[DL]

[QUOTE=erikf87;9787480

What is wrong with my car?


also loud rattle at 1:14[/QUOTE]

Erikf87,

You are on the wrong thread for this issue. This thread pertains to the N52 lifter problem. You may have more luck on a different technical thread. Best of luck going foreword.

[yupeak]

Thanks for the info.

[Kribby2k6]

Originally Posted by q_jonblaze

so am i right in assuming that little or very few euro engines have this fault? and is the n51 engine the same as the n52 with regards to cylinder heads? because i dont see a lot of euro drivers on this thread

I am from the UK with a 130i/N52 engine, I have this problem and am well out of warranty.

As others have said, I find it really hard to understand how a prestige manufacturer like BMW can have a fault like this. My car only has 12K miles on the clock. I really feel for all the other on here too.

I am in the process of trying to get something done about it. The whole thing sux really doesnt it!

[col127]

hey guys! hoping for your advice. i own a 2006 325xit . bought it pre-owned 1.5 years ago. my CPO expires in november of this year.

i've gotten a check engine light a few times - brought it to a mechanic and he ran the scan. vanos and vanos solenoids both came up. bringing that in next week for repair. i was told it should be covered by the CPO.

i've never heard of any ticking sounds from my engine, but i'm pretty concerned about this issue. i'd assume i have the old valves/parts that would need to be replaced... can i get BMW to simply replace the parts because they are the old parts that really shouldn't have been used or will my engine have to display the ticking issue before they'll do anything? i don't want to be out of warranty and have this problem come up and be stuck with an expensive repair bill.

any ideas?

[tjct]

If it`s not broke, don`t fix it. My only advise is to do a few short trips that only last like 5 to 10 minutes spread out over a few days. then dont` use the car at all for a day. Then 5 minutes into your next trip, pull into a quiet area or garage and leave it running in park. Listen for a loud ticking sound. If you have it, call the dealer for an appointment....If you don`t be thankful. they won`t fix it if there`s no noise.

[Chewy734]

Is there a good, detailed summary of this thread, so those of us who don't have time to read ~90 pages of posts can get the information they need?

[DL]

Originally Posted by Chewy734

Is there a good, detailed summary of this thread, so those of us who don't have time to read ~90 pages of posts can get the information they need?

Here are two links of older posts of mine. It may speed things up for you depending on what you are looking for..

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showpo...postcount=1746

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showpo...postcount=1851

[CaliforniaBoy5]

Originally Posted by CaliforniaBoy5

Hey guys,
I purchased my CPO 2008 328i on Feb 28th and it had the horrible tick. The dealership said it was quite common and agreed to have the lifters replaced. I made an appointment for April 04th and they got me a loaner for the time the car was there. Although not required by CPO warranty McKenna BMW has taken care of me.

April 4th came, car had the lifters replaced and i didnt hear a tick until this morning.

I called my SA at Mckenna BMW and he set an appointment for me for April 26th to replace the cylinder head and reserved me a loaner for the 2-3 days he estimated i'd be without my car.

I'll let you guys know how it went after I get the head replaced. So far its been easy working with Mckenna throughout this process and I am hoping I will have my car tick-free after the cylinder head.

Just curious, has anyone had the cylinder head replaced and have the tick come back??

Guys,
Sorry I didnt post back. I had my cylinder head replaced by Mckenna BMW and received by car back after only 2 days; I guess a benefit to them having everything ready for me. Ran great until a week ago when the ticking came back. I have an appointment to go back on wednesday 06/29/11 and see whats going on.

This will be interesting.... ticking after the cylinder head replacement.. i'll keep you guys posted.

[ccraig13]

Just sent my car in this morning for them to check out the ticking noise. I also emailed my SA a copy of the updated SIB110907. However, I feel good about this since when I brought it up to him the first time he said he's dealt with it before and has replaced customer's blocks. Hopefully, I'm another lucky customer...

[ccraig13]

That was quick! Just got it back. They replaces the lifters but when I pulled into my driveway after my 45min trip home, I still hear the ticking. So no change at all. Guess it's time for a new block...

My invoice says, "Replace exhaust hydraulic lifters"

Parts:
12 hydraulic valve P 54
1 Profile gasket 6
1 Collar Screw 27

[typeszh]

Just a FYI, have them check your exhaust muffler. After having my engine head replaced, the ticking came back. They replaced my muffler and the noise was gone.

[silviu]

Thanks for the update...
I printed your posts and I will go tomorrow to the dealer to show them.
I run out of warranty this comming September.
I hope they will fix it.

Thanks again,

Silviu

[silviu]

Originally Posted by DL

Here are two links of older posts of mine. It may speed things up for you depending on what you are looking for..

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showpo...postcount=1746

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showpo...postcount=1851

thanks a lot

Silviu

[flea333]

Hey all, I also had the ticking as I posted my video in this thread earlier. I showed the noise on video since it wasn't making the sound at the dealer (of course). They were able to reproduce it I suppose. Anyway, the ticking sound is gone after driving 600 miles or so. Here's what is on the BMW service sheet:

"Found noise coming from hydrolic valve adjusters...replaced hydrolic valve adjuster as per SIB 11 09 07. ...verified repair."

The parts they used are:

1 11-12-7-582-245 37 PROFILE GASKET:118522
1 11-31-7-534-251 57 GASKET RING:118526
12 11-33-7-605-330 57 HYDR. VALVE PUSHROD:113065
1 11-36-7-524-954 57 COLLAR SCREW:113095

[Migelito]

I had first noticed this clicking noise after my car was about some 10k or something and it appeared in a cold weather (cold weather below zero temps coincided with that mileage). The sound was going off after the car was warming up, but sometime it did not go off and persisted for some time before it finally went off after driving some 100 miles. Anyways, I drove to a dealer and they told me it was lifters clicking. Then every guy in a dealership told me they had some clicking noise in cold weather on their own BMs. But service agreed to change lifters since I told them the sound was persistent after driving some 40-50 miles (the oil should be hot by that time and clicking should go off, as service said).
Now, I am 58k miles and in the cold weather the clicking is there for some time but goes off when the car is warm. During summer no clicking at all any time.
Not sure if the first time I had some faulty lifter. It seems to be some particularity of BMWs (may be just N52 engine).

[VIZSLA]

Update.
I had the head relaxed under warranty a couple of months ago and the clicking is back on cold start up.

[DUI Elite]

50k miles, i used to have the ticking, it went away when I started letting the car warm up. $0 fix. Hasn't made the ticking in 5 months.

[Migelito]

Originally Posted by DUI Elite

50k miles, i used to have the ticking, it went away when I started letting the car warm up. $0 fix. Hasn't made the ticking in 5 months.

Agreed. Noticed this on my car too. now I let it slightly warm up even during the summer: just wait for 30 seconds while the RPM goes from ~900-1000 down to 550 after cold start. In winter will have to wait for about minute or two.

[E91Stu]

Hi All,
Just a month before the motorplan runs out i have heard the ticking noise from my 2006 E91 325, Lifters were replaced and noise got worse.
When I went back to complain, the techie who has been working on my car said he thought so! says that its oil pressure related and that a PUMA case will be opened and head replaced.
The car is in at the mo, so I popped in un expectantly and had a look through the parts in the boot, and as previously seen, the cam shaft is scored. Also something quite worring is the amount of oil varnish on all the parts.

My thinking is that its not so much oil pressure as old tired oil. my car has averaged 25 000-30 000 oil change intervals. currently has 95 000km now and only had 4 oil changes. doesnt sound right does it?
Im now going to take this up with motor plan and request the whole motor be checked for signs of poor lubrication. not sure this will be entertained, but at least if there are issues in the future, I may have a leg to stand on.
Anyone else tried this avenue?
Cheers
Stu

[silviu]

I was at dealer in Vancouver, BC, Canada last week with my 2007 BMW328xi at 69000 km, still in warranty until September 2011.
I claimed:
- ticking noise - they knew about it - they replaced the exhaust lifters and are going to replace the head if the noise is still there. So far so good, after a week driving.
- power steering pump noisy at full stroke right or left - they replaced the pump in warranty
- poor front suspension - they replaced the front struts

I'm still keeping an eye on everything, but deffinetly the car feels different now.

Thanks all for the info.

Silviu

[VIZSLA]

Originally Posted by E91Stu

Hi All,
Just a month before the motorplan runs out i have heard the ticking noise from my 2006 E91 325, Lifters were replaced and noise got worse.
When I went back to complain, the techie who has been working on my car said he thought so! says that its oil pressure related and that a PUMA case will be opened and head replaced.
The car is in at the mo, so I popped in un expectantly and had a look through the parts in the boot, and as previously seen, the cam shaft is scored. Also something quite worring is the amount of oil varnish on all the parts.

My thinking is that its not so much oil pressure as old tired oil. my car has averaged 25 000-30 000 oil change intervals. currently has 95 000km now and only had 4 oil changes. doesnt sound right does it?
Im now going to take this up with motor plan and request the whole motor be checked for signs of poor lubrication. not sure this will be entertained, but at least if there are issues in the future, I may have a leg to stand on.
Anyone else tried this avenue?
Cheers
Stu

Don't know if its pertinent but when my head was replaced they said that if I hadn't been changing the oil per schedule they would have refused to do the work.

[pdav]

Added Lucas Synthetic Oil stabilizer to try to quiet the ticking. Did not help but did give me a check engine light for a bunch of things.