Heard the infamous metallic clicking noise

jalcantar2010 · 10-11-2011, 12:06 PM

So I dropped of my cousin at night n it was pretty cold.. Oh yea it\'s an e90 325i .. Got back home n turned the car off. But then decided to put it inside garage n when I turned it on I heard the clicking noise n I had it inside the garage n it woulnt go away.. After 10 min I turned it off n waited about 15 min to turned it back on . The noise was gone..havnt heard the noise ever since.. It\'s being like 3 or 4 months.. but my warranty is out soon.. N I\'m scare that it could reappear again.. What should I do , ? Was it not bad to hear it only once . ? It has 80000 miles on it . Thanks guys n girls.. Could sure use ideas on what to do .

Syndicategt · 10-11-2011, 12:18 PM

I didn't know 325i's had wastegates

Just kidding. Scan the car if you have one, if not take it to a dealer before your warranty is up.

jalcantar2010 · 10-11-2011, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Syndicategt

I didn't know 325i's had wastegates

Just kidding. Scan the car if you have one, if not take it to a dealer before your warranty is up.

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But since I know the noise is not gonna be there .. Don't u think they are gonna be like "no problem here"

Syndicategt · 10-11-2011, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by jalcantar2010

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But since I know the noise is not gonna be there .. Don't u think they are gonna be like "no problem here"

They might, sometimes things cannot be reproduced and they could tell you that. There is a chance the problem threw a code, and that would give them an idication of a potential issue. Always better be safe than sorry if it's a noise that was not "normal".

JRJ1970 · 10-11-2011, 01:23 PM

If you've gotten this far and this is the first time you've heard it, I'd not worry about it. It sounds like one of those things where the conditions were just right for it to happen like 1/1,000,000. My old 2008 328i from day one brand new did this several times as week. Dealer replaced cylinder head because it was obvious.

Take it in, see if it threw a code. At that mileage, I bet you're fine.

tolbert86 · 10-11-2011, 02:24 PM

happens to me on cold days in my 08 328i. I just turn it off and turn it back on and it goes away.

dmorga1 · 10-11-2011, 04:23 PM

Valve tap is rarely fatal. Some engines just get it as they age. There's a sticky on valvetronic and cam failures, etc., but most of those issues seem to have been defects (i.e., they happened very quickly). Almost all our cars count as survivors at this point--they survived the initial defects bump.

I had a '93 Maxima SE 5-speed (great car) that had terrible valve tap in the cold--didn't affect power, running, or driveability. I wouldn't sweat something that happened once, threw no code or warnings, and sounds pretty minor.

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jalcantar2010 Private First Class 17 Rep 147 Posts Drives: alpine White E90 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Ca iTrader: (0)	Heard the infamous metallic clicking noise So I dropped of my cousin at night n it was pretty cold.. Oh yea it\'s an e90 325i .. Got back home n turned the car off. But then decided to put it inside garage n when I turned it on I heard the clicking noise n I had it inside the garage n it woulnt go away.. After 10 min I turned it off n waited about 15 min to turned it back on . The noise was gone..havnt heard the noise ever since.. It\'s being like 3 or 4 months.. but my warranty is out soon.. N I\'m scare that it could reappear again.. What should I do , ? Was it not bad to hear it only once . ? It has 80000 miles on it . Thanks guys n girls.. Could sure use ideas on what to do .
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Syndicategt Brigadier General 181 Rep 3,730 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Nor Cal iTrader: (11)	I didn't know 325i's had wastegates Just kidding. Scan the car if you have one, if not take it to a dealer before your warranty is up. __________________ 2008 BMW 335i e90 - Sold - Rob Beck Turbos / PROcede V5 / Aquamist HFS-4 / AR Downpipes / AE Exhaust / ER Comp FMIC / ER CP / TiAL BOV / Custom Intake / RPI Scoops / Quaife LSD / Swift-Koni Coilovers / DSS HS / Morr VS8.2 Sig Black / Michelin PSS / P3 Boost Guage / M3 body / M3 steering wheel / Adam's Rotors / Hawk HPS / SS lines /
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JRJ1970 Captain 30 Rep 600 Posts Drives: 2014 428i F32 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: San Antonio, TX iTrader: (0)	If you've gotten this far and this is the first time you've heard it, I'd not worry about it. It sounds like one of those things where the conditions were just right for it to happen like 1/1,000,000. My old 2008 328i from day one brand new did this several times as week. Dealer replaced cylinder head because it was obvious. Take it in, see if it threw a code. At that mileage, I bet you're fine. __________________ Jay (in San Antonio, TX) 2014 428i coupe, mineral gray metallic with black interior, black ash trim, luxury edition.
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tolbert86 Private 2 Rep 82 Posts Drives: 2007 328i Black Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Puyallup Wa iTrader: (0)	happens to me on cold days in my 08 328i. I just turn it off and turn it back on and it goes away.
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dmorga1 Private 0 Rep 56 Posts Drives: 2006 330i Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cheverly, Maryland iTrader: (0)	Valve tap is rarely fatal. Some engines just get it as they age. There's a sticky on valvetronic and cam failures, etc., but most of those issues seem to have been defects (i.e., they happened very quickly). Almost all our cars count as survivors at this point--they survived the initial defects bump. I had a '93 Maxima SE 5-speed (great car) that had terrible valve tap in the cold--didn't affect power, running, or driveability. I wouldn't sweat something that happened once, threw no code or warnings, and sounds pretty minor.
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