335D owners in Orange County, Ca or LA area

Dlude · 07-16-2018, 02:30 PM

Looking for good independent shops that work on diesel's specifically. Any recommendations would be appreciated. Trying to get quotes for walnut blasting. Thanks.

335dlci · 07-16-2018, 03:24 PM

I do. I travel also.

Dlude · 07-18-2018, 01:28 PM

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I do. I travel also.

How much do you charge to do walnut blasting? I tried to pm but I don't think I can since its a new account.

335dlci · 07-18-2018, 01:37 PM

Pm

DougNBodie · 07-29-2018, 01:47 AM

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Looking for good independent shops that work on diesel's specifically. Any recommendations would be appreciated. Trying to get quotes for walnut blasting. Thanks.

Turbo Teds.....He is located on 16th and Superior in C.M.

Elixis · 07-29-2018, 11:07 PM

Countdown BMW Motorwerkz in Hemet, will do a walnut blast, intake manifold cleaning, most vacuum lines, and swirl flap delete for 500 flat. Tell Dave that youre from the bmw diesel group.

335dlci · 07-30-2018, 07:59 AM

Dave is ruining the market at that price. Way too much work for 500.

cm335d · 07-30-2018, 04:57 PM

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Dave is ruining the market at that price. Way too much work for 500.

I second that. Waaaaaaaay too much work for $500

remlemasi · 07-30-2018, 06:40 PM

Dang, that is cheap. I had CBU clean up from the dealer back at 78k miles.

I'm at 101k miles now with no major signs of CBU coming back. At this price I might as well have him do some "preventative maintenance" and get new vacuum lines and swirl flap delete all at once.

Elixis · 07-30-2018, 08:37 PM

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Dave is ruining the market at that price. Way too much work for 500.

It's his business. If he wants to bring people in and make them happy for that price, then so be it. There's Indy shops elsewhere charging 700-800. Dealer is 2k+.

I searched everywhere in socal. I could only find one other guy willing to do it for 1300. He hadn't done it before, he had to research what to do, which means he also didn't have the wands or experience with this engine. Sorry, but I'd rather go to a shop that I know at least 2 dozen people have gone to. They know it like the back of their hands now and they do it right. Sure, it was a 2 hour drive, but I saved $2000 - and had extra work done that the dealer would not have done.

Every other shop from San Diego, to Anaheim, to LA, to santa barbara - they all simply refused to even touch this engine. I spent 3 weeks calling places up. Dave was the only one.

DougNBodie · 08-04-2018, 08:24 PM

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It's his business. If he wants to bring people in and make them happy for that price, then so be it. There's Indy shops elsewhere charging 700-800. Dealer is 2k+.

I searched everywhere in socal. I could only find one other guy willing to do it for 1300. He hadn't done it before, he had to research what to do, which means he also didn't have the wands or experience with this engine. Sorry, but I'd rather go to a shop that I know at least 2 dozen people have gone to. They know it like the back of their hands now and they do it right. Sure, it was a 2 hour drive, but I saved $2000 - and had extra work done that the dealer would not have done.

Every other shop from San Diego, to Anaheim, to LA, to santa barbara - they all simply refused to even touch this engine. I spent 3 weeks calling places up. Dave was the only one.

Turbo Teds in Costa Mesa works the same way....Not interested in making a lot of money up front, as he wants your business for life. He is the best and most honest mechanic I have ever been to.

dixy2k · 08-06-2018, 05:43 PM

EMW in Arcadia.

dieseleagle · 08-24-2018, 05:39 PM

I had my CBU blasted, swirl flaps deleted, and EGR blocked off at offset motorwerks up in glendora. Mitchell was great to work with and the poor guy (and his shop) was literally covered in soot when I picked up the car. He asked for $1500 flat for the whole thing.

zxwreg · 04-28-2019, 12:17 AM

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I do. I travel also.

I tried to PM but system says your PM messages quote is exceeded.

Can you PM me a quote on replacement of glow plugs and module controller? Thanks.

BB_cuda · 04-29-2019, 08:33 PM

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I tried to PM but system says your PM messages quote is exceeded.

Can you PM me a quote on replacement of glow plugs and module controller? Thanks.

I’ll tell him on another site your message.

335dlci · 04-29-2019, 08:48 PM

PM. Sorry been busy

TurboDieselFan · 07-10-2019, 09:58 AM

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Countdown BMW Motorwerkz in Hemet, will do a walnut blast, intake manifold cleaning, most vacuum lines, and swirl flap delete for 500 flat. Tell Dave that youre from the bmw diesel group.

Thanks Elixis for the tip!
I drove 2 hours to Countdown Motorwerkz this week after making an appointment. They say the service takes 5 hours but I dropped off the car at 9am and it was ready by noon. $499 for the walnut blasting. The swirl flap delete is another $80 but you have to provide the delete kit as they don't have the parts there. Unfortunately I didn't have the parts so I couldn't do the swirl flap delete.

Elixis · 07-10-2019, 10:34 AM

Damn...they must have changed policy and realized they were giving a super sweet deal lol

Np man, still worth it!

Elixis · 07-10-2019, 10:35 AM

Look up Matt Whitbread and get the swirl flap kit from him. I can help you find someone to do it. Are you in the fb group and if so, how do I find you?

TurboDieselFan · 07-11-2019, 12:55 AM

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Damn...they must have changed policy and realized they were giving a super sweet deal lol

Np man, still worth it!

it was still 100% worth it!

remlemasi · 07-17-2019, 02:11 PM

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it was still 100% worth it!

Awesome to hear the price is still holding somewhat. Was the vacuum line replacement included for $499? If so, does that include parts or just labor?

335dlci · 07-17-2019, 02:51 PM

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Awesome to hear the price is still holding somewhat. Was the vacuum line replacement included for $499? If so, does that include parts or just labor?

Damn I charge 325 including silicon hose. OEM hose suck and will break again.. mine only lasted 20k

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remlemasi Second Lieutenant 63 Rep 296 Posts Drives: E90 335d \| i3 REx Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Orange County iTrader: (5) Garage List 2015 i3 REx [0.00] 2011 BMW E90 335d [8.00]	Dang, that is cheap. I had CBU clean up from the dealer back at 78k miles. I'm at 101k miles now with no major signs of CBU coming back. At this price I might as well have him do some "preventative maintenance" and get new vacuum lines and swirl flap delete all at once. __________________ 2011 E90 335d M Sport \| KW V3 \| M3 Bits (arms/bushings/sways) \| JBD \| Apex ARC-8 w/PSS 2015 i3 REx \| Solar Orange \| Tera World \| Tech
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dieseleagle Registered 2 Rep 4 Posts Drives: 335d Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Southern California iTrader: (0)	I had my CBU blasted, swirl flaps deleted, and EGR blocked off at offset motorwerks up in glendora. Mitchell was great to work with and the poor guy (and his shop) was literally covered in soot when I picked up the car. He asked for $1500 flat for the whole thing.
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Elixis Second Lieutenant 37 Rep 242 Posts Drives: BMW E90 335d/E39 540i/G30 540d Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Los Angeles, Ca iTrader: (1) Garage List 2003 E39 540i [0.00] 2011 E90 335d [0.00] 2018 G30 540d [0.00]	Damn...they must have changed policy and realized they were giving a super sweet deal lol Np man, still worth it!
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Elixis Second Lieutenant 37 Rep 242 Posts Drives: BMW E90 335d/E39 540i/G30 540d Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Los Angeles, Ca iTrader: (1) Garage List 2003 E39 540i [0.00] 2011 E90 335d [0.00] 2018 G30 540d [0.00]	Look up Matt Whitbread and get the swirl flap kit from him. I can help you find someone to do it. Are you in the fb group and if so, how do I find you?
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