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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: rikki_essex on 13 July 2010, 13:11:36

Title: bmw 316
Post by: rikki_essex on 13 July 2010, 13:11:36

A guy at my work has been quoted £570 for a engine on his old 316 that including fitting  and he asked them how much it would be if he got the engine himself and they said about £400 is that about right?

Title: Re: bmw 316
Post by: Sixstring on 13 July 2010, 13:28:46

£170 to fit an engine isn't too bad if its a "reasonable" garage, not a little back-street one man band situation (overheads, wages, new oil/filter etc) but if its a "i'll throw it in, you can do eveything else" job, No.

Title: Re: bmw 316
Post by: Psychoca on 13 July 2010, 13:40:22

My 316 (E36, with the 1.6 engine not the 1.8) has loads of room around the engine bay and in all honesty, changing the engine in it, doesn't look too big a job to do (essentially Gearbox, Mounts, etc) and not a large number of sensors kicking about...  With the right equipment to hand, I would expect a knowledgable mechanic to easily swap one over in less than a day...

Title: Re: bmw 316
Post by: rikki_essex on 13 July 2010, 14:12:42

so is £400 to fit is not to bad then?

Title: Re: bmw 316
Post by: Sixstring on 13 July 2010, 14:16:17

Reasonable garage, no, not too bad.

Title: Re: bmw 316
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 13 July 2010, 15:59:19

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so is £400 to fit is not to bad then?

But double that if he supplys a dud engine, if they supply a bad one then what happens then?