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Estimate Cost: 2009 328i Sedan Tune Up?
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04-11-2013, 01:44 AM | #1 |
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Estimate Cost: 2009 328i Sedan Tune Up?
What's the average cost for a yearly tune up at a third party shop? I didn't buy the maintenance warrantee, so how much would I be spending a year on Maintenance? (With out authentic BMW parts).
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04-11-2013, 02:04 AM | #2 | |
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Id highly recomend getting familiar with diys cause they arnt cheap maintain at any shop really. |
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Okay, so you're on the wrong path already. First off, always use BMW OE parts. Take this advice to heart from someone who DIY's everything and has owned BMWs for 25 years; use only BMW parts. Second, BMW's oil is very good, meets BMW's specs and if bought in a kit (oil and filter) from various on-line BMW part retailers is reasonably priced. Using a non-BMW filter, but OEM like Mahle, will not include all the necessary O-rings that the BMW OE filter will have. Find a good BMW Independent repair shop and educate yourself on the car so you can speak to the service advisor intelligently. You may want to invest in the Bentley service manual ($80) just so you know what procedures the shop will be charging you for, like when the water pump goes.
shata's advice is pretty spot on. If it were me, I'd stash away about $100 a month toward maintenance and repair. At 50,000 miles, you need an engine air filter; have it replaced at the next oil change (unless you just had one, then get the filter replaced soon). Regarding oil changes, there are two camps here on E90 Post. Folks either believe in BMW's OCI (oil change interval), or they don't. You'll see guys like me who follow the OCI and guys that cut it in half "just to be safe". Most people here are conservative about oil and change it at every 7,500 miles. There is a 3rd camp that sends the oil out for analysis at $25 a pop, to Blackstone labs, and the response back is the oil should be changed every 10,000 miles. It's your money, so you can do what you want. I'm one of two guys here that have 200K+ miles on their car, the other guy seems to have followed BMW's maintenance schedule too. Good luck with your car. Last edited by Efthreeoh; 04-13-2013 at 09:44 AM.. |
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The worst thing you can do with a BMW is let someone work on it that has no experience working on them; it will cost you more money in the long run. Good luck. Welcome to the family.
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