[bomiheko]

My waterpump finally died, pretty scary died while driving on 41st ave. People are such a**holes, not letting me to the side of the road rather me just blocking a whole lane.

Been calling around, no one wants to do it under $1k, some even flat out refuse to do it because it's too time consuming for them. Got my friend's shop to do it, but damn, I remember asking autowest bmw last year and they were able to do it for $900 all in. Now parts alone is $900, even ECS tuning is that price. Dealers wanted $1400-1600. Also didn't help that shops are taking vacations this time.

Just a rant, but have BMW parts in general gone up? I'm guessing it has to do with the dollar going down.

[bimmette]

Originally Posted by bomiheko

My waterpump finally died, pretty scary died while driving on 41st ave. People are such a**holes, not letting me to the side of the road rather me just blocking a whole lane.

Been calling around, no one wants to do it under $1k, some even flat out refuse to do it because it's too time consuming for them. Got my friend's shop to do it, but damn, I remember asking autowest bmw last year and they were able to do it for $900 all in. Now parts alone is $900, even ECS tuning is that price. Dealers wanted $1400-1600. Also didn't help that shops are taking vacations this time.

Just a rant, but have BMW parts in general gone up? I'm guessing it has to do with the dollar going down.

Oh that sucks. I think mine was around $1100 last year by an indy. But he's no longer available.

[bomiheko]

Originally Posted by bimmette

Oh that sucks. I think mine was around $1100 last year by an indy. But he's no longer available.

I'm scared of the next repair haha. I already had injectors done and that was not pretty.

[royaldiamond]

Yeah, that's sh*tty. With these cars, I'm always worried about what will go next. Just replaced my Oil Filter Housing Gasket. While doing that I opted to Carbon Blast too as it both involves taking off the manifolds.

[bomiheko]

Originally Posted by royaldiamond

Yeah, that's sh*tty. With these cars, I'm always worried about what will go next. Just replaced my Oil Filter Housing Gasket. While doing that I opted to Carbon Blast too as it both involves taking off the manifolds.

My oil filter housing gasket also needs replacing, that reminded me. Dealer wants $700 for it. How much did you have to pay?

[604_e90325i]

Have you called BMW store? I believe the still doing it for $1000-1100

[ptpending]

waterpump in ecs is around $400
http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/SiteSearch/11517632426/

[royaldiamond]

Originally Posted by bomiheko

My oil filter housing gasket also needs replacing, that reminded me. Dealer wants $700 for it. How much did you have to pay?

I think it was around $960 + tax for my gasket change plus carbon blasting. If dealer quoted $700, you can probably get it cheaper at an indy as it is basically all labour. The parts only cost under $100.

[bomiheko]

Originally Posted by ptpending

waterpump in ecs is around $400
http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/SiteSearch/11517632426/

Oh didn't see that, only saw the refresh kits. Hmm, maybe I can order that and get my shop to install it instead. Come to think of it, I think I should get them to replace the oil housing gasket as well to save labour time.

[headhunterz]

What KM did it die at?

[e92dropped]

Originally Posted by bomiheko

Oh didn't see that, only saw the refresh kits. Hmm, maybe I can order that and get my shop to install it instead. Come to think of it, I think I should get them to replace the oil housing gasket as well to save labour time.

these are us prices, I've seen vendors sell them on classified for 500 cdn
here in Toronto, mine also went just 10k ago, went to Columbus auto they replaced it with warranty for $900 tax in also did a coolant flush for free

[optigrab]

Originally Posted by bomiheko

My waterpump finally died, pretty scary died while driving on 41st ave. People are such a**holes, not letting me to the side of the road rather me just blocking a whole lane.

Been calling around, no one wants to do it under $1k, some even flat out refuse to do it because it's too time consuming for them. Got my friend's shop to do it, but damn, I remember asking autowest bmw last year and they were able to do it for $900 all in. Now parts alone is $900, even ECS tuning is that price. Dealers wanted $1400-1600. Also didn't help that shops are taking vacations this time.

Just a rant, but have BMW parts in general gone up? I'm guessing it has to do with the dollar going down.

What parts are you looking at? Waterpump is $441 on ECS

http://www.ecstuning.com/BMW-E90-335...ump/ES2622810/

[bomiheko]

Originally Posted by headhunterz

What KM did it die at?

Died at 105k kms.

[bomiheko]

Originally Posted by optigrab

What parts are you looking at? Waterpump is $441 on ECS

http://www.ecstuning.com/BMW-E90-335...ump/ES2622810/

Yeah, I was looking at the refresh kit, didn't knows there was just the replacement kit as well.

[optigrab]

Originally Posted by bomiheko

Yeah, I was looking at the refresh kit, didn't knows there was just the replacement kit as well.

Definitely make sure you put a new thermostat in as well

[litxus]

Check new-part.com (although not sure about shipping to Canada). I recently got mine with bolts for 351$ shipped (usa).

http://www.new-part.com/product/bmw-...ts-11517632426

And also replace your thermostat, as if it fails later it is the same amount of work again. I think it is around $100.

[MrToastywaffle]

Originally Posted by bomiheko

My waterpump finally died, pretty scary died while driving on 41st ave. People are such a**holes, not letting me to the side of the road rather me just blocking a whole lane.

Been calling around, no one wants to do it under $1k, some even flat out refuse to do it because it's too time consuming for them. Got my friend's shop to do it, but damn, I remember asking autowest bmw last year and they were able to do it for $900 all in. Now parts alone is $900, even ECS tuning is that price. Dealers wanted $1400-1600. Also didn't help that shops are taking vacations this time.

Just a rant, but have BMW parts in general gone up? I'm guessing it has to do with the dollar going down.

Do you recall if there were any warning signs before this event occurred, or did it happen spontaneously?

[JustinTS]

Sorry to hear! I bought my water pump and thermostat from my SA (friend) at Park Shore for 400, but I remember the replacement kits at tischer, Bav Auto, and ECS being very similar. I just didn't want to deal with going to the border.

If you're up for it, there are a lot of resources for a DIY fix. I had never done it before, but I got it done.

Make sure you get the right aluminum bolts, there are a few different part numbers that have different lengths.

Good luck!!

[bomiheko]

Originally Posted by MrToastywaffle

Do you recall if there were any warning signs before this event occurred, or did it happen spontaneously?

No warning signs at all, was sitting at a red light then the warning light popped up and went into limp mode.

[Revn29k00]

Originally Posted by MrToastywaffle

Do you recall if there were any warning signs before this event occurred, or did it happen spontaneously?

Just had mine done a few weeks ago. I had some funny stuff happening leading up to the pump failure. The week leading up to the failure the car had some severe hesitation in first and second gear after shifting and harder acceleration. It felt like real bad turbo lag. Once the pump was replaced the hesitation went away.

[nsx_modified]

Originally Posted by bomiheko

My oil filter housing gasket also needs replacing, that reminded me. Dealer wants $700 for it. How much did you have to pay?

I got that done by my local mechanic. Bavarian motor sports

My mechanic charged me 4 hrs @ $70/ hr + parts. ( I grabbed my own)

So it ended up around $450?