Reply With QuoteNow that you're in such a good mood, why don't you come over and help me install my new springs?
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Now that you're in such a good mood, why don't you come over and help me install my new springs?
1992 BMW 535i - New Headlights, cold air intake and Supersprint Exhaust
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haha, i haveno clue how long it is from ky to quebec.. but now that the tranny's workin, it sounds like a good excuse to take her out!Originally Posted by 1992 BMW 535i
Now that you're in such a good mood, why don't you come over and help me install my new springs?
altho they charged me 350$ for the oil cooler. the hell?
oh well thats fine. i was just so convinced (by them, by me) that the transmission was gonna have to be rebuilt. their cost? $4.5K.
thank goodness.
Last edited by Phil M; 07-30-2004 at 05:31 PM.
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So please give me the detailed breakdown on cost... Why change oil cooler?
2 Grand Master
What did you do and who did the work?
I might need to use the same people
Thanks,
1995 525i Auto, M50TU 2.5L, EAT chip, 1/95 build, USA, 205/65/15 tires, ASC+T, HID, lumbar, EC Mirror, BMW Alpine 5 radio with BMW-Pioneer CD Changer, abt 236k miles, Oxford Green/Parchment
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Parts
ATC plus (transmission conditioner) $12.60
trans oil cooler - $379.00
O-Ring (x2) - $.76
O-Ring trans cooler (x2) - $3.26
Glycol Antifreeze - $8.50
Steering fluid synthetic (x.5) - $15.44
10W30 engine oil - $2.50
ATF 5L Shell LA2634 (x9) $229.50
Labor
replace trans cooler (1.5hrs) $97.50
trans service (1.5hrs) $97.50
clean threads out of cooler line (2.5hrs) $162.50
parts total - $651.56
labor total - $357.50
supply - $10.00
freight - $13.37
sub tot $1032.43
tax $39.69
total $1072.12
they had to replace the oil cooler b/c it had been hit hard and damaged somehow. they believed that ATF was leaking from there and was the reason my ATF was low.
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as you can see from my detailed breakdown above, i had my transmission filter changed (i provided this part), new ATF, and a new oil cooler. due to these symptoms.
this was all done by the guys at European Motors. their place is exceptionally nice and they seem to know what they are doing. my fathers Jaguars are now serviced there. this was the first time for the BMW though. their labor rate is relatively low ($65/hr) but i recommend that you provide the parts. they have no problem with this. (they charged me $380+freight for an ATF cooler when i could have gotten one from BMA for more than half that!)
European Motors
964 Floyd Drive
Lex, Ky 40502
(859) 233-7222 (859) 233-1885
floyd drive is over on the north east side of town, past sams club traveling on the outer loop.
Last edited by Phil M; 07-31-2004 at 10:44 AM.
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what'd they do strip the damn thing and charge you for fixing it?
all america wants is cold beer warm cat and a place to take a poop with a door on it
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i suppose? is this cooler line something really long that takes 2.5 hrs to clean? i really dont even understand what they did there.
he mentioned that his mechanic was able to "save" these lines and in turn "saved" us more money in not having to order new lines and more labor.
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theres a water line running down from each side if the engine to the cooler that mounted on the bottom of the tranny 17 22 1 728 944 and 17 22 1 728 943 $63.25 list each, the cooler is mounted directly to the tranny with no fluid lines just o-rings
all america wants is cold beer warm cat and a place to take a poop with a door on it
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