E46 Fuel Filter Prices

[Stiffler_PE]

Hi Guys,

After reading the Thread regarding oil change intervals i am convinced and plan to give my 2003, 318 FL a full service this weekend.

I called the local Stealer in PE and i must admit, prices for the parts were very fair, under R1000 for oil, air, plugs, 5l oil..... the :cursin: came when i heard the price for the fuel filter :bawling: R1,007.93 This price was quickly justified by the statement " it has the fuel pressure regulator attached to it " still didnt take the sting away lol:dropjaw:

So my question is this... due to my business and the people i deal with, i have access to very good prices when it comes to GUD, FRAM and all the other brand names. My e36 and every other vehicle in the fleet was/is serviced with these parts.

What would be the right path here... cough up for the OEM fuel filter or source it through other channels and not go OEM ? is there such a major difference that warrants bending over for the stealer :shocked: ?

Cheers guys.

 

[SirSparky]

man thats hectic.my fuel filter for my e39 m5 is something like R700 also has the reg on it...

this is my philosophy dude,things like bearings gears etc i would go oem but things like filters and plugs....go aftermarket

 

[Stiffler_PE]

Cheers SirSparky,

Thta was my feeling, so i checked withthe Stealer first so i had a benchmark for the prices. Waiting for my guy to get back to me with aftermarket prices on the same parts.
I bought all my e36 parts through him and i could service my e36 for under R600.

Thanks for the reply!

Now to get my hands on some of Mikes oil and additives :drool:

For interest sake... the rest of the pricing form PE stealer...
Oil filter R109.96
Air filter R257.74
Plugs R69.31 each
Oil R57.33 / L
Micro filter R199.49

 

[clutchplate]

those are some cheap ass plugs dude, my fuelfilter is also about 700 bucks, think its the same as sirsparky's. like a huge flippen silver filter. apparently its supposed to last forever.

 

[Stiffler_PE]

Just got the answer from my guy for the aftermarket filters etc...

As i thought, much cheaper. Only the plugs are cheaper at Stealer.
Aftermarket Oil R85
Aftermarket Air R213
" Fuel R590
" Plugs R75 each

Not bad.. will get the plugs from the Stealer and we are set :thumbsup: