chhay24

this week long i've been going crazy with the belt speaking spealing on me for at least 1/2 hour when start the car every time. then this morning i decide to call BMW ask how much they can replace or tight my belt. their answer was...
" we need to check and diagnose it first before we can do anything, and it cost you 120CND an hour the diagnose will take about 2 hour"
so i ask " so it cost me 260 just to diagnose with out doing anything?"
they answer" YEs

THAT IS HIGH WAY ROBBERY!!!!


so any one know how to tight the belt? any special tool require?

miguex

Just to change the belt?

chhay24

oooo btw
does any one know a site where i can buy the parts from? i hot the carve the other day..... the underide shield is broken and the front exile stablelizer broke... and the underride floor broke most parts. so i want to buy the complete new underfloor. any one know where the best place to buy it?

thanks alot for looking..

any advice help would be so appreciated......

really bad month for me... especially when i just bought me 05 545i for not even 2 month yet.....

chhay24

i think the belt abit loose i think tight it would spot the sound.. but not quite sure how..

luigi524td

How many miles on your car? If you really think it is the accessory drive belt making the noise tell the dealer to skip the diagnosis and just replace it.

That said, it sounds like you need to hunt down an independent mechanic who specializes in repair and maintenance of BMW's.

Where are you located? Forum Members in your country / location may be able to refer you to qualified mechanics.

ADDED > I hunted down one of your earlier posts ...see you have 95K miles ... it's time to replace some parts ... Belts, spark plugs, filters, etc. BMWs are fun to drive but expensive to maintain and repair after warranty. Good luck with your first BMW!

miguex

Are you in Canada right? I can help you. 95K is a lot. you need to replace new parts to extend the life.

- Spark Plugs
- Belt
- Oxygen Sensors
- Oil and Coolant Flush.
- Injectors / Ignition coils (maybe)

You can order them in http://www.bimmerspecialist.com/canada/parts/index/bmw

then DIY (Free!) or an specialist mech ($$$ labour)

chhay24

Im in Canada!! but we are in other part of the country cant really help me now..... :S

well.. i got a mechanic, his pretty decent guy... well... at least better than most the mechanics i go to... any ways. i got my belt changed today and the noise are gone!!!!!! i hope the AC belt wont cause me other sound.. if so i gonna really pissed :S

btw any one know where can i buy MOST or all parts from? becuase im searching for the underfloor front, the underride i toke a look... messed up... been searching for the underride cover for almost a week.. no site got it.. see if any one know where i could find one....

about da warrenty i bought the warrenty when i bought this car, so i got 30k more or 3 year! cost me 2k... ( you think it worth? ) i hate the little things keep breaking on me..... even if i want to mod cant do sh!t !!!! AHHHH!!!!!!

thanks