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Clearly the percentage of car owners who are able/interested/willing to DIY is rather small - that's when one need to really be a 'smart shopper' in terms of the shop they choose to do their repair and service work. |
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02-12-2019, 06:30 PM | #25 |
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My 2012 X3 had been totally trouble free until last year. When we bought a 2018 X3M40I in January 2018, I was going to sell or trade it in, it but decided to keep it since it drove well and had zero problems. Then last summer at 68000 miles the water pump went out, fortunately less than a mile from home. My wife was able to drive it home. I changed the water pump and thermostat myself in my garage. It was not fun but I saved some $$$ and actually enjoy working on cars. In the fall about 3000 miles later, I was going to sell it until a noise started near the front of the car. I actually placed an ad in Craigslist. I pulled the ad and I suspected it was a wheel bearing but I couldn't tell if it was right or left. I drove it another 1500 miles until I could definitively tell it was the right front bearing. Replacing the hub wasn't difficult, and I saved $700 by doing it myself. When the car was on jackstands, I also noticed the radiator had a small leak. I was losing a small amount of coolant over the past month. I just finished the radiator and all is well. The problem with working on these cars is that few people do the work themselves so many procedures (wheel hub and radiator) are not on utube. These cars are put together like puzzles and it takes some time to figure what needs to be removed to access the part. Now the car is perfect and when the weather gets better, it'll be on the market. The moral of the story is unless you enjoy working on these things or have an extended warranty, it's time to move on as you near 70k.
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DIY: you're correct, small number work in these SAV models. However, the BMW TIS online covers the procedure for just about any aspect of service/repair. If you're not aware of that resource, go here Newtis.info and take a look
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Thanks. I wasn't aware of this resource. Beats working in the dark.
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