[Nicky92]

My car is at the dealership right now for a water pump.

The SA called me friday and said I need the water pump, and hoses, there was a small leak, which I never noticed, never smelt anything either.

He said that the Water pump would cost $1295 and the Hoses would be $1400 because there are about a dozen of them. A dozen radiator hoses?

I called today and he said he's trying to get BMW to cover the water pump out of their own good will. Weird? Then have me pay for the hoses?

I don't see where there could be a dozen hoses.

My car has 50k on it btw.

Any input to this? Do you think the dealer is being shady

[AtlantaDude]

WOW! $2700 for pump and hoses.... That's a bit much! I know there are quite a few hoses, but that sounds like all labor charges.... (BMW used a lot of small hoses instead of long single piece hoses like domestics)

[Myrder]

hoses must be made of some new carbon-titanium-gold weave. I would not pay that much for hoses even if it included labor, that's ridiculous

image of hoses and pump/thermostat.

[DJtoad]

No way would I pay to replace all of the hoses. The only one that's routinely replaced is the u-shaped hose that goes between the thermostat and waterpump, simply because it's cheap and has to come off anyway. Many of the other hoses are a nightmare to replace. When I replaced the u-shaped hose it still looked brand new and I wouldn't have done so had I not already had a hose on-hand. I'd have them show you which hose is leaking and where and if it really is leaking, replace only it.

[AceOnShake]

Take it to an independent. They are raping you and asking too much for the hoes...lol

[Nicky92]

Either way I would end up paying around 13-1400 for either the water pump, or the hoses.

I definitely need the water pump. I know that for a fact..

It just seems weird to me for him to get the water pump covered by BMW then charge me for hoses. lol idk

[Nicky92]

I only brought it to the dealer because I was hoping to get the HPFP replaced too under recall warranty

[TiminCT]

Water Pump job is the part, plus 3 units of labor, a gasket, a tstat, and moving some stuff around. ~500-700 independent. Throw in a new radiator and belts and hoses and you might get to a grand. A good idea to do every 80k or so. If my guy knows he's taking a bunch of stuff out in the same area, and the sub jobs are all easier, he'll discount the job: like water pump, tstat, hoses, belts and radiator combine at least two units for r&r. Most indies will "package" common BMW jobs: Cooling system; struts and control arms; Brake rotors, pads, and fluid; etc. It's always better to do these jobs together.

Anyway the stealer is taking you for a fool.

You can get your recall warrantee done anywhere.

[ctuna]

Thermostat not mentioned .
Usually people suggest both be changed at the same time.
Sounds like they are hosing you on the hose job.

[NGEE]

Originally Posted by Nicky90

It just seems weird to me for him to get the water pump covered by BMW then charge me for hoses. lol idk

I'd be willing to bet that if you tell them you don't want the hoses done, suddenly the goodwill waterpump deal would fizzle. Seems like your choices are:

1 - let the dealer goodwill the WP and replace hoses for $1400. Not a bad deal, but you likely don't need all new hoses.

2 - forget the goodwill thingy, let the dealer replace the WP and the one leaking hose for probably about the same ($1400).

3 - let an Indy replace your WP for about $8-900 and give you a straight answer about the hose.

All the above should include the thermostat. GL