R richtea78 Member Oct 14, 2011 #41 Taz x said: IK. said: To be perfectly honest Taz, that is the problem. You're not using it, and thus the oil is draining out of the lifters, giving you that noise. Click to expand... then is there a basic design fault that allows that to happen? Click to expand... That depends on who you talk to, basically yes, but try getting BMW to admit it, there was a redesign to improve it which doesnt necessarily imply anything wrong with the old one.
Taz x said: IK. said: To be perfectly honest Taz, that is the problem. You're not using it, and thus the oil is draining out of the lifters, giving you that noise. Click to expand... then is there a basic design fault that allows that to happen? Click to expand... That depends on who you talk to, basically yes, but try getting BMW to admit it, there was a redesign to improve it which doesnt necessarily imply anything wrong with the old one.
