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Reduce service bill?

3K views 25 replies 9 participants last post by  skeemer2beemer 
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#7 ·
marco_polo said:
Sounds ok to me, just a little over 24 months, not too serious.

You can supply your own oil, just make sure it meets LL04 spec. 5.2 Litres minimum.
Is this oil ok:

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Cant work out how to find if its LL04 spec or not?

Also does it have to be 5.2 Litres or will 5Litres suffice?

Another thing whats the labour time like for oil filter and microfiler like? Their charging me 159 (not sure if this is inc VAT) for oil and microfilter and if I supply my own oil, microfilter and oil filter thats going to run me £57 from Euro car parts. so thats £100 labour which is like an 1hr30 mins labour, does this sound correct?

Regards
 
#9 ·
If cost is such an issue then why don't you just take it to an independent garage instead of a BMW dealership or even better do the work yourself? I think the price you've been quoted is very fair but it obviously still isn't cheap enough, I certainly wouldn't be taking a ten year old car to the dealers. If my M135 didn't have the service pack I would be servicing that myself now it's out of warranty.
 
#15 ·
bryntech said:
If cost is such an issue then why don't you just take it to an independent garage instead of a BMW dealership or even better do the work yourself? I think the price you've been quoted is very fair but it obviously still isn't cheap enough, I certainly wouldn't be taking a ten year old car to the dealers. If my M135 didn't have the service pack I would be servicing that myself now it's out of warranty.
Hi there,

yes its not at a stealership, its at a BMW specialist, so thats why the price is above average.

Regards
 
#19 ·
Wilko120d said:
I do my own servicing on my car. Get change out of £80.00. Quite frankly after BMW destroyed my R53 Cooper S engine with less than 30,000 miles I would not trust them with my cars ever again.
I'd say never take a car to that dealership rather than BMW. Don't tar them all with the same brush. I've always got on well with Cooper Malton and I'm sure Cotswold Gloucester won't be too bad.

Matt
 
#20 ·
Ok got my pollen filter
Bosch standard part no 507110247 £13.25

Oil filter bosch paper element 501110267 £16.70

And 6 litres triple qx 5w-30 fs c3- £30

Total 62.41

This brings the service to;
55 brake fluid
47 vehicle check
47 micro and engine oil

150
Plus parts 62

212pounds
Down by 50 odd quid. Better than nothing
Seeing as i got hit with 60 quid london congestion charge am now back to square one!!! :((
 
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