E90 320i Valve stem seals

[Kenneth Mogale]

Hi Guys

So the inevitable eventually happened with my car. Valve stem seals seem to have gave in. I noticed if I stop for a while with car idling, a puff of smoke is visible on my rear view mirror. The car currently has 140k km on it. I got in touch with Ross Duncan who quoted me approx. 8k, Tune tech said it cud be anything between 16-23k (jaw dropped after hearing this), also got in touch with a gentleman by the name of Omesh in Midrand who quoted me 6.5k. Has anyone had to deal with a similar issue and who around Gauteng sorted you out and at what amount? Thanks.

 

[Ofentse]

23k? that is whole lot of moola :banghead:
I suppose Ross Duncan is not too bad considering what TT has quoted you to fix the problem!

 

[KrS24]

Try Sakie at S & N auto service in centurion.

 

[dino_rox]

Your best bet
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Technospec Ormonde - Logesan

This oke is the best , pm me for contact details

He sorted my E90 out like 2 years ago with Valve stems and cost like R6k



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[Iceman007]

5k at my BMW dealer but unfortunatly its in Cape Town

 

[Hoffie]

Hi there got the same problem fixed last week my warranty covered it the total cost was R 4800
They did valve stem seals and a breather thing I can't remember exactly what it was called

The guys name is Peter he is in paul kruger street in pta ill send you his details

 

[ajbalie]

@Iceman007 by what dealer did you go to I stay in Malmesbury so i normaly go to Paarl. My car started doing the same thing recently so i have to get mine done also. I just want to knw is this n tempery fix or permanent fix?

 

[Hugo_za]

My 7er is going for valve stem seals in the next couple of weeks. Just over R8k from BMW. I think they have special tools which allow them to do the job in a fraction of the time it would take an indi to do it. Get in touch with Silas at Cedar Isle Auto for a quote.

 

[stiaan]

5k at my BMW dealer but unfortunatly its in Cape Town

I also heard that Paarlberg BMW do this job for around R5k

 

[ajbalie]

That is not to bad will defnetly give them a call next week.

 

[zippy320]

I was quoted around 8k as well by SMG BMW dealer here in Durban, to do the valve stem seals as well as some plastic guides (was told that once the top is off its best to replace the part) BMW has a special tool which allows them to replace the seals without removing the head.
My cars an E46 318 N42 engine ( i think its almost the same as your cars N46? engine)

 

[ajbalie]

got a quote today from bmw R8500 for the job.

 

[Charlie Brown]

I spent some on You Tube a while back and stumbled onto how they do it, they have a "tool" that allows them to continuously pump air into the combustion chamber, holding the valve in place whilst they change the seal.

Pretty nifty I thought, was in USA and therefore on 7 series V8 iirc, not too many 4 pots that side.

 

[Iceman007]

Well its been a while and the e46 still no smoke. All I can say is go to the dealership and speak to the workshop foreman and ask him for a better price niceley :tiptoe:

Had the E46 318i at ZF Cape Town for its 2nd 200 000km gearbox oil change and filter R3400. Great service and help from Willem at ZF.

 

[Ricci]

5k at my BMW dealer but unfortunatly its in Cape Town

Hi
Which BMW dealer did you use
Ricci

 

[daStrij]

Hi

I got mine done earlier this year, I have a 120i. I have no problems since.

Was done by a Mechanic, Arvind in the Rooihuiskraal area in Centurion for R7500.

PM me for the number.

 

[tbozee]

Hi Guys

So the inevitable eventually happened with my car. Valve stem seals seem to have gave in. I noticed if I stop for a while with car idling, a puff of smoke is visible on my rear view mirror. The car currently has 140k km on it. I got in touch with Ross Duncan who quoted me approx. 8k, Tune tech said it cud be anything between 16-23k (jaw dropped after hearing this), also got in touch with a gentleman by the name of Omesh in Midrand who quoted me 6.5k. Has anyone had to deal with a similar issue and who around Gauteng sorted you out and at what amount? Thanks.

before you go spend money on the stem seals, replace the oil separator. The part costs around R500 but you have to remove the intake to reach it. Mine had thick white smoke and oil coming out the exhaust.

 

[Bingolutoom]

Hi there got the same problem fixed last week my warranty covered it the total cost was R 4800
They did valve stem seals and a breather thing I can't remember exactly what it was called

The guys name is Peter he is in paul kruger street in pta ill send you his details

Greetings

Please send me his details, im nased in PTA too, you said your warranty covered the costs, Does that mean the repairer is registered with RMI?

Id like my warranty to cover too.

Please email me his contact details : [email protected]