Valve cover leak -- repair estimate?

tgb1974 · 12-01-2023, 06:56 PM

Dealer found a very minor valve cover leak in my M4. SA (who is a good guy and always looking to save me money) said it was not an immediate problem, and recommended that I deal with it if/when I can smell burning oil. Quote for the work was about $3,400, which struck me as absurd. Questions:

1. Is that quote absurdly high?
2. Could a competent indy do this work, or should I have a dealer do it?

Thanks in advance.

Tech567 · 12-15-2023, 09:11 PM

Valve cover gasket is like $50
Labor is 7hrs but a shop might charge 40-50% over.
I would recommend replacing the cover at point too cause the pcv fails

hC1001 · 12-17-2023, 11:12 AM

That seems high but i would expect maybe $1200 at the dealer but im just guessing. Its an easy job though, just a lot of stuff to remove to get to it... Kinda like how they charge $1000 for a spark plug job.

GuyLedouche · 12-17-2023, 01:22 PM

That dude is definitely NOT trying to save you money.

Grandeur · 12-18-2023, 03:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GuyLedouche

That dude is definitely NOT trying to save you money.

I second this. I had my PCV Cover replaced for ~$900 at an Indy in SoCal. Dealer was quoting me ~$4,500 iirc.

I'd explore other options if I were you.

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Tech567 Private First Class 151 Rep 179 Posts Drives: F30 335i Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Pembroke Pines iTrader: (0)	Valve cover gasket is like $50 Labor is 7hrs but a shop might charge 40-50% over. I would recommend replacing the cover at point too cause the pcv fails
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hC1001 Major 610 Rep 1,011 Posts Drives: E36 M3, F80 M3 Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Brooklyn, NY iTrader: (4)	That seems high but i would expect maybe $1200 at the dealer but im just guessing. Its an easy job though, just a lot of stuff to remove to get to it... Kinda like how they charge $1000 for a spark plug job.
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12-17-2023, 01:22 PM	#4
GuyLedouche Lieutenant 591 Rep 469 Posts Drives: F82/718 GT4 Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: NH iTrader: (2)	That dude is definitely NOT trying to save you money.
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