» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | 1999 M3 Swap 09-07-2023 10:10 PM 06-01-2024 03:04 PM 7 Replies, 409,823 Views | | My 318ti build 05-21-2024 04:48 PM 05-28-2024 06:42 PM 1 Replies, 3,601 Views | | OMG!OMG! 05-28-2024 08:53 AM 05-28-2024 08:53 AM 0 Replies, 1,431 Views | | | | | 01-20-2012, 05:05 AM | #1 | Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 56 | Engine Tick/Click Every 15 Seconds at RPM Over ~2000 Hey everyone, My car has started making this awful ticking noise. At first I thought it might be oil related, but I had that changed a few days ago so I feel like that's ruled out. I've noticed that it ticks every 14 or 15 seconds and only at RPMs of about 2000 or higher. It does this regardless of whether I am driving or if I'm just revving in neutral. Any thoughts on what this might be? | | | 01-20-2012, 05:09 AM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 | it started shortly after an oil change? do you know what brand/viscosity was in there before and what's in there now? if you changed brands or viscosities I'd go back to what you had before | | | 01-20-2012, 05:28 AM | #3 | Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 56 | It actually started before the oil change but has since continued. | | | 01-22-2012, 07:51 PM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 148 | Mine does something similar, but it's mainly at idle and only after it warms up. I'm thinking maybe timing chain tensioner or that valve thingie. Is yours noticeable more from one side of the engine? Mine is more noticeable on the driver's side, so I doubt its lifter noise. __________________ Trixie Alpine White 1996 BMW 318ti Sport | | | 01-22-2012, 08:13 PM | #5 | Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 56 | I'm pretty sure it's not the chain tensioner because I think that makes a much faster ticking sound that eventually goes away after idling. My sound seems like it's coming from the middle or the passenger's side. Oddly enough, it hasn't made this noise since Thursday, so now I'm more confused. | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |
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