M52 crankcase breather hose - genuine or OEM?

[tgr]

I need a new hose p/n 13411435781. BMW want about £95. Who are the OEM manufacturers? I would normally go for Febi but can't find any. Gates seems to feature prominently auction sites... also Höwen and Borg and Beck

Or should I suck it up and get the genuine part?

Many thanks!

[danb79]

tgr said:

I need a new hose p/n 13411435781. BMW want about £95. Who are the OEM manufacturers? I would normally go for Febi but can't find any. Gates seems to feature prominently auction sites... also Höwen and Borg and Beck

Or should I suck it up and get the genuine part?

Many thanks!

Gates have been around for a millennia; you'll be fine with them

If you want Febi; see if C3BMW can source it for you

[tgr]

Many thanks Dan!

My power steering pump is also starting to groan. It’s an LF30 - can it be refurbished?

[tgr]

Re the power steering pump, it's an LUK LF-30, part number 32416756582. BMW want more than £500 and there has been some grumbling that the BMW part is not half as good as the original one fitted. There are loads of no brand no doubt Chinese copies that come up on a google search, or on autodoc

There are also some remanufacturing services and even a firm called BGA that claims it remanufactures to new.

Any advice?