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Originally Posted by smorton
How is everyone's cars now??
I have a unique experience to offer...
I had this tick.. tick....... tick back in 2016 at 27k miles. Took it to two different BMW dealerships - the first one said it was normal, the second had BMW engineers to the dealership who then recommended a full engine replacement. Lucky for me the car was still under its original warranty. Never gave a full explanation as to why, I assumed it was rod bearings but after reading everything here I doubt it.
Fast forward to today, I'm at 70k, 43k on the new engine and the infamous intermittent tick is back! Wild that we still haven't gotten to the bottom of this - will try a few things and be sure to actually post back here...
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Alrighty, I have been able to eliminate the intermittent tick via some spirited driving. Confirmed the tick still present idling in my parking spot after commuting home from work, performed an 'italian tuneup' as people like to say here, and then immediately after in the same conditions the tick was gone. The tick hasn't returned after a normal commute to/from work since. Previously I had noticed it every day for several weeks getting at the end of each commute.
Spirited driving was performed at lower speeds < 70mph getting up to redline ~3-4 times, also noted that the oil temperature was a bit above 210F afterward.
Would be great if someone could reproduce this so we could finally end the ticksteria
Edit: the tick I am referring to is this variety