getting a deal on a water pump/ thermastat

[filet.M2c]

Hey guys,
So my water pump failed yesterday(sigh) and I called BMW and they want over $1500 for the repair which I thought was outrageous. So I went on amazon and searched for the parts and found the pump for $388 and the thermastat for $57 (I'll include links at the bottom). Called up my local indy shop and they want $500 in labor, so I'm looking under $1000 total. Anyone know if I could get a better deal on the pump/thermastat online? Thanks for your help... I hate when my car fails


http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00D366142/...I3CBQUSQ3O0CFB

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FAVNVPA/...I204KCDS0HQMKD

[nacaruh]

Mine just failed yesterday too.
Getbmwparts has the pump and thermostat kit for 475
Ebay has the kit for 420, oem, but idk if its trustworthy...
Ecstuning is pretty similar as well, and turner motorsport is like 515

[Freon]

My plan is to get the entire refresh kit from ECS. It includes a lot more than the pump and thermostat, but I figure why not. I've been extremely happy with ECS on several purchases so far on price and prompt shipping and delivery (guess it doesn't hurt they're only a 6 hour drive away).

Looking like it is ~$524 from them for just BMW thermostat, pump, new pump mounting bolts, and bottle of coolant.
http://www.ecstuning.com/BMW-E82-135...ng/Water_Pump/
http://www.ecstuning.com/BMW-E82-135...ump/ES2763064/

[filet.M2c]

Anyone have any experience with the ones I posted on amazon? Together those are $445

[ShocknAwe]

FCP Euro: Guaranteed Parts and free (FAST) shipping to boot. Love these guys. Note: these links are for my car (2010 N54 135i). Make sure they are the same part #s for you, probably will be.

Water pump & bolt:
http://www.fcpeuro.com/BMW-parts/135...10&m=20&e=2135

Thermo:
http://www.fcpeuro.com/BMW-parts/135...10&m=20&e=2135

[filet.M2c]

cool, put in the order thanks guys. My indy shop quoted me $500 for labor, does that sound reasonable?

[135Pats]

Originally Posted by synergist

cool, put in the order thanks guys. My indy shop quoted me $500 for labor, does that sound reasonable?

That's reasonable. It's a huge PITA to pull the water pump, multiple hour job for sure. If you can get the whole thing taken care of for $1K i'd call it a day.

[darkrom]

If I were in this boat I'd probably pay the $1500 just so I have a 2 year warranty on it from BMW directly.

[filet.M2c]

Originally Posted by darkrom

If I were in this boat I'd probably pay the $1500 just so I have a 2 year warranty on it from BMW directly.

my indy shop is pretty good, they offer the same 2 year warranty on parts/ labor if I buy the parts from them and they use genuine bmw parts. Thats why I actually cancelled my order online and will just be going through them. They quoted me $1100 for everything and I think its worth it for the warranty. I'll save $400 over the dealer and won't have to deal with removing my DPs and tune.

[darkrom]

That is a good deal.

I don't EVER have to remove anything, since I have no BMW warranty.

[filet.M2c]

Originally Posted by darkrom

That is a good deal.

I don't EVER have to remove anything, since I have no BMW warranty.

I'm out of warranty as well, but the turbos are still covered until 82k miles. Definitely don't want to have to pay for those once they go out.

[darkrom]

Originally Posted by synergist

I'm out of warranty as well, but the turbos are still covered until 82k miles. Definitely don't want to have to pay for those once they go out.

I would NEVER pay for OEM turbos. If my turbos go then its a sign from the turbo gods to order the RBs on credit and never look back. $3500 or so I believe?

[Spoolin Montego]

My indy mechanic told me there isn't really a need to replace the thermostat. I got the pump at the dealer through a hookup for $350 and my indy did the job for $300. This was at 70k...Running strong at 95k now.