[VTECaddict]

Originally Posted by DL

I took about 8 videos on different dates with a current newspaper and registration for each time it happened, and put them on a disk. I gave it to my SA. It went to the regional representative, and from there I do not know. However, it worked for me.

Originally Posted by AddictedToBavarian

My SA said it's so common that they don't need proof of it. They're dicks if they give you a hard time.

Picked it up today and head was replaced. No further proof was needed.

[Lankster]

Originally Posted by sisspc

My wife's '07 328 was noticeably ticking when I bought it. Soon after purchasing I changed the oil with German Castrol (don't know what previous owner used) and no shi+, ticking is completely gone. I'm not claiming it will solve everybody's ticking, but it worked on mine.

Same thing happened to my 2007 335xi... turned out it was my turbo waste gate actuator... not serious and doesnt NEED to be replace but i had it worked on anyways... total bill ~$2000

[Elgato]

I have had the lifters changed on mine and will be going back to see about the cylinder head. It still ticks when it's cold

[BigWalmac]

2009 e90 328i. Had ticking on cold starts, didnt think much of it. Been driving the car less recently and the ticking grew longer and louder. I took it in and told the dealership about the ticking and that I had found the TSB (thanks to you guys). They looked at it, replaced the lifters, washed it, and I had it back the next day. (Just under warantee w/49,000 miles)

Hats off to Tischer BMW in Silver Spring MD, Kristina the SA, and you guys for the info.

[Delta0311]

Originally Posted by sisspc

My wife's '07 328 was noticeably ticking when I bought it. Soon after purchasing I changed the oil with German Castrol (don't know what previous owner used) and no shi+, ticking is completely gone. I'm not claiming it will solve everybody's ticking, but it worked on mine.

Believe me it will still tick wait till it gets freezing out again. Only fix is to replace the lifters and the head. Changing the oil won't really do a damn thing. I changed my oil every 5k miles and used only BMW oil (which is Castrol) and it didn't help the ticking came back when ever it got really cold out. What did fix was getting the lifters and head replaced.

[Delta0311]

Originally Posted by BigWalmac

2009 e90 328i. Had ticking on cold starts, didnt think much of it. Been driving the car less recently and the ticking grew longer and louder. I took it in and told the dealership about the ticking and that I had found the TSB (thanks to you guys). They looked at it, replaced the lifters, washed it, and I had it back the next day. (Just under warantee w/49,000 miles)

Hats off to Tischer BMW in Silver Spring MD, Kristina the SA, and you guys for the info.

And you will be back there come like December getting the head replaced. Good thing you reported this within warranty so they will honor the replacement free of charge.

[kkttsang]

Does all n52 engine get this eventually, or is it a luck thing? are there 328s out there that dont have this tick?

mine ticks but not loud, dont know if its the normal ticking from engine or if its the defect so i dont kno if its normal or not, will post video later.

[AddictedToBavarian]

Originally Posted by kkttsang

Does all n52 engine get this eventually, or is it a luck thing? are there 328s out there that dont have this tick?

mine ticks but not loud, dont know if its the normal ticking from engine or if its the defect so i dont kno if its normal or not, will post video later.

There is a tick to our engines, but if you had the lifter tick you would know!

[Rmk392]

hmmm noticed mine has it when I first start it in the morning ..goes away after a few minutes of driving though. this is quite a long thread so forgive me if this was covered but ..is this covered under CPO?

[jitterygoat49r]

Originally Posted by msinfo_us

Yeh, I think you right on with the parts list. I spoke today with service manager and he read it to me -- sounds dead on. Service manager got very defensive when I asked if this happened often enough for him to recognize the problem even before I finished describing it ... so I think it is not uncommon. But he did try to explain that there is no long term damage to engine because all parts are on the top and don't affect anything inside (very brief version of his answer). I am glad your car is running noise free -- gives me hope too.

PS I still can't attach a sound file so people can compare it. What is wrong with the site? I had no problem attaching files before.

The reason the service manager became defensive may be because he's tired of hearing about the problem all the time. When he told you the defective hydraulic valve lifters create no long term damage to the engine, he's dead wrong. Ask him if the valves can burn if they are constantly subjected to short cycling due to defective lifters? Maybe they think we "no nothing dummies" will keep driving the car until the warranty expires and we'll have to pay for an engine overhaul or replacement on our dime.

[E92Jenks]

Hey guys I have just got my e92 325i and I seem to have this same problem, not impressed for a car that is so expensive, I have the 12 months BMW warranty will this cover me with the parts if they think it needs doing. It's going in Monday for a inspection. Sounds like its a diesel !

[Delta0311]

Originally Posted by E92Jenks

Hey guys I have just got my e92 325i and I seem to have this same problem, not impressed for a car that is so expensive, I have the 12 months BMW warranty will this cover me with the parts if they think it needs doing. It's going in Monday for a inspection. Sounds like its a diesel !

Yes you are covered. Mind you they need to hear the noise first. So if I was you I'd take out my camera phone, pop the hood, and video tape the ticking for some extra evidence. Do it hostage style; get a newspaper place it over the engine while it ticks and get a nice shot of the date. This way if your SA is a dick he will not be able to weasel his way out of it.

[E92Jenks]

Yeah got the phone out and rang my service department, very helpful I played them the clip and they sent a BMW technician out within 30 mins, but when he started the car no noise. It's booked in for Monday but I have only had it a week. Are there turn around times good with faults like this? Cheers for the help

[DL]

Originally Posted by E92Jenks

Yeah got the phone out and rang my service department, very helpful I played them the clip and they sent a BMW technician out within 30 mins, but when he started the car no noise. It's booked in for Monday but I have only had it a week. Are there turn around times good with faults like this? Cheers for the help

The lifter replacement it was in the shop 2 days. They had the parts in stock too.

[E92Jenks]

So the car went into the garage today and when I got into the car park it was making the bad noise, took another vid and gave the keys over to the service department. They rang me back just as they were going to close telling me that they are keeping the car in overnight as they cannot hear the problem. I don't no how they can't hear it. It sounds like a 40 year old tractor!!! Let's hope they hear the problem tomorrow. Where do I stand with arguing about the problem?

[RaZCaL]

Is this problem covered under CPO warranty? I've been hearing the same ticking sound for awhile now.

[DL]

Originally Posted by RaZCaL

Is this problem covered under CPO warranty? I've been hearing the same ticking sound for awhile now.

Yes...

However, you have a 335i/N54 and not a 328i/N52. This thread is only for the N51, N52 or N52K.

Link to who will be covered below:

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showpo...postcount=1057


That is not to say you do not have a problem, but this thread pertains to the N52 engine design flaw. Good luck going forward.

[Elgato]

Hey guys, went back this week to my dealer... They changed the rockers and the valve cover gasket, this time around. They were telling me the valve cover had a "crack" in it. Hopefully it solves my issue.

[CdnM3]

I also had the rockers replaced recently after bringing the car in for the ticking noise. I just bought the car and had no idea that the lifters had already been replaced until my service advisor called and told me they were going to do the rockers only since the lifters were the updated ones.

I heard what I think is the lifters ticking once on a cold morning right after a cold start. Called my dealer back and told them the rockers didn't fix it. The guy I spoke to on the phone actually told me they're going to need the car for a few days since the next step is to replace the head.

What worries me is that the weather is getting warmer now and that I haven't heard the noise since, I'm worried that they will tell me they can't replicate the noise on my car and won't replace the head because of this.

I'll post an update after my appointment at the end of the month!

[AddictedToBavarian]

Originally Posted by CdnM3

I also had the rockers replaced recently after bringing the car in for the ticking noise. I just bought the car and had no idea that the lifters had already been replaced until my service advisor called and told me they were going to do the rockers only since the lifters were the updated ones.

I heard what I think is the lifters ticking once on a cold morning right after a cold start. Called my dealer back and told them the rockers didn't fix it. The guy I spoke to on the phone actually told me they're going to need the car for a few days since the next step is to replace the head.

What worries me is that the weather is getting warmer now and that I haven't heard the noise since, I'm worried that they will tell me they can't replicate the noise on my car and won't replace the head because of this.

I'll post an update after my appointment at the end of the month!

Honestly, I heard the noise 3 times last winter and haven't heard it again since. "If it ain't broke don't fix it" is what I'm going by. People have complained about this noise becoming an actual issue when EVERY start up it was doing it. That's when I'll worry about it.... (or until my CPO runs out 2/2014) Lol

[RentonTDI]

I'm following up on my original post (#2108), where I questioned if E90s manufactured after 11/31/2008 should NOT have the engine tick, according to SI B11 09 07.

In particular, the 4 following members have recently posted their 2009 E90s have a legitimate engine tick: Bash328I, gitpicker, e-solo, and BigWalmac.

Wondering if any of these 4 members, can run their VIN through the VIN decoder below, and let us know if their 2009 E90 was manufactured before or after 11/31/2008? If manufactured after, I wonder if we should be concerned the new head design doesn't work.

VIN Decoder: http://www.bmw-z1.com/VIN/VINdecode-e.cgi

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Thanks

[sabbas121]

Originally Posted by E92Jenks

So the car went into the garage today and when I got into the car park it was making the bad noise, took another vid and gave the keys over to the service department. They rang me back just as they were going to close telling me that they are keeping the car in overnight as they cannot hear the problem. I don't no how they can't hear it. It sounds like a 40 year old tractor!!! Let's hope they hear the problem tomorrow. Where do I stand with arguing about the problem?

bro i had the same problem , they couldn't hear it , they even kept it overnight for couple days but nothing , and now i don't even notice the sound.