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    318Ci shuddering/banging in first gear

    Hi all,

    I'm new to e46 but not BMWs, having just sold my 2013 e92 320d and picked up a cheap e46 318Ci to use for a little while.

    The car drives perfectly except sometimes when I am in low-medium revs in first gear (like when I am parking) a very loud shuddering/banging sound comes from front offside. See video I just took of this today (the noise starts at around 4 seconds).



    Does anyone have any idea what this is and is it a common issue with these cars?

    Cheers

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    Welcome to the Forum!

    Just to help rule out an engine problem, is the SES light on?

    I had a hard time hearing the noise, do you feel any vibrations in the steering wheel when it does this?

    Also manual or auto box?
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    Quote Originally Posted by dworthy View Post
    Welcome to the Forum!

    Just to help rule out an engine problem, is the SES light on?

    I had a hard time hearing the noise, do you feel any vibrations in the steering wheel when it does this?

    Also manual or auto box?

    Thanks for the reply! Yes sorry I should have said it's a manual gearbox. No warning lights on.

    Yes I can feel the wheel shaking a bit but not that much, it's more the noise.

    It is a bit hard to hear from that video, you probably need to turn up the volume high, but in person it is very loud, to the point of being quite shocked when I heard it first!

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    Quote Originally Posted by dworthy View Post
    Welcome to the Forum!

    Just to help rule out an engine problem, is the SES light on?

    I had a hard time hearing the noise, do you feel any vibrations in the steering wheel when it does this?

    Also manual or auto box?

    Thanks for the reply! Yes sorry I should have said it's a manual gearbox. No warning lights on.

    Yes I can feel the wheel shaking a bit but not that much, it's more the noise.

    It is a bit hard to hear from that video, you probably need to turn up the volume high, but in person it is very loud, to the point of being quite shocked when I heard it first!

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    Humm does this occur as you go over small bumps? If so I am thinking that it would be the FCAB's aka Front Control Arm Bushings.

    They tend to last about 8 years on the original and about half that on cheap ones.
    Last edited by dworthy; 10-02-2017 at 03:24 AM.
    Darin
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    05 325it Electric Red(438)/Gray(N6TT) ZCW, ZSP 5sp Manual Back set cover, trunk mat, Euro Infra-Rot front windshield, and mud flaps! Mr. Wagon My new Winter car.
    05 M3 Imolarot II(405)/Gray(N5TT) ZCW, ZPP 6sp Manual C.F. Lip, CSL diffuser, SSK, Euro Infra-Rot front windshield and a trunk liner! Mr. Go_Fast Stored for the Winter
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    84 M535i gray market Burgandy Rot Met/Black Leather Lowered by Intrax on bilies, poly everywhere, B&B cat back system, K&N, and a hitch! Da Beast - Still running w/400k+!
    91 316i euro Tizianrot/Gray cloth - E-36 w/M-40 RIP, but great on gas! Best was 38 MPG
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    79 525 euro Green/Green RIP
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    No the surface makes no difference, the video above was when driving on a smooth car park surface!

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    Having the same issue my auto 2001 325ci. Almost like the drive shaft hits or the trans has a broken mount.

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