Video - Normal Ticking? New BMW Shell oil

xnfsx · 08-06-2015, 10:13 AM

Hi All,

I have an e90 2011.75 m3 that i bought pre-owned from 9,000 miles in November. I changed the oil recently and went with the new shell oil from BMW. I just got back from a business trip and decided to start my car. I heard ticking noises and I am not sure if its normal. What do y'all think?

BrewRifle · 08-06-2015, 10:19 AM

Sounds completely normal to me.

xnfsx · 08-06-2015, 10:21 AM

when i was on TWS oil, it was never this loud or noticeable. Has anyone else switched over to the new bmws shell oil? also my oil level is stating at mid-way since i changed it. I only drove 500 miles. Not leaking anywhere.

Killerfish2012 · 08-06-2015, 10:27 AM

Leonardo629 · 08-06-2015, 10:52 AM

How many of these ticking diagnosis threads are we going to get?

thekurgan · 08-06-2015, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Leonardo629

How many of these ticking diagnosis threads are we going to get?

Many, many more I'm afraid.

Dave07997S · 08-06-2015, 12:23 PM

OH SNAP!!

J/K sounds like fuel injectors firing..

///M Power-Belgium · 08-06-2015, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xnfsx

Hi All,

I have an e90 2011.75 m3 that i bought pre-owned from 9,000 miles in November. I changed the oil recently and went with the new shell oil from BMW. I just got back from a business trip and decided to start my car. I heard ticking noises and I am not sure if its normal. What do y'all think?

At idle like your video shows , your S65 sounds fine .
More important is how it sounds when you rev it slowly up to 3K rpm's with the cam close to driver side front wheel .

dparm · 08-10-2015, 12:50 PM

The S65 has a noisy valvetrain. It's especially loud when it's cold and at idle, and the 10w60 is a bit on the thick side until it gets warmed up (which exacerbates the valvetrain noise).

Yours sounds fine.

Move Over · 08-10-2015, 03:21 PM

Mine sounds the same, not quite as loud but it is there.

Sunny D · 08-10-2015, 10:30 PM

Sounds like injector noise, no? My 2011.75 E90 sounds the same. On the old, and new oil

8600RPM · 08-11-2015, 11:11 AM

She'll is a bit thinner than tws so ypu will hear a bit more noise

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xnfsx Captain 85 Rep 929 Posts Drives: E90 M3 2011.75 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: NY iTrader: (4)	Video - Normal Ticking? New BMW Shell oil - 11,000 mile 2011.75 E90 Hi All, I have an e90 2011.75 m3 that i bought pre-owned from 9,000 miles in November. I changed the oil recently and went with the new shell oil from BMW. I just got back from a business trip and decided to start my car. I heard ticking noises and I am not sure if its normal. What do y'all think? Last edited by xnfsx; 08-06-2015 at 10:22 AM..
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BrewRifle Lieutenant Colonel 438 Rep 1,678 Posts Drives: 2011 MCB E92 M3 Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Austin, Texas iTrader: (4) Garage List 2011 BMW M3 [7.56] 2013 BMW X3 35i [0.00] 2009 BMW 135i [8.00]	Sounds completely normal to me. __________________ 2011 Monte Carlo Blue E92 ///M3 - ESS VT2-625
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08-06-2015, 10:21 AM	#3
xnfsx Captain 85 Rep 929 Posts Drives: E90 M3 2011.75 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: NY iTrader: (4)	when i was on TWS oil, it was never this loud or noticeable. Has anyone else switched over to the new bmws shell oil? also my oil level is stating at mid-way since i changed it. I only drove 500 miles. Not leaking anywhere.
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Leonardo629 Lieutenant Colonel 177 Rep 1,788 Posts Drives: 2013 M3 Coupe Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Taiwan iTrader: (10)	How many of these ticking diagnosis threads are we going to get?
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dparm Stop the hate, get a V8 3928 Rep 8,631 Posts Drives: C7 Corvette, Spec E46, G87 M2 Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Frisco, TX iTrader: (1)	The S65 has a noisy valvetrain. It's especially loud when it's cold and at idle, and the 10w60 is a bit on the thick side until it gets warmed up (which exacerbates the valvetrain noise). Yours sounds fine. __________________ Now: 2017 Corvette Grand Sport, 2001 BMW Spec E46 race car, 2025 BMW M2 Past: 2011.5 M3 sedan ZCP
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08-10-2015, 03:21 PM	#10
Move Over Colonel 1316 Rep 2,496 Posts Drives: M3 6MT Join Date: May 2015 Location: Peninsula iTrader: (9)	Mine sounds the same, not quite as loud but it is there.
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08-10-2015, 10:30 PM	#11
Sunny D Second Lieutenant 50 Rep 253 Posts Drives: 2017 F80 ZCP Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: ATL iTrader: (2)	Sounds like injector noise, no? My 2011.75 E90 sounds the same. On the old, and new oil __________________ Current - 2017 AW F80 ZCP Past - 2011 AW E90 M3 ZCP Past - 2011 AW E90 335i
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8600RPM Lieutenant Colonel 688 Rep 1,749 Posts Drives: e92 m3 Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: AZ iTrader: (0)	She'll is a bit thinner than tws so ypu will hear a bit more noise
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