What did you do for your ZHP/ BMW / MINI today? #2

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Originally Posted by NYRhockey

Had an oil change and the oil level sender replaced. Had no idea the part was $155, ouch.

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Yeah man, shop probably went genuine bmw on that one. Plus who knows how much they mark it up. One time I got quoted for spark plug replacement, and each spark plug (NGK) was like $18, not including labor... outrageous.


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Originally Posted by NYRhockey

Had an oil change and the oil level sender replaced. Had no idea the part was $155, ouch.

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What?! Did you get a BMW branded part?

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Originally Posted by DeathTrap

What?! Did you get a BMW branded part?

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Appears so. I entered the part # in FCP and got this at an even higher price

https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw...EaApswEALw_wcB

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Originally Posted by NYRhockey

Appears so. I entered the part # in FCP and got this at an even higher price

https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw...EaApswEALw_wcB

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Bought mine on amazon for relatively cheap

BMW ENGINE OIL LEVEL SENSOR SENDER UNIT HELLA Germany OEM HELLA 1261-7508-003 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003NE119O..._XGJJDbPFSQDSM

58$ with prime & it’s the same part with the bmw logo shaved off/missing... sorry you paid so much




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Originally Posted by NYRhockey

Had an oil change and the oil level sender replaced. Had no idea the part was $155, ouch.

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Bought mine on amazon for relatively cheap, it’s easy enough to change that I rolled the dice. FCP is great but some prices just don’t make sense

BMW ENGINE OIL LEVEL SENSOR SENDER UNIT HELLA Germany OEM HELLA 1261-7508-003 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003NE119O..._XGJJDbPFSQDSM

58$ with prime & it’s the same part with the bmw logo shaved off/missing... sorry you paid so much




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Originally Posted by NYRhockey

Appears so. I entered the part # in FCP and got this at an even higher price

https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw...EaApswEALw_wcB

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If you look further down it says the OE part, Hella, was only $50.

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Originally Posted by az3579

If you look further down it says the OE part, Hella, was only $50.

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Yea i saw that. I guess that’s the price i gotta pay for not having the skillset to diy and that damn light kept randomly coming on.

Do shops generally not use non-oem parts? I know the bmw indy i used in the past had said they only use bmw parts but this shop is not one of those.


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Originally Posted by NYRhockey

Yea i saw that. I guess that’s the price i gotta pay for not having the skillset to diy and that damn light kept randomly coming on.

Do shops generally not use non-oem parts? I know the bmw indy i used in the past had said they only use bmw parts but this shop is not one of those.


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Some places are finicky about what parts they use because they don't want you bringing the car back in case that part isn't of OE quality. "Cover your ass"

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Most of the time, I buy my own parts and just pay for labor. The invoice will say "customer provided parts, no warranty." I'm ok with that.

and don't forget that your Indy puts a mark up on the parts he sells to you, so they lose some profit on the job if they don't supply the parts. You're lucky you have an Indy that lets you bring the parts, they seem few and far between