E30 Zone

A quick one, how much should I expect to pay for an inspection 1 inspection 2 service?

Cheers

inspection 1 = Ԛ£150'ish

inspection 2 = Ԛ£250'ish

These are the prices from an independant near me:

4CYL 6CYL
Oil 55 60
Inspection 1 141 150
Inspection 2 180 190
Annual check 45 50

buy the tool for a tenna

TW166Y wrote:buy the tool for a tenna

or ask me how to reset the lights free

thats just cheating though with a crocodile clip and wire

stevetigger wrote:

TW166Y wrote:buy the tool for a tenna

or ask me how to reset the lights free

but surely thats just the same as turning your stereo up
when you hear a noise.....if you cant hear it it doesnt count

Cheers for the advice and the costs. Yeah I did the last 2 services (oil and filters) myself and got the reset trick with the wire of this site.

Thanks again!

For a 6 cyl, my local dealers charge Insp I - Ԛ£189.99, and Insp II - Ԛ£219.99.

There's nothing difficult about inspection 1, and nothing that bad in inspection 2. Save yourself loads of money, do it yourself, learn a lot about your car, and know that its been done properly.

my inspection lights came on a couple of weeks ago and i was gonna buy the reset tool,how much should i pay and whereabouts guys?also,whats the trick with the wire and croc clips?

Here's the link to reset the lights

http://www.bmwe30.net/cgi-bin/datacgi/d ... Section=02

All for doing it myself, only trouble iw were to do it as I live in a city flat, no garage, ramps etc etc. Anyone got any tips for working on cars in town, ways to get around not having a ramp?

Cheers

I've got the same problem. It's a real pain being on the 4th floor! Most of the time i end up paying for jobs that i could do myself but simply can't do it on the street

I've got the same problem. It's a real pain being on the 4th floor! Most of the time i end up paying for jobs that i could do myself but simply can't do it on the street

What can't you do on the street?

I have replaced an exhuast (including manifold) front struts, rear springs, installed an electric fan conversion. etc etc.

If you car is standard suspension I can just about get underneath it, well enough to change the clutch fluid.

You don't need to jack it up to replace any fluids. (whatever haynes says)

sorry but what good does it do resetting the inspection lights?

surely they are there to tell you that you are due an inspection
so resetting them would be a bad thing wouldnt it?

eun wrote:sorry but what good does it do resetting the inspection lights?

surely they are there to tell you that you are due an inspection
so resetting them would be a bad thing wouldnt it?

The idea is to do the service/inspection and then reset the lights! That's what they're for.

ooops my mistake

i thought the lights would reset themselves after you had
carried out the work never thought of it that way

Hi,

I just done the oil and filter in my car, and re-set the oil lights, and now the 'inspection' light has come on. How do i know if its an inspection 1 or 2, as it just says 'inspection'. Also whats involved? Just spark plugs and air filter??

Many thanks

Paul

[quote="bmwe30mtech"]Hi,

I just done the oil and filter in my car, and re-set the oil lights, and now the 'inspection' light has come on. How do i know if its an inspection 1 or 2, as it just says 'inspection'. Also whats involved? Just spark plugs and air filter??

the same thing has happened on mine i think its because i disconnected the battery last week i have no lights on just "inspection" i'm just gonna reset them again

How do you re-set inspection light? I know how to do the oil ones, and have done them, but the 'inspection' didnt go away...?

iirc you just leave the key in position abit longer when you reset

Thanks

I have done my air filter etc also, so it seems ok to turn them off.

Simon wrote:For a 6 cyl, my local dealers charge Insp I - Ԛ£189.99, and Insp II - Ԛ£219.99.

you sure?! I paid £250 @mine for an Inspection II and that was heavily discounted supposedly (316i auto) through my old man working there

Jhonno wrote:

Simon wrote:For a 6 cyl, my local dealers charge Insp I - Ԛ£189.99, and Insp II - Ԛ£219.99.

you sure?! I paid £250 @mine for an Inspection II and that was heavily discounted supposedly (316i auto) through my old man working there

Err yes!

Billgates should have the receipt in his big file of paperwork! The above prices were for the four plus scheme, with no other discounts, I've even got the price booklet somewhere.

thats interesting.. might have to enquire bout that