There's a very sharp 2006 330xi for sale at a local dealer. It's $2,500 because it has high miles (189K) and the dealer says that one valve isn't working. He added that the fix is to have the head re-honed, or maybe he said the top of the block. The cost would be 800-1000, he said. Can anyone explain what's going on here and if it makes sense?
Thanks a lot!
Actually none of it makes sense. But it sounds like the perfect opportunity to walk away from a disaster in the making
Can you post the dealer contact info please?
A stuck or broken valve isn't fixed by resurfacing the head deck. That said, you can resurface it for a lot less than a grand; a third world fix for head machining is to lay the head on a sheet of emery cloth, attach strings to either side and pull the head back and forth. In the first world though we just have a machinist do it ($90). I'm not as adventuresome any more and would stay away at that price.
Like others have said run don't walk away. Just buy one in good shape it will cost you less in the long run.
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