BMW engine replacement

[NetViper]

My friends 540i (95) engine died and he needs a new one.

" A used motor (w/ 109K miles on it) from Dallas is $2360 and when labor, various parts, tax, etc. to install it is figured in, it comes to a total of about $4800!"

Does that sound about right? The labor sounds way high to me.

Any suggestions?

 

[dynatac]

What year is the motor?

 

[lemansnsx]

The price on the motor is probably about right - I saw another one w/ 79K for $2830. Re-manufactured I saw anywhere from $6K to $10K!!!!
The labor sounds very high unless there are a LOT of other parts lumped in there.
Has your friend tried any of the places that will take his engine and re-build it or was it a completely fatal failure? I'd shop around some more.

 

[Yellow Rose]

I'm Not Attacking

Any suggestions?

Even though this thread is in the correct "Off Topic" category within this NSX forum, you will get more / better answers if you post your question to the proper category within the BMW forum.

The reason I know this is that when we were considering a Boxster for my wife, even though there are Porsche owners here, I got more info from the P-forum than from here.

That's why they have different car forums.