Metal on metal rattle
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i seem to be getting what appears to be a intemittent rattle from time to time, it sounds like metal on metal but i can't seem to work out where it is coming from, it is more deep thud sounding than tinny, it normally occurs when driving over rough surfaces and some times when i shut the door hard.
it is driving me nuts but i want to identify where it is coming form before taking to the dealer becuase as sure as shit it wont be there when the SA takes it for a drive.
it is driving me nuts but i want to identify where it is coming form before taking to the dealer becuase as sure as shit it wont be there when the SA takes it for a drive.
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Hi,
If it is coming from above your head, try opening the sunroof cover and driving over some bumps to see if it is coming from the sunroof area. My car had a rattle from the pop-up wind deflector banging against the sunroof glass when driving on a bumpy road. I lined the edge of the wind deflector with a strip of the "loop" material from a velcro kit and it was all quiet again...
Good luck!
If it is coming from above your head, try opening the sunroof cover and driving over some bumps to see if it is coming from the sunroof area. My car had a rattle from the pop-up wind deflector banging against the sunroof glass when driving on a bumpy road. I lined the edge of the wind deflector with a strip of the "loop" material from a velcro kit and it was all quiet again...
Good luck!
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Originally Posted by MatyB' post='491997' date='Nov 8 2007, 10:33 PM
i seem to be getting what appears to be a intemittent rattle from time to time, it sounds like metal on metal but i can't seem to work out where it is coming from, it is more deep thud sounding than tinny, it normally occurs when driving over rough surfaces and some times when i shut the door hard.
it is driving me nuts but i want to identify where it is coming form before taking to the dealer becuase as sure as shit it wont be there when the SA takes it for a drive.
it is driving me nuts but i want to identify where it is coming form before taking to the dealer becuase as sure as shit it wont be there when the SA takes it for a drive.
I seem to be having the same issue but i found where its coming from. the other day while my car was on i was standing outside of it and hear a small rattling sound coming from the engine bay. I popped it open and heard the sound coming from the heat shield on the exahust manifold. its a bit loose... i havent taken it in and probably wont Im going to tighten it myself when i have time. dont feel like taking it in some something small like that.
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Originally Posted by jmdhuse' post='492211' date='Nov 9 2007, 08:11 AM
Hi,
If it is coming from above your head, try opening the sunroof cover and driving over some bumps to see if it is coming from the sunroof area. My car had a rattle from the pop-up wind deflector banging against the sunroof glass when driving on a bumpy road. I lined the edge of the wind deflector with a strip of the "loop" material from a velcro kit and it was all quiet again...
Good luck!
If it is coming from above your head, try opening the sunroof cover and driving over some bumps to see if it is coming from the sunroof area. My car had a rattle from the pop-up wind deflector banging against the sunroof glass when driving on a bumpy road. I lined the edge of the wind deflector with a strip of the "loop" material from a velcro kit and it was all quiet again...
Good luck!
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Originally Posted by bdkinnh' post='492151' date='Nov 9 2007, 11:31 PM
That's a little too general - can you be more specific? What part of the car (front, rear, door, dash, back seat, sunroof, etc)? Inside or outside?
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Originally Posted by rodybmw' post='492282' date='Nov 9 2007, 11:34 AM
I have the exact same noise problem coming from the moon roof wind deflector rattling.
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Originally Posted by schwim' post='493003' date='Nov 11 2007, 02:43 PM
I have the same problem. My SA says it is a known issue and there is a service bulletin for it. I pick it up tomorrow... we'll see.
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Originally Posted by MatyB' post='493000' date='Nov 11 2007, 05:26 PM
It really weird because i can't figure out where it is coming from, i think because it is a deep sound it harder to pin point. Initally i thought it was coming from the roof but then other times it sounds like it is at floor level. The other thing is it is intermitten so it won't be there for days then all of a sudden it will come back.
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Trying to find and correct rattles in my car is Rocket Science.
I keep returning the car to the dealer for the same noises they have fixed. I have now a similar intermittent metallic rattle which sounds like knocking pipes together. It may occur on closing a front door or over rough pavement. Sometimes it seems to be from under a seat, then from the transmission housing area.It may rattle ften one day then a week - nothing. Believe me it refuses to occur when taken on a test drive.
This car is my 5th European, but frist BMW.
Trying to find and correct rattles in my car is Rocket Science.
I keep returning the car to the dealer for the same noises they have fixed. I have now a similar intermittent metallic rattle which sounds like knocking pipes together. It may occur on closing a front door or over rough pavement. Sometimes it seems to be from under a seat, then from the transmission housing area.It may rattle ften one day then a week - nothing. Believe me it refuses to occur when taken on a test drive.
This car is my 5th European, but frist BMW.