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BMW diagnostics help, reward?

  • 10-03-2017 12:09am
    #1
    Tilikum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 994 ✭✭✭


    Hello All,

    A lad I work with is a mechanic. He's going to plug his BMW computer into my car to see what exactly is wrong with it, before I actually bring it to a garage.
    He no longer works as a mechanic himself.

    Basically my question is, how much should I be giving him for looking at the car?


Comments

  • #2
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Do you guys go out together at all? In that case maybe a pint and a whiskey.
    He doesn't own the equipment does he?


  • #3
    Tilikum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 994 ✭✭✭Tilikum


    biko wrote: »
    Do you guys go out together at all? In that case maybe a pint and a whiskey.
    He doesn't own the equipment does he?

    He owns the computer/software yes. I'd never go out with him, no


  • #4
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    Tilikum wrote: »
    He owns the computer/software yes. I'd never go out with him, no

    A bottle of wine or something? But at the same time, no need to go overboard. If I offer to help someone with a relatively simple task like that, I wouldn't expect anything in return!


  • #5
    Voodoomelon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,661 ✭✭✭Voodoomelon


    In my view, there's only so much to be gained by plugging in diagnostics. Plug a laptop into any E-series 2004+ BMW that's never been connected before and you'll see a library of errors generated over the years.

    Ideally he should plug it in, clear all codes and then drive the car for a couple of hundred miles and then re-read, which is usually impossible.

    On how much to pay, depends on how far he has to come, how long he spends at it etc. €30-50 would be middle ground if he has to travel I reckon, bearing in mind he likely got the software illegally as many do.


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