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BMW Turbo change labour cost?

znv6i3h7kqf9ys · 2011-08-22 14:46:39

I may be in the market for an E46 320d. I've had 2 before and they are great all rounders. On my 2002 model the Turbo went and it cost me 1700 to get repaired. I don't want to go down that road again but I have built the worst case senario into my budget. I see that you can get a reconditioned Turbo for around €450 but I…

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22-08-2011 3:46pm

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I may be in the market for an E46 320d. I've had 2 before and they are great all rounders. On my 2002 model the Turbo went and it cost me 1700 to get repaired. I don't want to go down that road again but I have built the worst case senario into my budget. I see that you can get a reconditioned Turbo for around €450 but I know that they are tricky to fit. Anybody know how much labour would be involved in fitting one of these?

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#2 22-08-2011 3:52pm
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Budget around €300 for labour cost front a decent independent. That should include completely flushing out the oil guides and cleaning the gauze mesh on the end of the oil pickup pipe.

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