Oil pan gasket leak

[stanleycup10]

So, i am getting my Service II today and received a call from the shop. I suspected that my oil pan gasket had a leak, sure enough, it is. Now here is the kicker... the gasket is $17 bucks.. Labor is 400 bucks. : Appearantly, you have to take a bunch of shit off to get to this. Does this sound right to anyone?

[10kken]

I remember reading in the Bentley manual about removing the oil pan that you have to remove a number of things to get to it - maybe even lifting the engin, so that's probably a realistic price for that job.

That's assuming that it really needs to be done.

[SR20Fastback]

Its right, mine is leaking as well. You have to support the engine from the top and remove the front subframe just to take off the oil pan...


I will probably be doing it myself here shortly...

[stanleycup10]

thank you for the input. the thing that sucks is that i have a few things that are wrong all at once and it is adding up:

front/rear breaks. pads and rotors
oil pan gasket
new thermostat..



maintanence on a BMW is not cheap!

[10kken]

You're right about the cost of maintenance. That's why you have to learn how to do at least some it yourself, so you can lower the cost a bit.

[SR20Fastback]

Brakes and thermostat you should be able to do at your house with simple hand tools