Tips para makatipid sa maintenance ng BMW

[Ser Chief]

Hindi naman talaga sirain ang BMW, problema lang, hindi lang talaga marunong mag maintain karamihan ng owners. Kasi ang style sa BMW, preventive maintenance talaga. Pag ganitong kilometro na, palitan mo na yung part na dapat palitan.

Unang una, wag kayo sa Casa.


Nag base ako sa Mike Miller Maintenance Schedule. Like ngayon malapit na mag 100,000 km, palitan ko na water pump at thermostat bago masira.

Minsan, kaya rin sakit sa ulo kasi laki tumubo ng mga repair shop dito. Lalo na yung Rick ng Sportline, sobrang hina pa ng utak. Euro Auto Parts, Automakers, etc. Iwas kayo diyan.

Kaya nung natuto na ako, sa RealOEM.com ang resource ko ng parts. Lagay mo lang last 7 digit ny VIN tapos mahahanap mo na part number. Type mo lang sa eBay yung part number tapos lalabas na yung hanap mo.

Sa eBay ko binibili ang parts, laking tipid. Tapos pag nagmamadali, sa Bimparts. For me halos same lang price ng Bimparts kesa sa eBay. Minsan nga mas mura pa.

Kaibigan ko may talyer, so pag may problema inaabutan ko na lang yung mekaniko niya.

Kung ayaw niyo mag order online at walang mekaniko, mas ok sa Advance Autowerke. Reasonable ang price ng parts and maintenance. Kaya lang don't expect good customer service from the owner LJ, kasi masungit at mataray yun, pero matalino at magaling.

Isa pa, kanya rin yung Auto Parts Depot sa Libis. Ok na sana dun kaso gago yung bantay dun na si Mike. Mahilig mag bait and switch.

For example bibili sana ako water pump. Sabi ganito presyo, mura at may available. Biglang nung dinaanan ko na, ubos na daw pala tapos doble presyo na yung next. This literally happened within 30 mins.

Akala ko honest mistake, pero nung umorder ako ulit ng fluids at nakabayad na ako sa kanya. Biglang wala na daw, add ulit pera para dun sa next na mas ok.

Anyway, kung may tanong kayo, nandito lang ako.

[oj88]

I admire that you go to great lengths maintaining your BMW. I only had to buy one major car part off eBay when the door actuator mechanism on my then Honda Civic conked out. Saved maybe 5k or whereabouts by buying a used one online and working on it myself. But this is not something that is sustainable, especially if it’s a critical part.

I think that as far as powertrains are concened, BMWs are generally fine. It’s the small things, mostly electrical, that compound over time. One day it’s the window regulator, another time it’s the A/C, and still another time, some other gremlins would pop up from the electrics. BMW tends to overdo and make things more complex that it ends up having multiple points of failures.

Anyway, going back to your point, it’s correct that you’ll save a lot, like I have, if you source your own parts and do as much of the work yourself. But the rub lies on the fact that not everyone has the luxury of time nor has the skill to do it themselves. And like you’ve brought up, you can’t just take your BMW anywhere for repair.

I admit that I've personally never owned a European car. I can say that, when I was a child, our family owned, at least for a time, a late-60's MB 120D, a VW Kombi, and an 80’s VW Beetle, among other Asian vehicles. (We weren’t rich by any long stretch. My dad was into buying and selling cars). But again, I was a child then, all I remember doing was honk the horns, play on the engine hump of the Kombi, and take the air out of the tires (yeah, I was ecstatic when I discovered how tire valves work, until my dad caught me and that's when the fun stopped.)

Bottom line is, BMWs are ok if you can spare the time and effort to care for it. It will relatively cost you a lot more to maintain. And by ‘cost’, it means money, time, effort, and more often than not, dependency from a skilled mechanic.

[travajante]

Every Bimmer owner should have this BMW-specific asthma inhaler. Covers not just OBD, but SRS & ABS as well, on '97-current models. Plus, it's updateable.[emoji106]
With euros, ignorance won't be bliss...but peace of mind can still be had for hobo.[emoji4]


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[timming_gear]

Paano kaming mga nasa probinsya gusto namin mag own ng Bmw? eh limited lang mga Casa at hindi ata pwede basta basta ipagalaw sa mga Mekaniko

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[benchph1]

If you can find a shop nearby that specializes in euro cars, then good. But most of them are in metro manila.


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[Egan101]

Sa BF Homes Paranaque mayrun shop that caters primarily to Euro cars - BNZ 888 ata yung name.


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[Ser Chief]

Paano kaming mga nasa probinsya gusto namin mag own ng Bmw? eh limited lang mga Casa at hindi ata pwede basta basta ipagalaw sa mga Mekaniko

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Dito lang rin siguro sila nagpapagawa sa Metro Manila. May nakasabay ako galing pa Baguio.

[travajante]

Paano kaming mga nasa probinsya gusto namin mag own ng Bmw? eh limited lang mga Casa at hindi ata pwede basta basta ipagalaw sa mga Mekaniko

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You can manage, sir. It's not for everyone, expectedly inconvenient...but, if you know where to look & dig, you'll find that euro badge dealerships aren't the best places for knowledge, parts & service. Look to them for warranty...yes. Small enthusiast cliques usually form out of common interest & need. Often, they can be a wealthier support resource.


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[xninjax]

Kung ayaw niyo mag order online at walang mekaniko, mas ok sa Advance Autowerke. Reasonable ang price ng parts and maintenance. Kaya lang don't expect good customer service from the owner LJ, kasi masungit at mataray yun, pero matalino at magaling.

Teenager pa lang si LJ may talyer na raw cya.

Isa pa, kanya rin yung Auto Parts Depot sa Libis. Ok na sana dun kaso gago yung bantay dun na si Mike. Mahilig mag bait and switch.

For example bibili sana ako water pump. Sabi ganito presyo, mura at may available. Biglang nung dinaanan ko na, ubos na daw pala tapos doble presyo na yung next. This literally happened within 30 mins.

Hehe. Kadalasan overpriced din prices ni Mike sa parts(saka di m alam kung orig), kaya sa Delodour/German motors ako bumibili ng parts. BIMparts, palagi wala yung tinatanong ko na parts pag tumawag ako sa kanila.


Here's an example of BMW parts pricing from Delodour/German motors para sa mag interesado.
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Example labor costs from experience:
- Change Oil - 500
- Replace water pump / drain and replace coolant / replace serpentine belt/replace alternator pulley - 2000 (home service)
- Replace all rotor disks and breakpads - 1400 (shell)
- Diagnostic scan- 2000(initial, free on succeeding) - Meron free downloadable factory diagnostic software(INPA) you can dload and install on your PC


Euro Shops:
- Frau - San Juan (Magaling si Jing pero mejo pricy)
- Delodour (Pasig- basic maintenance)
- Autoparts Depot (Pasig- Magaling si LJ pero suplado)
- Advanced Autowerke (Manila- Magaling si LJ pero suplado)
- Dipstick auto salon (Marikina-OK so far- Magaling din sa tingin ko si Sonny)
- OC Auto (Marikina - Mabait owner na si Jonas)
- JTV Motorsports (Marikina - medyo pricy maningil si Leonard pag di ka kilala)
- Eurospec Auto Service - Las Pinas
- Motowerkz Inc. - Paranaque
- Precision Auto Works™ - Paranaque


Parts:
- German Motors/Delodour(Pasig -my preferred shop for parts)
- BIMParts (QC- OK din feedback kay Mark)
- Enkat Trading (Evangelista- Minsan china parts daw binebenta ni Phillip)

Online Parts:
- realoem.com
- fcpeuro.com
Genuine ZF Parts - ZF transmission parts
ZF Parts Eriksson Industries - transmission parts

[12vdc]

Bims and most euro cars use metric torx. You have to invest on these special tools.