BackWoodsBimmer
04-29-2007, 10:47 PM
I own a 96 328i with 172k.
Everything was running fine and I put some regular gas in it by accident and noticed a loss of power. I figured no big deal because I only put in 20$ of regular so I just filled up with premium and put some fuel system cleaner in it. A few days later I notice alot of power loss when floored but at kick down its still fast as it was before. a few days later I begin to hear a ticking noise from the back of the engine (towards the windshield) at idle. It seems when I give it some gas and it gets to like 3000rpm it goes away. mabey the sound of the engine is drowning it out?? anyway the car seems to be running better and is getting back to its usual peppy self but why am I still hearing this ticking noise. I've noticed since I've owned the car that sometimes i'll floor it and it will be super quick and other times it won't be as fast. What could this be?
Everything was running fine and I put some regular gas in it by accident and noticed a loss of power. I figured no big deal because I only put in 20$ of regular so I just filled up with premium and put some fuel system cleaner in it. A few days later I notice alot of power loss when floored but at kick down its still fast as it was before. a few days later I begin to hear a ticking noise from the back of the engine (towards the windshield) at idle. It seems when I give it some gas and it gets to like 3000rpm it goes away. mabey the sound of the engine is drowning it out?? anyway the car seems to be running better and is getting back to its usual peppy self but why am I still hearing this ticking noise. I've noticed since I've owned the car that sometimes i'll floor it and it will be super quick and other times it won't be as fast. What could this be?