Looking at buying an E85 Z4 2.5si. The one I saw in the dealership today had a wierd ticking/ wiring noise coming from the engine bay. Is this something to be concerned about or just a common sound.
Many thanks.
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Ticking in the engine bay.
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Ticking in the engine bay.
ticking is normal - my 3.0si ticks louder after a week of short journeys, open her up on a good run and it pretty much disappears.
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Excellent thanks so much, just rang the dealership back to make a deposit and apparently someone else is there looking at it. Fingers crossed.
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I would however take it for a good test drive, long enough to get the engine temp up to middle of gauge and then listen for the ticking.
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Ticking in the engine bay.
Whereabouts in the engine bay? There are rather a lot of things that can tick and whirr in an engine bay, before we dismiss this as an everyday sound
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Ticking in the engine bay.
back in the days of ohv a ticking meant a tappet was dry
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My wife says I never listen - or something like that.
gone but not forgotton -Mean Steve - made a sound like a bear with his nuts in a trap.
My wife says I never listen - or something like that.
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Ticking in the engine bay.
Cam chain tick/rattle
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Ticking in the engine bay.
Could also be the dual mass flywheel rattling a little bit - also generally pretty standard. If it’s the flywheel it will stop when the clutch pedals down. Like others have suggested it probably just needs a run
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