So I just picked up my 2006 BMW 525XI from an INDY who charged me $2,068 for a new Oil Filter Housing and Oil cooler and several radiator flushes. Why do I feel like i was bent over? They said pinhole in oil cooler. I think it just needed a new oil cooler gasket! The other question is how did it shoot oil out all over the inside of my engine compartment on the passenger side Oil was dripping down my passenger side front tire. I already paid them $3700 because of a serpentine belt getting sucked into the drive shaft! Do you think I should replace my Serpentine belt again to be on the safe side?

 

Very sorry to hear about your experience with this shop. Yes, bend right over. Those are some expensive repairs and they left your car a mess! I would be looking for someone else promptly. And going back to the original shop to clean your car. For that amount of money, it should have been spotless!

Any amount of oil on the belt (or hoses) will cause some degradation. Continuous oil contamination will lead to premature failure. Certain types of rubber breaks down when exposed to motor oil.

Need to clean everything throughly, so you can tell if there is any new leak or just old mess. If the current belt is fairly new, I would clean the engine throughly and carefully. Watch closely for any oil leaks. After you are confident there are no leaks, replace the belt for good measure.

And if it has not been done, replace the tensioner and idler(s) at the same time. Also makes cleaning front of engine easier if those parts are removed first.

I don't know if you are willing or able to do the work yourself. These are pretty basic service jobs. Even the main seal is not a difficult job, with the correct tools and some instruction.

 

How long has it been since the belt ingestion? How many months have you driven it? What was done work-wise after the ingestion?

 

The belt got sucked into the crank shaft in 2018 w/99,000 miles. Now I have 125,000 miles. Oil pan gasket set, crank shaft seal, harmonic balancer bolt, timing sprocket bolt, valve cover screw, valve cover gasket, tensioner, radiator hose, ignition coil, spark plug(6), oil level sender, timing chain kit, oil pick up tube, seal diff side cover, idler pulley, 5w30 oil, amsoil, oil filter, mineral oil chf202, anti freeze, freon16, leak dye, gear oil 75w90, oring, oil pan bolt set. They had to flush all the belt material out of the engine. All because of the oil filter housing o ring dripped oil on the serpentine belt.