E46 Passenger Air Bag Recall

[Sean2005]

I had my recall for my 2003 330xi done on Monday/Tuesday. They gave me a loaner 2020 330i. It was nice. I bought a 2016 black 528i M-Sport for my wife to use as a grocery getter the previous week. I ended up having them do a complete inspection on my E46. The estimate for every thing came to about $4100. (See my breakdown below. ) LOL! I ended up pricing all of the parts myself and it came out to be $192. I plan on knocking out the laundry list of repairs within the next few months. I paid BMW to do the upper radiator hose because I didn't want the car to overheat on me. They also did a compression test for more coolant leaks but didn't find any.

Cylinder Head Cover Gaskets - Replace 735.65


Full Flow Oil Filter Housing Gasket Seal with VANOS Line -
Replace 829.29


Hoses, Power Steering Supply, Return, and Pressure - Replace 1213.45


Both Drive Belts, and Alternator Belt Tensioner - Replace 918.28


Upper Radiator Hose - Replace 211.30-Completed.






Subtotal: 3907.97
ShopFees 27.93
SalesTax 156.69
TOTAL 4092.59

[Critter7r]

I had my recall for my 2003 330xi done on Monday/Tuesday. They gave me a loaner 2020 330i. It was nice. I bought a 2016 black 528i M-Sport for my wife to use as a grocery getter the previous week. I ended up having them do a complete inspection on my E46. The estimate for every thing came to about $4100. (See my breakdown below. ) LOL! I ended up pricing all of the parts myself and it came out to be $192. I plan on knocking out the laundry list of repairs within the next few months. I paid BMW to do the upper radiator hose because I didn't want the car to overheat on me. They also did a compression test for more coolant leaks but didn't find any.

Cylinder Head Cover Gaskets - Replace 735.65

Full Flow Oil Filter Housing Gasket Seal with VANOS Line -
Replace 829.29

Hoses, Power Steering Supply, Return, and Pressure - Replace 1213.45

Both Drive Belts, and Alternator Belt Tensioner - Replace 918.28

Upper Radiator Hose - Replace 211.30-Completed.


Subtotal: 3907.97
ShopFees 27.93
SalesTax 156.69
TOTAL 4092.59

How did you find valve cover and oil filter housing gaskets, VANOS oil pressure line, belt tensioner, belts, and power steering hoses for under $200?

The shitty mechanical tensioner and a belt is over $100 at Autozone, and the power steering pressure hose is another $100.

But to be honest, my power steering hoses have been "leaking" for 200,000 miles and I've yet to replace them.

[Sean2005]

How did you find valve cover and oil filter housing gaskets, VANOS oil pressure line, belt tensioner, belts, and power steering hoses for under $200?

The shitty mechanical tensioner and a belt is over $100 at Autozone, and the power steering pressure hose is another $100.

But to be honest, my power steering hoses have been "leaking" for 200,000 miles and I've yet to replace them.

See links below.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-BMW-E46...s/263560639032

https://www.ebay.com/itm/CYLINDER-HE...3/162867639406

https://www.ebay.com/itm/For-2001-20...4/392398905782

https://www.ebay.com/itm/For-2002-20...4/293376450343

https://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-Alterna...w/142004476414

[Critter7r]

See links below.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-BMW-E46...s/263560639032

https://www.ebay.com/itm/CYLINDER-HE...3/162867639406

https://www.ebay.com/itm/For-2001-20...4/392398905782

https://www.ebay.com/itm/For-2002-20...4/293376450343

https://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-Alterna...w/142004476414

For a few bucks more, I'd get the hydraulic tensioner. It's a lot less prone to chattering.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Hydraulic-S...0AAOSwDdxeXchm

[Sean2005]

For a few bucks more, I'd get the hydraulic tensioner. It's a lot less prone to chattering.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Hydraulic-S...0AAOSwDdxeXchm

Thanks!!!

[ftapache]

Had my passenger airbag done a couple of weeks ago. Dealer recommended hose replacement along with drive belt replacement. quoted me $1200. I'll tackle this myself.

[moihawk]

thank you