Compact 316 Ti Major Problems!

[lindendavies]

hi there!!

I have had my bmw for 6 months, it has at the moment 40 thousand miles on the clock.

It has been back for a rear diff, a clutch, handbrake alignment, propshaft allignment 3 times, some sort of modification on the propshaft, to dampen noise.

I have pushed for a replacement, the car has been back 8 times for the problems above and more that i cannot remember at this moment, but now, this is the problem, that has been ongoing since i owned the car.

There is a noise coming from the engine that is louder than other compacts, it has a quiet but noticeable rattiling coming from the left side of the engine, (the side with the oil filler cap) the service mnager says it is something to do with that.

It is made worse when driving by traffic and the noise bounces back, like a bearing sound. I dont know what it is, it is very annoying. and i think that with having only 6 months warranty left, it will prove costly soon.

[lindendavies]

hey, does anyone have any suggestions? i need help on this one.

[vargonen]

Hi,

Do you notice any errors in DME? or any signal that gives you an idea?

Also what the stuff at the service tells you about the noise? Do they call it normal? if yes try to make them listen a normal ti and yours at the same time.

If they tell you it is not normal but it is not a problem, tell them this bmw and it is a problem for me. Now adays I am dealing with my stupid valvetronic problem, so try to get whatever you could from them. You paid money for quality and you have to get it! I think.

Ali.

Originally posted by lindendavies@Nov 7 2004, 12:53 AM
hi there!!

I have had my bmw for 6 months, it has at the moment 40 thousand miles on the clock.

It has been back for a rear diff, a clutch, handbrake alignment, propshaft allignment 3 times, some sort of modification on the propshaft, to dampen noise.

I have pushed for a replacement, the car has been back 8 times for the problems above and more that i cannot remember at this moment, but now, this is the problem, that has been ongoing since i owned the car.

There is a noise coming from the engine that is louder than other compacts, it has a quiet but noticeable rattiling coming from the left side of the engine, (the side with the oil filler cap) the service mnager says it is something to do with that.

It is made worse when driving by traffic and the noise bounces back, like a bearing sound. I dont know what it is, it is very annoying. and i think that with having only 6 months warranty left, it will prove costly soon.

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[PMB]

I would take it to a non BMW (independant) garage or assessor like the AAA to have the problems assessed. Even if it costs you a few bucks, then you can take that report back to BMW before the warranty expires.

[lindendavies]

Sorted, they replaced the car free of charge with a better and more expensive model.

I had it cross refrenced with another model, it had 10 thousandmore miles on it, but it was much quieter, however, the dealership being their usual self suggested it could still be normal engine deterioation. Assholes!!

Thanks for the suggestions.