e36 parts & maintenance

[jsen]

temperature prob.. sent to M speed. ah meng.. so far so good le.. temp was ok ( below half)... the dmg was as below:

1. O Ring x1 rm5.00
2. Prof Ile x1 rm 10.00
3. Thermostat x1 rm40.00
4. Coolant BMW x2 (4L) rm 52.00
5. Service Radiator rm 60.00
6. Labour rm 20.00

:getyourfactsright: rm 187.00 + one day hilang at the w/shop.

 

[ICEMAN 68]

this guys is the greattest air-con man i've ever meet ... nothing as what i've previously experienced from some of the local folks that i know in my town... took my car to my air-con folk in town and he told me .. INI ahhh kompressor KONG lorrrr .. mau balu punya RM 1800 .. le-con punya RM 700 lebih sikit ... just looked and said telima kasih ahhhh tauke ...

here is the breakdown from NAIDU ( Air cond taiko )
expansion valve - Rm 140
Compressor housing - RM 88
scimming clutch plate pulley - Rm 35
A/cond piping - RM 90
Compressor clutch coil - Rm 85
To vacuum top up oil / gas - Rm 30
o-ring - rm 15
Compressor pulley bearing - MR 58
labour - RM 110
Grand total --- RM 651 ( am smilling away cuz the amount of time and effort spend and finally i've got my compressor running again with extreme coolness )

2) as usual every 45 days routine of engine oil change
NASA GD 11 - RM 60
nasa treatment - MR 16
Labour FOC

 

[ACS325i]

Waterpump (from BA) RM370
Labour RM120
Total RM490

 

[conan]

AB has a promotion now for e36. oil change service for 328 for only rm178. thought this is pretty cheap? anyone tempted to go to them?

 

[acschnitzer]

Hi to all bros here,

I have a couple of repairs that needs to be carried out. Would appreciate anyone here to give me some addresses of recommended workshops to go to. I am from Singapore but stationed here so am not very familiar with the workshops here though.

Would appreciate any help from you guys here.

Sam

 

[vincent]

Bump stop RM35/pc x 2

affan bro may i know what is that ...?

 

[affan66]

bump stop - the rubber (usually red or yellow) placed on the absorber shaft and under the absorber mounting. The bump stop is usually attached to the absorber plastic cover (cylindrical in shape, and in black).

the purpose of the bump stop is to absorb the impact on the absorber mounting when hit directly by the absorber when the suspension maxes out.

 

[initialM]

Originally posted by conan@Apr 29 2006, 02:24 PM
AB has a promotion now for e36. oil change service for 328 for only rm178. thought this is pretty cheap? anyone tempted to go to them?

:yes: AB has promotion for 3 months starting 8th may.

1) M43 RM138
2) M50 RM168
3) M52 RM178

Engine oil - shell helix plus(semi syn)(4 pots=4ltr, 6 pots=6.5ltr)
wind shield cleaner - 1 qty
o-ring - 2 pc
oil filter - 1 qty
inclusive labour

plus 20 points inspection sumore.
good deal. already booked appointment on wed.
also got promotion for other things. can check out directly wt them.

 

[wally]

Outside AB:

1. Semi Syn (eg. Castrol Magnetec) approx RM68 per 4 litre pack
2. Oil filter RM28
3. O rings - comes with oil filter pack
4. Workmanship RM10

Total package: RM106

Time in workshop: Less than half hour (if AB, expect min half day)

 

[affan66]

6th May masuk workshop M-Speed

Starter motor - RM1,000 incl labor (original, GULP!!)
Starter relay - RM50

Phew...

also installed the Llumar tint today. Claimed my prize today. Heheh.. 3 hour job, not bad!!!

 

[megatniza]

itchy hands ;

Replace the orange type to white lights :

1. front & side indicators - RM140 ( taiwan - complete set - 4 pcs )
2. rear - RM440 (ori , complete set , 2nd hand but in perfect condition )

think its well worth every single cents .

 

[LCP]

13 May 2006 - Work done at Chu Seng Auto Repairs, Jln P Ramlee, Penang

Parts:
Differential mounting bush: RM98

Labour:
Pressing of bush: RM30
Changing of bush: RM95

Tax: RM6.25

I think the labour is kinda expensive for a half hour job... Anyway, this solved the low klok klok sound coming from the diff when releasing clutch after changing gears...

LCP

 

[yoke]

Burn my pocket 2day for the following:
1. Auto transmission
RM38 - Auto filter
RM84 - Auto Oil
RM35 & RM28 - Gasket

2. Air-Cond
RM300 - Coil
RM100 - Filter
RM85 - Valve
RM60 - Gas
RM150 - Hoses

3. RM100 & RM180 - Fuel Hose & Fuel Float

4. Brake skimming (All four) RM80

Labour Charges RM300

Total cost : RM1,540

 

[ACS325i]

Had this done over last week;

Change VANOS unit - RM850 (2nd hand unit - brand new one was told would cost RM2k :beaten: );
Change 2 engine sprockets (sebab dah haus) - Total RM400
Change engine VC gasket - RM85
+ some other gaskets can't remember oredi - RM200
Labour - RM150
Total RM1,685 :cry:

 

[conan]

Originally posted by ACS325i@May 20 2006, 06:57 PM
Had this done over last week;

Change VANOS unit - RM850 (2nd hand unit - brand new one was told would cost RM2k :beaten: );
Change 2 engine sprockets (sebab dah haus) - Total RM400
Change engine VC gasket - RM85
+ some other gaskets can't remember oredi - RM200
Labour - RM150
Total RM1,685 :cry:

how was the prob with the vanos unit diagnosed? what are the symptoms?

 

[ACS325i]

symptoms that i had :

poor mileage;
poor acceleration;
+ had strange sound coming from the engine (esp the VANOS unit)
sounded like marbles being moved around in it

 

[acschnitzer]

Hi ACS325i

Where dir you had your car fixed? I too need to have my valve cover gasket chaged too.

Sam

 

[DanPromote]

AC compressor KO so this is what I spent :-

New AC compressor from Dinan - $500 (checked by Naidu he said it is was indeed new! Thanks for the good bargain, he said even if RM1k also considered cheap for a new one)
Refilling of gas (did twice but still leaking) - $130 (section 223 ac shop)
Replace AC fan motor & workmanship for installing AC compressor + o-ring - $90 (wong motor)

Since it was still leaking, I brought it to Naidu after some good recommendations from fellow bros :-

Change 2 x 2nd hand AC hoses - $240
AC Filter - $190
Refill gas - $60
Workmanship & misc - $170

Total = $1380 ouch!

 

[ferry]

This week i have done :

engine oil service :

1. engine oil semi synthetic - RM68.00
2. oil filter ( bmw austria ) - RM32.00
3. reset computer and adjust timming - RM30.00


Change gearbox oil and repair :

1. gearbox oil 4L (RM18/L) - RM70.00
2. change gearbox gasket (leaking) - RM30.00
3. labour charge - RM10.00


So, how bro, cheap or expensive? because am new in this UDM.

TQ.

 

[ozone]

Originally posted by ACS325i@May 20 2006, 05:57 AM
Had this done over last week;

Change VANOS unit - RM850 (2nd hand unit - brand new one was told would cost RM2k :beaten: );
Change 2 engine sprockets (sebab dah haus) - Total RM400
Change engine VC gasket - RM85
+ some other gaskets can't remember oredi - RM200
Labour - RM150
Total RM1,685 :cry:

If your Vanos is not working properly, you could have used the vanos repair kit which is about RM 300. Symtoms of Vanos not working properly - you can hear a knocking sound and if you place your finger there you fell it knocking.