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02-05-2018, 11:56 AM | #1 |
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Are These Common Maintenance Items?
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Just returned from an oil change appointment with my local dealer. I've been dealing with this dealer for many years and I enjoy the service I receive, especially from my SA. Today, my SA advised me that the technician noted the following items to be addressed: 1. Oil pan gasket is leaking 2. The front 'thrust rod bushings' have minor play My car is a 2012 BMW 135i w/ DCT. It has approx 123,000 kms (76,400 mls). Are these maintenance items common for these cars? Also, they mentioned that my front brake pads are at 2mm. Is this bad? I have another appointment two weeks from now to get all of these items addressed but just wondering what all of your thoughts/input are. Much appreciated! |
02-05-2018, 01:07 PM | #2 |
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oil pan gasket: are you seeing drops on the ground? If not, replacement is not urgent.
thrust bushing: no comment; MMT will know & hopefully answer 2mm brakes: really, really low. Need to be changed ASAP I too know the Ottawa dealers well; I take what they say with a grain of salt and, like you, I ask around for 2nd opinion. |
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02-05-2018, 04:36 PM | #6 |
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Be aware that you may not notice any oil dripping on the ground because it gets caught by the belly pan. You may need to remove the belly pan and inspect the upper side to see how much the oil pan gasket is leaking.
Also, AutoAnything has 20% off EBC brake products if you're ok with non-BMW parts. I've read good things about their utilimax rotors and will likely swap to those when mine need replacement.
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Regarding the brakes, I'll probably just end up sticking with OEM hardware. |
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02-05-2018, 10:57 PM | #8 |
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Oil pan gasket: yes I forgot about the belly pan collecting any oil leaking. I would not authorize repair at this time but would ask to be shown the bottom of the belly pan.
Thrust rod bushings have minor play. Key here is "minor" so this can wait too. Again hopefully someone else can jump in here and tell us what exactly they are. Therefore, you should contact your SA and tell him that you only want the brakes done at this time so he/she can block off just the time to do this work. Just the brakes (assuming both front and back) most likely will be in the $1000-$1500 range. And you're right to go OEM at Otto's. |
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I'll ask for the belly pan to be shown to me to ensure oil leakage. I may even wait on replacing the thrust rod bushings until I start feeling shuddering or vibrations. Right now, the car feels perfectly good. When I start feeling the slightest of vibrations then I'll have them check up on it again. Also, if someone can chime in on this... I did some research on thrust rod bushings and it seems that some people are recommending to just change out the control arms altogether. If I do this, I would most likely go with the M3 kit as many people have recommended. This should result in better steering feel and barely increases NVH. Thoughts? I'll be doing just the front brakes and I think it'll be around $750... that's for pads, rotors, sensors, etc. |
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The torsion struts are also pretty common. I upgraded my own to the M3 version. Actually, look for the TRW version of the arms, significantly cheaper, and they are the exact same as the OE version, just the "M" emblem is ground off. May want to do the front lower control arms in the M3 version at the same time. ECS sells a complete kit. This is about half what the OE parts cost. https://www.ecstuning.com/b-trw-part...1102283577mkt/ Will need an alignment after, and adds about 3/4 deg neg camber. |
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02-06-2018, 12:35 PM | #11 |
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I will always agree with what MMT recommends. To add; you will need a BMW garage that will work with non OEM parts. I know of 1 in Perth, 1 in Stittsville, Little Italy and Buckingham PQ. I've used 3 of the 4 and know that the 4th is highly recommended too. MMT should also know garages that do good work on BMW's.
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Here is some information on brakes....Question: did you hear any screeching or scraping from your brakes like the information below suggests?
"If you don’t check your brake pad thickness visually (you can see them through the rim spokes), don’t worry—the pads will let you know when they need to be replaced. Brake pads have small metal “hairs” built into the base, so when you pass that 3-millimeter level, the metal will scrape against the brake disc with a telltale screech every time you slow to a stop. If you happen to ignore the scraping, the next thing you’ll hear is the horrific grating of the pad base against the disc, which means you need to get to a BMW mechanic immediately " |
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07-02-2018, 10:22 AM | #16 |
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Old thread but similar question.
Does anyone know if Duss Brothers would install the ECS kit? I've used them before for OEM stuff and they were excellent. I got the same recommendation as OP when I went to Otto's for mt air bag recall - front thrust rod bushings. Edit - actually, how hard is this to do yourself? I will look in to that as well. Also, I notice the ECS site shows the kit linked above does not in fact fit my car, '08 135i. Can someone confirm? |
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I am pretty sure Duss Bros will only work with OEM parts. Have you seen any of the DIY's on doing brakes? I get most of my stuff from Bav Auto. |
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