Excessive road noise on passenger side.
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2011 z4 auto trans. 3.0i. Differential part number 33107576667. Basically wondering if these differentials are problematic and a used one would also be destined to fail at 60k miles. If so, I would hold my nose and buy a new one.
Otherwise, it would be preferred to get a used one. Considering the indie shop found my rear right wheel bent, and both rear tires need to be replaced to pass july state inspection.
Otherwise, it would be preferred to get a used one. Considering the indie shop found my rear right wheel bent, and both rear tires need to be replaced to pass july state inspection.
It's too expensive to fix on mine -- I will have to live with it. I checked the suspension, tyre, wheel, bearing, seat belt, trim, differential, brakes, etc. After replacing everything with new parts, lube and such... Still the noise. It's driving me crazy but like Tinnitus, it probably can be ignored as background noise if you work at it. So, I checked into my doctor for a medication solution. He told me that my hearing was fine.
So I tried to think outside-of-the-box... and the noise origination started to become clear. After that moment of clarity, I almost wept in despair. This wasn't something I could afford to fix -- It's not something that can be ordered from Germany or Latvia. I realized that the noise originates from my wife commenting from the passenger seat that I focus too much on the car. And she's too expensive to replace.... :crazydude:
So I tried to think outside-of-the-box... and the noise origination started to become clear. After that moment of clarity, I almost wept in despair. This wasn't something I could afford to fix -- It's not something that can be ordered from Germany or Latvia. I realized that the noise originates from my wife commenting from the passenger seat that I focus too much on the car. And she's too expensive to replace.... :crazydude:
deltasierra
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As it’s had a heavy impact on the rear wheel the suspension may be affected so get 4 wheel tracking done when you have a new wheel and tyre
Well yesterday I pulled the problem wheel because I wanted to have a closer look at the wheel liner (since I plan to add sound deadening to it). Anyway, with the wheel removed I got the idea to take it to a tire specialty shop to get their opinion. As I rolled the tire in, the guys in the shop said "hey there's something wrong with that tire". "It rolls like it has a damaged cord". When they put it on their balancing machine, the wheel was very distorted. As he spin the wheel the radius was off by about 10mm from low to high point.
Very disappointed with BMW dealer. I had them put brand new tires on the car a little more than 2 years ago. I thought the cars noisy ride would improve, it didn't. Assumed the tires were just noisy. Everyone said the ride would improve when I ditched the run flats. To make a long story short, I believe the dealer installed and did a 4 wheel alignment with a bent wheel. How could they not see the wheel was bent? When I ask them to diagnose the source of the noise, they identified the tires and differential. The differential was only about 15% of the noise. They would have again put tires on a bent wheel.
Very disappointed with BMW dealer. I had them put brand new tires on the car a little more than 2 years ago. I thought the cars noisy ride would improve, it didn't. Assumed the tires were just noisy. Everyone said the ride would improve when I ditched the run flats. To make a long story short, I believe the dealer installed and did a 4 wheel alignment with a bent wheel. How could they not see the wheel was bent? When I ask them to diagnose the source of the noise, they identified the tires and differential. The differential was only about 15% of the noise. They would have again put tires on a bent wheel.
javis20 said:
That stinks! Did they set it back to round? Just had one of mine's crack soldered and brought back to round. The alloy specialist marked up the outside rim while repairing the wheel, leading to even more work to remove their marks.
