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08-09-2018, 07:37 PM | #1 |
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Bay Area shops that can replace throttle actuator?
I just emailed Peter Pan BMW and they quoted me $1950 + tax to replace one throttle actuator. The parts can be found online for $550-$635 a piece. I'm thinking I can buy 2 of these and replace both at the same time. Has anyone in the Bay replaced these? How much and which shop? Recommend please! Thanks
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08-09-2018, 07:45 PM | #2 |
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I just replaced my throttle actuators. I got mine from FCP euro and they carry a warranty as long as you own the car. I paid 485 a pice. That's 500 minus a 5% discount. I did replace them myself and that is really not a difficult job at all. That is if you are a little handy and have the tools. No special tools required other then regular torx bits and ratchets and such. Just look it up on YouTube. There are some videos on how to do it. |
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VDO - https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw...do-13627838085 BMW Factory - https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw...m3-13627838085 Bimmerworld - http://www.bimmerworld.com/Intake-Fu...627838085.html Shall I PM them for a better price? Last edited by 哇靠M3; 08-09-2018 at 08:15 PM.. |
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Well. No one can say if you can do it yourself.
Look at the videos online and decide if you could something like this. If you never done it then it will be not as easy. You will get frustrated at some points mainly because you are afraid to break something. Chances are you will break something. For example I broke one of the locks on the plug for bank two while I was removing the plug. I am not concerned about it because the plug sits pretty tight anyway and I could secure it more with a wire if I have to. The dealerships also break things on your car but don't tell you. So it's not like they are perfect. There are a few tight spots and it depends on how big your hands are to get in there. Most likely you will get some kind of cuts and scratches before you are done. What you get out of it is you learn quite a bit of your ride. in addition you can tackle other things that will be similar because of this experience. Like changing the fuel breather valve, that's for the most part the same procedure. When I ordered mine from fcp, I put them in the shopping cart and left them there. I did not check out. A few days later I got a mail offering 5% off of I still want the items. Maybe worth a try. The best would be you team up with someone in your area who did something like this before. My biggest concern was to get the air box of and on again. Turned out to be not difficult at all. The most annoying thing was to disconnect the wire harness to lift it up to get the actuators out. All in, not bad at all. Most of us do this kind of stuff for a long time and we all have in common that we made mistakes along the way. We did break things, sometimes a costly experience. With the age of the Internet it became a lot easier to start because some people a willing to share their experience for our benefit. |
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Good point. I'm pretty much set to do it myself. Peterpan BMW in Millbrae is charging $1200 flat rate for the work and parts not included in the price. Last edited by 哇靠M3; 08-13-2018 at 11:22 AM.. |
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I had my throttle actuators repaired under warranty at Peter Pan. I did ask their rates and was very surprised how expensive it was.
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Would anyone of you pay $800 for labor to install these? Last edited by 哇靠M3; 08-13-2018 at 11:29 AM.. |
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A mechanic that knows what he is doing could easily swap both actuators in 45 minutes or so.
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45 minutes, you'd be ripping it all out in record time and I'd be afraid such a rush job would miss having some of the hose clamps not tightened or the airbox not sealed etc. I'd say an experienced mechanic doing a good job would be 2 hours. And double that for someone doing it at home with hand tools.
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People think its a hard job and dealers rape people on the cost to do it. If someone local needed it done I would do it all day for $150 plus parts. (I am not in Cali)
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For a shop, that is not an outrageous price. That being said, i wouldnt pay that. I manage a shop in SF and would have to charge around that price if i had my techs do the work. I do sidework for my friends and some local bmw guys, PM me if you want a quote to replace the TA's.
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https://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=735033 Took my time, and did it in about 3 hours. Was a bit nervous at first, but its really not too bad. The cost savings plus satisfaction of doing it myself was worth it |
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Get your actuators from www. m p o w e r motorsports.org/ (had to space the lettering because they aren't a forum sponsor) and perform the job yourself. Thank me later.
If you still feel incompetent in doing it yourself, order the actuators and take it to Performance Technic's or VT Motorworks. |
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Had mine done at Elite Performance, right behind Peter Pan in Millbrae. Ask for Gary or Eric! They are familiar with the process and are very reasonable.
I had ordered mine from getbmwparts, but a few of my friends went with FCP (which I would also recommend doing instead). |
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+1 rec for Elite Performance and Performance Technic. Have met a bunch of the Elite Performance folks at tracks and P-Tech does nearly all of the work on my car.
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