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| - Dang. I thought I found a good mechanic.. I thought wrong. They're nice, but I don't want nice, I want the job done and done right.
I came in because the GF's Benzo's engine was shaking. He immediately recommended motor mounts. So the tech checked it out and confirmed it, within 5 minutes. I was thinking, "What the?.. You know just like that." Brought me out and showed me.. I couldn't see a visible tear, collapsed mount, anything leaking from it, nothing. Combine that with the fact that the problem would only happen at startup, and went away after warm, I didn't believe it. He gave me a quote of about $600.
I told em you better check that ish out again. So we went off to fashion show mall and came back and they're still recommending the same thing. We left.
Anyway, with help of BenzWorld forums, I decided to take out the MAF and clean it. Driven for over 500 miles with no issues and can confirm that this was the problem. This fix cost about $5.
Back to German Motors, so hypothetically, we would have blown through $600, problem would have still occurred. And IF he recommended MAF next (which he never mentioned), then that would have been about $400 for the part alone. The job takes 5 minutes to install, but c'mon, lets be honest, ain't no such thing as a 5 minute job in mechanic land. So prob another $100 for labor. Do you think he cleans it for $5 or charges us $500?
So saved at least $1,000 and I guess it just goes to show, if you want something done right, you gotta do it yourself. If anyone finds a decent BMW/Benz mechanic, let me know.
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