**1 owners pls read if you have a ticking noise in your engine**

jeremyc74 · 03-08-2009, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by gtaday51

Its the first Direct Injected car I've driven that was this loud at idle. But what the hell, it sounds great at redline.

What DI cars did you have before this? Just curious.

Mad Dragon · 03-08-2009, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Temple

Sorry to tell you there guy but I know what valve tick is vs injector clicking and the thread title says 1 Owners! not just 128i.

The original poster is referring to work that was done on his 128i. The bulletin I posted here makes no mention of the N54, and there are no N54-specific bulletins regarding HVA noise.

gtaday51 · 03-08-2009, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by jeremyc74

What DI cars did you have before this? Just curious.

I have driven several Audis. Guess Piezzo is a different type of DI then FSI.

Mad Dragon · 03-08-2009, 12:26 PM

I owned a 2006 GTI with the 2.0T direct injection engine, and it made the same amount of racket as the N54.

jeremyc74 · 03-08-2009, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by gtaday51

I have driven several Audis. Guess Piezzo is a different type of DI then FSI.

Could be a result of more sound insulation than anything.

Which brings up an interesting question.

How many of you guys that are hearing noises don't have the pad under the hood? (It seems like some cars got it and some didn't)

gtaday51 · 03-08-2009, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by jeremyc74

Could be a result of more sound insulation than anything.

Which brings up an interesting question.

How many of you guys that are hearing noises don't have the pad under the hood? (It seems like some cars got it and some didn't)

I have no pad. That was a bit of a shocker. I always thought that that pad protected the paint from radiated heat. But idk. Maybe...

Robert · 03-08-2009, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by jeremyc74

Yeah. What you're hearing in the 135i most likely isn't lifter noise (which can be bad) but ijector noise. There's been a lot of talk over the last few years about how to make direct injection engines quiet. It's not easy from what I've read, because of the high pressures. People don't want their cars to sound like diesels no matter how good they run, but that's exactly what DI sounds like.

I love the rawness of the engine. Sometime it feels like I have a small v8 under the hood. Who would want to make it quieter.

bman6074 · 03-09-2009, 11:21 AM

Mine ticks too. Thought it might be oil but the electronic dipstick says its full

pit1 · 03-13-2009, 10:03 AM

My '02 330xi always had a significant tick, as did my E30 325ix. Both getting MUCH louder with age. The 330xi had the M54B30 engine which is what our N54 is based on. The ticking was always considered "normal" by dealers and master techs. My Dad's old E36 M3 had a very loud tick, that car would nearly stall on humid days. BMW power plants have some character you just have to learn to accept.

I brought my 1er in a few months back just before my fuel pump went for a slight ticking noise associated with rough idle. It sounded like a helicopter in the distance. At the time it occurred at all temps, now it's back and only on cold start. Is this kinda what you guys are hearing? I'll mention it again at my scheduled oil change but I'm not too concerned about this.

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pit1 Captain 239 Rep 790 Posts Drives: F87 M2 Join Date: May 2008 Location: It's always Sunny... iTrader: (1)	My '02 330xi always had a significant tick, as did my E30 325ix. Both getting MUCH louder with age. The 330xi had the M54B30 engine which is what our N54 is based on. The ticking was always considered "normal" by dealers and master techs. My Dad's old E36 M3 had a very loud tick, that car would nearly stall on humid days. BMW power plants have some character you just have to learn to accept. I brought my 1er in a few months back just before my fuel pump went for a slight ticking noise associated with rough idle. It sounded like a helicopter in the distance. At the time it occurred at all temps, now it's back and only on cold start. Is this kinda what you guys are hearing? I'll mention it again at my scheduled oil change but I'm not too concerned about this.
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