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I was reading your comment "Sold my wife" and it stopped me in mid sentence thinking, I didn't even know that there was a market for such a thing. I gotta stop doing that and read the entire line.
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780 for an oil change and brake fluid flush? Ridiculous. But I have that beat. My dealer estimated 580 for changing the 2 engine air filters. The dealers said the filters cost 150, but when I bought them at the parts counter, they were 76. Why is there a difference? 580-150 leaves 430 for labor. It's a 20 minute job. Therefore, the dealer is charging 1290 per hour for labor. Now that is ridiculous. Why are so many BMW dealers gouging their customers? I wish I could talk to a BMW representative face to face.
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I bought the two filters for the M550i for $53.78 each. That was for genuine BMW parts. It took less than ten minutes to change them.
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They in the two boxes up by the firewall all the way to the left and right?
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Yes. You have to remove the panel under the dash (don't forget to disconnect the plug for the light). It's a cramped, dark space to try to work in, which adds to the difficulty of accessing these filters. Again, they can be purchased fairly inexpensively and will save you a lot over the dealer install cost.
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Sorry, I misread your post thinking you were referring to the cabin filter comment. On the engine, they are as you describe. On my 2018 (may be different for newer models) M550i, you remove the engine cover and the two filter boxes have five or six screws that you remove. Lift the box covers just enough to pull the filters out and the put the new ones in. No need to disconnect the hoses. Reinstall the screws and the engine cover and that's it.
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Over the weekend, I changed the oil and filter in my M550i at the 5000 mile interval. The oil was really dirty. I can't believe they recommend every 10000 miles.
Pretty easy task once you know where to lift the car to put jack stands underneath. Cost me roughly $120. My car took (10) quarts of oil. |
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