All these blown motors due to bearing problems has me VERY concerned now. Most people describe a ticking sound from 1,600 -2,000 RPM that's pretty subtle but present at idle. It was first thought that this mainly occurred to 2008 cars, but more lately, there have been a few 2010+ cars with the same issue.
I'd like to start a registry JUST IN CASE this problem starts to show up more and more as these cars show up in more numbers.
My quick search shows these case.
Please add any other cases you see here. I'm hoping this will show up on a Google search and more people out there will find this thread and add to it. I'm really hoping we don't have an S54 situation with our motors too.
http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthr...lure+%2Bengine
http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthr...lure+%2Bengine
http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthr...lure+%2Bengine
http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthr...lure+%2Bengine
See post 51 AND 38. Not sure what happened to OP's car.
http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthr...lure+%2Bengine
http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthr...lure+%2Bengine
Blown motor, but the same ticking sound many have described before the engine fails.
http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthr...lure+%2Bengine
Possible case here, but no follow-up.
http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=309484
Had a tune, but possible case here.
http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=307802
Another possible case here.
This was one of the early cases I remember. I can't seem to find the thread here.
This one is new to me:
There's a bunch on YouTube:
There are a LOT more on YouTube. We only have a small percentage of owners who are members here. I'm sure there are people who don't notice the ticking or don't want to potentially label their car as damaged for resale value purposes, but this is best way to show BMW there is a problem if your motor blows. It's basically how the S54 guys had their engines fixed by BMW when a bunch of cases started showing up on the net.
PLEASE add to this thread if you know of other cases.
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