Winter's coming: Is your engine ticking?

trickydisco · 11-06-2007, 12:00 AM

As the temperature drops, pay attention to your engine.
Many of you already know that some of our engines
are not running running at spec.

The problem is discussed at length here:

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13504
Page 3 of the above thread has a sound clip of the ticking noise.

I was not aware of this problem, and do not currently hear
the ticking, but for many it occurs during colder temps.

This is my first winter with the car, so i'll be listening
closely, and will report back. Perhaps others can do
the same here.

EdmBimmer · 11-06-2007, 11:45 AM

Wow!

I downloaded the clip an man is it ever loud! My car never did that last year, knock on wood.

I am going to bring in the car tomorrow though, when I start the car and put it into gear it stalls out. I taped it doing it and showed it to my SA. He quickly booked me in and hopefully find out the problem.

Opps, sorry for the threadjack....

Xtype0 · 11-06-2007, 07:06 PM

If you have a ticking problem, it should happen more frequently in the winter, but it should still happen during the summer, just more erratic in terms of frequency. But the best they seem to do even if you bring it in with the ticking problem is give you an oil change or perform the "bleeding" which is the same as you going for a spin on the highway, and then if they are nice, they will submit a PUMA and send you on your merry way.

For the gross-up that we pay for these cars here in Canada, we need a lemon law more stringent then our neighbors south of the border.

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trickydisco First Lieutenant 7 Rep 331 Posts Drives: e90 330i Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: downtown toronto iTrader: (0)	Winter's coming: Is your engine ticking? As the temperature drops, pay attention to your engine. Many of you already know that some of our engines are not running running at spec. The problem is discussed at length here: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13504 Page 3 of the above thread has a sound clip of the ticking noise. I was not aware of this problem, and do not currently hear the ticking, but for many it occurs during colder temps. This is my first winter with the car, so i'll be listening closely, and will report back. Perhaps others can do the same here. __________________ Barrington 2006 330i sedan TiAg 1998 Porsche 911 C2S 1969 Firebird
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EdmBimmer Lieutenant 33 Rep 403 Posts Drives: '10 X5 35d Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Edmonton iTrader: (5)	Wow! I downloaded the clip an man is it ever loud! My car never did that last year, knock on wood. I am going to bring in the car tomorrow though, when I start the car and put it into gear it stalls out. I taped it doing it and showed it to my SA. He quickly booked me in and hopefully find out the problem. Opps, sorry for the threadjack.... __________________ In the Garage '10 E70 X5d Alpine White LOADED UP - '10 EVO X Wicked White RIP '08 BMW E60 535i - '06 BMW E90 330i - '05 Acura EL - '98 Honda Prelude - '99 Audi A4 - '02 Honda Civic - '06 Nissan Xterra
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Xtype0 Second Lieutenant 15 Rep 298 Posts Drives: E90 335xi Special Edition Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Toronto, Canada iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 E90 335xi [0.00]	If you have a ticking problem, it should happen more frequently in the winter, but it should still happen during the summer, just more erratic in terms of frequency. But the best they seem to do even if you bring it in with the ticking problem is give you an oil change or perform the "bleeding" which is the same as you going for a spin on the highway, and then if they are nice, they will submit a PUMA and send you on your merry way. For the gross-up that we pay for these cars here in Canada, we need a lemon law more stringent then our neighbors south of the border.
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