Reply With QuoteIt'll take a whole bunch of extensions and universals to get them replaced without a human sacrific.
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Motor Mount job?
Anybody know if $980.00 sounds right to have both mortor mounts replaced on the E34 540?JUst got the car back from the local BMW Dealer and they said they both need to be replaced, one is leaking... I didn't know they weren't solid. They quoted me the above figure. Is that really accurate?I say they quoted me though i in fact just picked up the car after the service reps ahd gone and all i have it the paperwork. Anyway i was really able to open it up for the first time taking a nice long onramp curve. Insane
1995 540i Manual build 1/95
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Kind of high, but thats the dealer for ya
It'll take a whole bunch of extensions and universals to get them replaced without a human sacrific.
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Vee ave vays of dealing vid your kind...........
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540 Mounts are about $150 a pair.
Shop rate around here is around $80 an hour.
I dont think it takes 8-10 hours to swap out mounts.
Ramon
1994 540iA Nikasil EAT Chip
Tampa Bay, Florida USA
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Originally Posted by Blitzkrieg Bob
The invoice i have from today's work with the quote for the mounts syas the engine needs to be seperated from the subframe.I file that under Duhhh... Maybe its a misprint , i'll find out tomorrow. $300 or so i can see, tops. Thanks... Whatever it is i won't let it stand in my way.
1995 540i Manual build 1/95
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Yeah, the mount goes between
the motor brackets and the subframe.
You do one side at a time, gently jacking the motor up as you remove all nuts from the mounts.
The only thing is the V8 takes some finesse, because the nuts are not easily reached from the top
Vee ave vays of dealing vid your kind...........
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its easy. i did them from the bottom. there is no need to go from the top. it takes an hour and a half to do both and I am not a mechanic. $984 or whatever it is is a load of ****. please have a go yourself it really is not hard and it would give you an oppurtunity to get familiar with your car. there are going to be other things in the future to do and if u dont start learning to do simple things like this its going to cost u a heap.
http://www.bimmer.info/forum/showthread.php?t=13456
Last edited by mattyb; 06-12-2006 at 05:30 PM.
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4 hrs @ 110/hr here, so about $600 total. for dealer job or $300-400 for indy
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These take an hour. I did a set last week, along with a lower pan gasket and belts, billed it at 1.5 hours, or $127.50. Find a good place to get work done on the car.
Best, whit
I also have a V8 and paid about $110 for both mounts from BMA parts and did them myself.
I also have little mechanical experience and just went in there and figured it out. With many extensions and u-joints they were done in a few hours. Just slowly jack up the engine and watch the fan blades to keep them from hitting the shroud.
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or remove the blades from the clutch
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