Hi there,

Newbie here with a question im hoping you guys can help me out with....PLEASE !!!!!!

A little history...........

Car is a 2004 530i SE,just covered 83k.I have owned the car for 5 weeks now and i have a persistant noise that is evading being found..

Noise sounds like a dry bearing.
Noise appears around 20mph,then gets really noisy at 35-40mph...
Noise is rotational and increases with vehicle speed...

Initially i thought it was the Runflat tyres.. So i bought another set of wheels with new non run flat tyres.....Noise was still there

NEXT.....

Went into the garage and they suspected front wheel bearings.........Had 2 new ones fitted at a cost of £560............Noise still there..

The car was "driven" whilst on the ramp,and the rear wheel bearings were checked with a stethoscope type device,as was the diff bearings... All quiet as a mouse...

So..........The propshaft is suspected....

Has anyone ever had a propshaft bearing go,or is this common on an E60 ???

Any help or information is more than appreciated..

Having spent around £1500 in the last 2 weeks im running out of cash quickly!!!!!!!!!

 

axle? bent?

Maybe car is misaligned?

 

Diff has been checked,i take it this is what you mean by axle ??

Car has no accident damage.

I havent had a 4 wheel alignment done on the car,but cannot see why this would cause a bearing noise..??

 

Just an update....

Happily the noise has been found.........

It was the tyres....