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      11-20-2014, 06:35 PM   #2554
jeff2priorier
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Drives: 328XI
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2009 328xi. I live in Canada. Had occasional ticking on start up, especially in very cold or humid weather. Ticking goes away once engine is warmed up and you drive off. Tried some oil additive but that didn't work either. For last 3 months (summer) I used high octane 94 (esso here in Canada has it) gas and the ticking has gone away. Once it gets really cold, if the ticking returns I'll put in 89 (mid level) octane and call it a failed experiment.

Update: was cold last few days and snowy... ticking noise was back

Back to mid-level 89 gas....
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