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    Is this the sound of something bad?

    Is this bearing? The car is at idle. No performance problems. I did recently just change the spark plugs.. 2002 e46 m3. Rod bearing recall was done at 24k.. Bought car 2k ago
    Thanks for opinions

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    https://youtu.be/MsH5IT7Di8E
    Last edited by myellowm3; 09-26-2016 at 12:39 AM.

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    It wouldn't be the vanos, would it?

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    Quote Originally Posted by F 18 Hornet View Post
    It wouldn't be the vanos, would it?

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    Don't believe so. Not the noise vanos typically makes plus the vanos has been addressed 20k ago. 78k total on car

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    Same noise mine makes, ever diagnose further?
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    Check if spark plugs are tight. A shop replaced a friends sparks and it was making a similar noise, we narrowed it down to a loose spark plug and fixed the issue


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