around 120K miles starter replaced at around 180K miles Maintenance: oil change every 4-5k miles spark plugs every 2k miles coolant flush, transfer case fluid change, air/cabin filters, brake fluid change....etc. Car currently at around 189k miles. Other than the parts replaced above everything is original. Car tuned with Cobb stage 1 aggressive since 70K miles. |
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