Guess the price.... BMW parts

[Steve B]

I bought these from BMW and nearly fell over at the price lol...




How much would you expect to pay for 2 rubber O rings and a tiny filter?? To give you a size idea the smaller O ring is the size of a 5p.


Steve

[Neil M]

£10.00 + Vat of course - very expensive German Rubber! B&Q next time? Ann Summers?

[Steve B]

£17.93 for the 3 parts inc VAT

Glad it's not a regular change for the Vanos filter



At least come saturday afternoon I'll know that everything has been done and I'll be happy in the knowledge of that.


Steve

[Neil M]

Originally Posted by Steve B

£17.93 for the 3 parts inc VAT

Glad it's not a regular change for the Vanos filter



At least come saturday afternoon I'll know that everything has been done and I'll be happy in the knowledge of that.


Steve

BH! They must be hand rolling them.

[CraigMillwardCroft]

Originally Posted by Steve B

£17.93 for the 3 parts inc VAT

Glad it's not a regular change for the Vanos filter



At least come saturday afternoon I'll know that everything has been done and I'll be happy in the knowledge of that.


Steve

Did you get your 10% discount for BMW Club member

[karbonkid]

They may be a tad expensive for 3x small parts but a worthy change as these are not included in BMWs schedule for changing during servicing!

I did mine at the beginning of this year whilst changing oil in between services.

When you come to change yours. One thing I would say to be aware of is dont ruin or discard your old larger one of the two O-Rings, incase you decide to re-fit the old O-Ring.

I fitted my original back on as I was not happy with the fit of the new one BMW supplied and it was in perfect condition. It was not wide enough and different in shape, as I photographed below:



Note: Original O-Ring's flush fit

[Steve B]

Cheers for the advice....


and no I didn't get any discount


The car won't ever see a dealer (I just don't trust them I'm affraid) as a very good friend of mine owns his own garage so it will only ever visit there as I trust them 110% with all my previous cars

Plus the fact I work as a parts manager in the after market so supply all my own parts etc


Steve

[karbonkid]

No probs Steve.

An additional photo of New vs Old filter - changed at +/-40k.



A fair bit of contamination found on the outside of the filter. Doing its job well.
Not as bad as some I've seen.

[Steve B]

Thanks again....

I have a file full of receipts but can't see this ever being done, I'm thinking do it before an issue occours (I'm a bit "anal" about that lol and thats the reason I'm changing everything now so I know where I stand regarding servicing etc).


Steve

[CraigMillwardCroft]

Originally Posted by Steve B

Cheers for the advice....


and no I didn't get any discount


The car won't ever see a dealer (I just don't trust them I'm affraid) as a very good friend of mine owns his own garage so it will only ever visit there as I trust them 110% with all my previous cars

Plus the fact I work as a parts manager in the after market so supply all my own parts etc


Steve

We all use Elm's and only have Gareth work on our cars Emma sorts out the schedule for the service and paperwork, take a trip there next time we all go for bacon butties and coffee morning