05-29-2017, 08:32 PM | #1 |
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Clicking/Ticking sound in engine? RESOLVED
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So I posted a poor quality video previously and figured I'd post a new video to show what triggers the sound and see if anybody has any ideas: It will do this unless I start the car. It will NOT do this every time. It's random which makes it hard to diagnose One buddy that works at BMW that saw the video suggested it's a DME relay or main power relay clicking but shouldn't be that loud. I'm talking w/ the foreman tomorrow at BMW but want to see if anybody has any input. Thanks! Last edited by mdefalco25; 09-17-2017 at 09:10 AM.. |
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I know there are a few people that do experience this and others that don't. I have BMW investigating as I think everyone agrees it's way too loud if this is something that should occur.
It's on the turbo side. Sounds like it's coming from ECU/side of motor area, but not 100% sure. Thing that I don't get is why it is random and will continue to occur when I open any doors/trunk/hood. Once car is started it won't occur again for some time. Very odd. |
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If it's the turbo side, it's probably electronic wastegate servo motor related, but it can be other things. |
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Ah gotcha. I was thinking for some reason the ECU/DME was on pass side. Thanks for the heads up!
It is indeed turbo side to the best of my abilities to locate the sounds. That's an interesting thought. Time will hopefully tell. Thanks for the input! |
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05-30-2017, 02:43 PM | #10 |
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Did you go to bmw? What did they say?
I can also confirm mine is turbo side (passenger side). I noticed this noise at 600 miles on the car by the way. |
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Finally heard back from my BMW master tech. After providing the videos to him, he forwarded them on to his engineer contact who then forwarded it on to several others to have a look/listen. It appears to be the valvetronic motor and said he already ordered the parts and should be here next week. Job is suppose to take about two days to complete so I'll report back once I gather more information after the install. |
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So I got my car back and thought I'd share about my experience. My Master Tech had made a call out to his engineer who put out a search to see if anybody else was dealing with my issue. As stated, it was identified that there was only one other car in the nation that was being serviced for the same exact thing. They took my car in on Wednesday the 14th and the car was just completed today. The valvetronic motor was having an electrical issue that was causing it to continue clicking as described in the video. Here are some pics of the process/part that was replaced for your viewing pleasure:
They are going to reach out to me after six weeks to see if there has been any issues. Cost to repair had this not been under warranty: $2000 Moral of the story, if you have this happen, take a video so you can show them since it is so random on when it occurs and likely won't be duplicated. Last edited by mdefalco25; 02-28-2018 at 08:39 PM.. |
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Nothing...I'll try from my Windows 10 PC. No luck on iPhone.
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Works for me now thank you! I'll have to capture my sound on video next time it happens.
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Thanks for the update & info. That's very helpful
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09-13-2017, 11:28 PM | #22 |
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Same issue on my M4, replaced valvetronic motor a few days ago. If anyone has this issue, doing a quick scan on ISTA will show a valvetronic motor code and should be easy to get dealer to replace it.
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