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Hi all,  looking for recommendation which PDR company to use, in the Wellington area.

There are a few out there but since thge last time I needed one was almost 15 years ago, things would have changed by now.  Would be good to hear your experience and recommendation.  Prefer a mobile one and can work from my garage.  I've only got one dent to take out at the rear quarter panel of the Boxster. Thanks

10 hours ago, charles28 said:

How many K's on your 116i? just so I know when to expect this perhaps. 

59900 kms, 2013, NZ new

In actual fact, while buttoning up everything, something else was leaking coolant.  There was an O ring under the turbo that also leaked. 

I suspect it's the age of the car where everything starts to leak.

Annoyingly, there was no indication that anything was wrong apart from the one "engine temp' message that flashed, and the fact that the reservoir level was down below the Min level.  The engine's response itself was restricted by the ECU, but there was no code, no warning light, nothing, nada.  But without any code you would think that the car had always been that 'slow'.

This is my son's car and he's just got back from finishing his year-long TI at another city so I'd just been able to drive his car.  Don't know how long this had been an issue.

Update:  went to Conti BMW, bought the part, showed it to the local garage, confirmed it's the correct one - going in for replacement tomorrow.

18 minutes ago, Eagle said:

Not at the back but a few more around the engine. My old work place we stopped doing jobs like these because they all tend to start failing one after another, aka game of wack-a-hole. Most owners understandably don't want to keep spending 1000's on these sort of repairs.

Understandable, especially the value of these cars drop by 50% every 3 years, and before long the cost of one repair is about 10% of the value of the car.  Unfortunate, as I think these are good cars and I'd rather drive a 6-7 year old BMW rather than a 2-3 year old Mazda. 

Thanks for clarifying this, in realoem it is shown as #1 - which I didn't spot until just now.

There isn't anything else at the back of the engine that's called 'housing' and can leak, is it?

Unfortunately the job sheet isn't very clear on whether the cost is part+labour or parts only.

"approx $805 for replacement housing and seals. Labour content is approximate as access to housing will require some disassembly of other engine components"

Hence I wanted to know which part will cost $800 that can leak.  Based on the information you have helpfully provided, the costs is a total of labour+parts and not parts only.

N13 

Could be the housing where numbers 5 and 7 are located?  That seems to be the only candidate for leaking.  I can't find anything else relating to this.

They said it's at the back of the engine and costs around $800 to replace using aftermarket parts.  I'm very tempted to get BMW to quote the work after telling them what's leaking.

Just got back from the indy who advised that the "Coolant outlet housing" is leaking and will need to be replaced. This is at the back of the engine.

Unfortunately they are going to source aftermarket parts.

Anyone knows what exactly this entails so I can go to BMW and get the parts myself? The indy can then fit it for me.
 

11 hours ago, Kees said:

Had that one on my watchlist too for ages. Was wondering why it took so long to sell as it didn't even seem that badly priced, especially as it was NZ New, manual, under 100,000km and an interesting blue over tan colour combination. Was wondering if it potentially had some issues as I had watched the Boxster market all year and many other examples came and went except for that one. However, I believe it has finally sold in the last week or so. 

Hah, at last.  I went to take a look. Front bumper has different shade to the rest of the car.  Front radiators half-blocked by rotten leaves. Interior hasn't been looked after so it was dirty-brown.  Discs badly scored all around and they didn't want to negotiate on the price.  

Price is roughly at the right level for the mileage.  There is.a NZ new 987.1 with 90kms in Welly for $29k, been sitting for months now.

Unless been refreshed, suspension will likely due soon (any clonking noise?), as well as reservoir bottle (they crack from the ongoing cycle of hot and cold).

GLWS, I think I have it in my watchlist, and good on you for putting the wheel cap(s) the right way!

10 hours ago, Kees said:

Yes it is a 987.1 S so bore scoring is definitely a concern of mine. Will definitely look out for it - I saw a 987.1 Cayman S 2 weeks ago up for sale with bore scoring, and there's currently a 997.1 911 with bore scoring for sale at a dealer in Wellington - seems to be more of an issue than the famed IMS? 

Yes that's right, bore scoring seems to be the main problem especially for 997/987 gen 1 while IMS is the main issue for 996/986 gen 2 mostly.  Hence I got rid off my 996 as I didn't want to spend $5k for IMS Solution then having to fork out another $30k to remediate the cylinder walls. Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a pattern that people can use to determine whether a vehicle will have bore scoring in its later life or not.

I was looking for 987.1 non S or .2 - mine came up for sale for a good price, so why not eh.  Manual is fun but my wife wouldn't want to drive it.

I wish at least one my Porsches is not grey or black, but beggars can't be choosers....

Hey congrats from another Porsche owner.  I bought my 987.2 back in Sept. to keep the 997.2 company.  I remembered someone said that you can't have too many Porsches......

If the Cayman is a 987.1 S, watch Jake Raby's videos on .1 S cars, and check for bore scoring.  Remediating M97 engine costs around $30-40k, easily. 

While making sure that I don;'t pay the extraordinarily high prices for parking for a few days at Wellington airport, I came across this company

https://parkingmode.co.nz/

Cheaper than the one at the airport and they are just down the road.  Google reviews are quite good, but I'm wondering whether anyone in this forum has used them before?

Also for 5-6 weeks vehicle storage?  Any suggestion?  

I'm not changing the plates in Auckland as I'll pull them off for cleaning when I get back to Welly anyway - but still begs the question, will they or won't they ....

How true, how true ...

I'm planning to bring my euro plates as hand luggage to Auckland when picking up a vehicle on the weekend.

Wondering whether the (sometimes) overzealous aviation security will classify that bludgeoning weapon?

Anyone has experience bringing this into the cabin?

17 hours ago, Olaf said:

Where's the commitment?! 😊  I go there from Wellington, such is the quality of work.

Haha, my son isn't that interested in cars (yet?) - he'll do the minimal to get the job done which is not a good thing for a car that we've had in the last 5 years and carefully maintained.

10 hours ago, Olaf said:

You should consider Begley Motor Works in Marton.  Excellence personified.

You can get Jon on ‭021 651 591‬

Thanks, might be too far for my son, would need to organise transport there and back ... although he lived in Marton a couple of years ago and commuted to Palmy for his summer research project

Thanks all for the suggestions

For the 2013 116i, my son has it now and don't want him to go into a random place for servicing and WOF. 

Looks like Manawatu BMW is a good choice, I wonder whether they offer drop-off in the morning, he's based at the hospital which is not too far but not too close to the dealer.

Anyone know a good and trustworthy independent in Palmy for BMWs? 

Or should I just take in to the dealer?

Thanks!

On 3/21/2022 at 4:16 PM, Palazzo said:

Spareto - delivery in 7 days.

Yup can confirm that prices are very competitive and arrived within 7 days, pads and sensors for F20.

Even the plates give a hint of what's under the bonnet.

The quote I received from Star had a $500 excess for glass replacement over $2000 - a new windscreen for modern car can easily cost over $2k as some manufacturers will require new (genuine of course!) seals etc to go with a new windscreen.

Have just received service parts excl. oil filter for my F20, ordered on the 5th, arrived on the 15th.  Cheapest overall for genuine BMW parts.  Unfortunately, they don't have oil filter for my 1-series. 

bmwpartsonline's pricing was a little bit cheaper but they didn't have the spark plugs.

12 hours ago, Driftit said:

Can you not just get the Bimmergeeks gear.  It supports FXX, GXX, IXX.
Or do you need something special to add the entries?

Didn't know about them until just now.  Thanks, will look into this.