Need Help Asap! Loud ticking noise at idle all of a sudden [Video]

tmdb335 · 01-04-2011, 11:21 AM

my car makes the same ticking sound as well, once you blip the throttle it goes away. I scan my car all the time, no codes or anything and car runs like a beast. 45000 miles on her so far.

cstmx_ryder · 01-04-2011, 01:26 PM

Did you have this issue before? Or is this the first? I honestly think that it's not normal to have a ticking sound THAT loud. I mean, mine engine ticks too, but that's just from the WG and it's not very noticeable.

Have you thought about taking it to the shop or dealership?

**335i** · 01-04-2011, 01:33 PM

dont scare the OP

Alan l. · 01-04-2011, 01:48 PM

I haven't heard the noise come back since that night and it seems like enough people here have the same exact noise that i think i could feel safer to say its "normal" for this engine.

Doesn't sound normal to me but there doesn't seem to be anything you could do about it either....

Alan

cstmx_ryder · 01-04-2011, 02:07 PM

Well, that's good that it's the "norm", but will you let us know if anything comes from this ticking noise? (like if your engine blew up or something......)

TIA

Kevin@AKMotorwerk · 01-04-2011, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Alan l.

I haven't heard the noise come back since that night and it seems like enough people here have the same exact noise that i think i could feel safer to say its "normal" for this engine.

Doesn't sound normal to me but there doesn't seem to be anything you could do about it either....

Alan

they are extremely noisy engines in general, although one customer came in with really bad vanos issues, and his car sounded like it had zero oil in it, he ended up putting the car to stock and taking it to the dealer to have the camshafts and bearings replaced.

Alan l. · 01-04-2011, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by cstmx_ryder

Well, that's good that it's the "norm", but will you let us know if anything comes from this ticking noise? (like if your engine blew up or something......)

TIA

Lets just say I hope i never have to post that about my car.....ever!

krypt0 · 01-04-2011, 11:48 PM

I listened closely the next time I heard that noise on my 335. It was definitely something pneumatic(air) related; some sort of relief pump/valve.

Big Tom · 07-12-2011, 05:15 PM

I think I have found the cause of this strange ticking noise!

I got the exact same noise as the OP's video showed, and as someone said earlier in this thread, the noise is coming from the evap control valve.
I also found that some people have had some problem with this valve and got a fault code (P2418).

Shiv wrote in an old thread about this code and suspected a loose gas cap.
And thats when I realized that my lovely wife was refueling the car and had some problems with tighting the cap a couple of days ago (first time ever she refueled this car

)...

...and after I tighten the cap (which was a little loose) the sound is totally gone!

JAXT88 · 07-12-2011, 07:23 PM

I am fairly confident my waste gates are rattling however it sounds nothing like this at idle... only when i blip the throttle and it sounds like a can shaking if I am near a wall the sound can bounce off of... car is running great though after I replaced VANOS

caradd · 07-12-2011, 07:56 PM

That is not wastegate rattle. I recall someone having this noise and it was their Solenoids.

Irishace · 07-12-2011, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by caradd

That is not wastegate rattle. I recall someone having this noise and it was their Solenoids.

+1, that is most certainly not wastegate rattle.

themyst · 07-12-2011, 08:32 PM

Completely normal. It's a noisy evap valve and not wastegate rattle. /thread

themyst · 07-12-2011, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by jha5002

I am fairly confident my waste gates are rattling however it sounds nothing like this at idle... only when i blip the throttle and it sounds like a can shaking if I am near a wall the sound can bounce off of... car is running great though after I replaced VANOS

YOU sir have wastegate rattle

JAXT88 · 07-13-2011, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by themyst

YOU sir have wastegate rattle

haha thanks I know... hoping to make it til next spring to do a turbo upgrade

Alan l. · 07-13-2011, 08:06 AM

Just a FYI my car never made that noise again after that night. It is a noisy Evap valve and nothing to worry about.

TheKuz · 07-13-2011, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Trojan4evr

It's the sound of direct injection. But if it's loud it could be an injector or even a belt. LOL at the watsegate rattle somebody said.

I actually asked the dealer this. They said it's waste gate rattle also...

creaminz · 08-12-2011, 02:38 AM

Oh my!!! Tick tick tick!! Mine is ticking like a bomb! So loud! Blip of throttle it goes away...once the car warms up goes away but today that ticking noise wasn't normal and was super loud.

Litos · 08-12-2011, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Jeff@topgearsolutions

and all the other over engineered bells and whistles that come along with it,

first time i heard of anything on the E90/E92 being "over engineered".

if you mean over engineering their constantly failing injectors, coils, pumps, turbos and wastegates that they have recycled over the years, then yes......

G-Bus · 01-24-2012, 01:52 PM

So I ended up gettimg this code P2418 evap system but no wierd noises
I made sure my fuel cap was tight and it was and the check engine doesnt seem to go away... any other suggestion of what could be wrong?

SR2007 · 01-25-2012, 08:55 PM

I had the same issue, and when I contacted BMW about it, they said it was the lifters. After post after post, that seemed to the consecutive answer. Check with your dealer, mine said certain years was recalled.

Beemw335 · 01-25-2012, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by creaminz

Oh my!!! Tick tick tick!! Mine is ticking like a bomb! So loud! Blip of throttle it goes away...once the car warms up goes away but today that ticking noise wasn't normal and was super loud.

I have the exact same problem, like it gets really loud, I can hear it over my music...

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=640205 I took a video, but it sucks stupid phone camera. If you put the volume up you can hear it in the first few seconds of the video

01-04-2011, 11:21 AM	#45
tmdb335 Second Lieutenant 12 Rep 238 Posts Drives: 2009 335 xi coupe Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: boyds, md iTrader: (2)	my car makes the same ticking sound as well, once you blip the throttle it goes away. I scan my car all the time, no codes or anything and car runs like a beast. 45000 miles on her so far.
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cstmx_ryder Colonel 164 Rep 2,875 Posts Drives: A metal box with a roundel Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Portland, OR iTrader: (2)	Did you have this issue before? Or is this the first? I honestly think that it's not normal to have a ticking sound THAT loud. I mean, mine engine ticks too, but that's just from the WG and it's not very noticeable. Have you thought about taking it to the shop or dealership? __________________ '08 AW E90 335i PROcede V5 \| BMS DCI \| RR DPs \| ETS FMIC \| FORGE DVs \| Stett CP \| Vanguard \| PSS10
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Alan l. Major General 5450 Rep 8,815 Posts Drives: 2020 F95 X5M Competition Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: United States iTrader: (9)	I haven't heard the noise come back since that night and it seems like enough people here have the same exact noise that i think i could feel safer to say its "normal" for this engine. Doesn't sound normal to me but there doesn't seem to be anything you could do about it either.... Alan __________________
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01-04-2011, 02:07 PM	#49
cstmx_ryder Colonel 164 Rep 2,875 Posts Drives: A metal box with a roundel Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Portland, OR iTrader: (2)	Well, that's good that it's the "norm", but will you let us know if anything comes from this ticking noise? (like if your engine blew up or something......) TIA __________________ '08 AW E90 335i PROcede V5 \| BMS DCI \| RR DPs \| ETS FMIC \| FORGE DVs \| Stett CP \| Vanguard \| PSS10
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01-04-2011, 11:48 PM	#52
krypt0 Your Text Here 5 Rep 153 Posts Drives: E90 335i, B9S4 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: USA iTrader: (1)	I listened closely the next time I heard that noise on my 335. It was definitely something pneumatic(air) related; some sort of relief pump/valve.
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07-12-2011, 05:15 PM	#53
Big Tom Banned 57 Rep 1,054 Posts Drives: 335i n54 e92 MT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Västerås iTrader: (0)	I think I have found the cause of this strange ticking noise! I got the exact same noise as the OP's video showed, and as someone said earlier in this thread, the noise is coming from the evap control valve. I also found that some people have had some problem with this valve and got a fault code (P2418). Shiv wrote in an old thread about this code and suspected a loose gas cap. And thats when I realized that my lovely wife was refueling the car and had some problems with tighting the cap a couple of days ago (first time ever she refueled this car )... ...and after I tighten the cap (which was a little loose) the sound is totally gone!
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JAXT88 Enthusiast 9 Rep 208 Posts Drives: 21 Yukon Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Haddonfield, New Jersey iTrader: (1) Garage List 2007 BMW 335i [10.00]	I am fairly confident my waste gates are rattling however it sounds nothing like this at idle... only when i blip the throttle and it sounds like a can shaking if I am near a wall the sound can bounce off of... car is running great though after I replaced VANOS __________________ Sold -- 2014 AW 535ix M-Sport Sold -- 2007 SG 335i Coupe -- DINAN Stage 2 ECU flash I AR Design Catless Downpipes I BMS Downpipe fix I Helix Intercooler I Milltek full exhaust I Stett Charge Pipe I Forge Diverter Valves I BSH Competition Oil Catch Can I BMS Dual Cone intake
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07-12-2011, 07:56 PM	#55
caradd () () 8 Rep 436 Posts Drives: 2007 e92 335i 6mt Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Here iTrader: (3)	That is not wastegate rattle. I recall someone having this noise and it was their Solenoids. __________________
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07-12-2011, 08:32 PM	#57
themyst Major General 177 Rep 6,631 Posts Drives: '16 MK7 GTI Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: NYC iTrader: (8)	Completely normal. It's a noisy evap valve and not wastegate rattle. /thread __________________ E90 LCI N54 6AT
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Alan l. Major General 5450 Rep 8,815 Posts Drives: 2020 F95 X5M Competition Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: United States iTrader: (9)	Just a FYI my car never made that noise again after that night. It is a noisy Evap valve and nothing to worry about. __________________
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08-12-2011, 02:38 AM	#62
creaminz Major General 545 Rep 7,705 Posts Drives: E90 LCI Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: So. Cal iTrader: (33)	Oh my!!! Tick tick tick!! Mine is ticking like a bomb! So loud! Blip of throttle it goes away...once the car warms up goes away but today that ticking noise wasn't normal and was super loud.
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01-24-2012, 01:52 PM	#64
G-Bus Lieutenant 54 Rep 450 Posts Drives: F10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Montreal iTrader: (3)	So I ended up gettimg this code P2418 evap system but no wierd noises I made sure my fuel cap was tight and it was and the check engine doesnt seem to go away... any other suggestion of what could be wrong?
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01-25-2012, 08:55 PM	#65
SR2007 Captain 48 Rep 698 Posts Drives: 07 E92 328i Join Date: May 2010 Location: Maryland iTrader: (3)	I had the same issue, and when I contacted BMW about it, they said it was the lifters. After post after post, that seemed to the consecutive answer. Check with your dealer, mine said certain years was recalled. __________________ Amuse Trunk/Amuse Front/CF M3 Hood/Hamman Spoiler/Staggered Iconz/Custom Interior/MMW Headers/Straight Pipe/Custom Tune/330 Mani/too much too list..... Team Elite / WFC#342
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