sound like i have a supercharger on it. meaning the whine.........

either i just woke up or the belt is making a ton more noise. so, what does that mean??


edit: and no i didnt supercharge it. :)

gas prices. people are taking superchargers off their cars and sticking them on other peoples cars in the middle of the night.

f'ing criminals :(

gas prices. people are taking superchargers off their cars and sticking them on other peoples cars in the middle of the night.

f'ing criminals :(

i wish.



srsly though.... anyone? did something break, is the belt wearing.... dont be shy..

I can't hear anything from here...

Did you supercharge it?


I have to ask!

Did you supercharge it?


I have to ask!

nope:( all the noise and non of the fun

Secondary air pump going bad? Noisy tensioner? :dunno

nope:( all the noise and non of the fun


:(

Is that a sly way to say you got a Turbonator?
http://www.turbonator.com/

i have not added anything at all.

Have you been approached by anyone who claimed to be re-making NBC shows from the 80's? :ponder




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:paranoid:

isn't that usually a sign of a vacuum leak. thats what popped to my head but i could be wrong.

I'd expect a vacuum leak to throw a check engine light. :ponder


High-pitched whining always sends me looking at belts first, but... :dunno

I'd expect a vacuum leak to throw a check engine light. :ponder


High-pitched whining always sends me looking at belts first, but... :dunno


yeah, i didn't understand what his post was saying. i would assume the belts first but i thought he was saying it wasn't those.

A brilliant lady looking over my shoulder mentions the possibility of a dodgy fan clutch... :ponder

could be a pulley, or the belt. i would take a crack at the idler pulley, main belt tensioner and a/c belt tensioner. Check the belt for cracking, make sure all the pulleys are there.

if you have a mechanics stethoscope check the pulleys with it.

hm, thanks for all of the info.

ill let you know who wins.. :)

...the idler pulley, main belt tensioner and a/c belt tensioner....make sure all the pulleys are there....

What he said. Make sure the one that bolts to the upper alternator bolt is still there (provided your engine configuration has one - some don't). I've had cars come in with the pulley completely gone, and the back of the belt riding directly on the inner race. Makes a bunch of noise.

It's likely one of the two or three idler pulleys. They're about 30 to 60 ea, depending on if your tensioners are hydraulic or mechanical.

Whenever I suspect a pulley or belt I spray some WD or something like it on the various pulley's and see if it quiets at all. If so, you know the source. Good luck!

I started with the possibility of Supercharger fairies. That lead to the word Blowers... It got worse from there...

Does the noise quit when the car warms up? Is it linked RPM or speed? Shifting have any affect? Come on man, some information to work with here?

Secondary air pump going bad?

X2

A brilliant lady looking over my shoulder mentions the possibility of a dodgy fan clutch... :ponder

If you ever want to borrow kotter's fan wrench at any time...drop a suitcase filled with $1,000,000 at the top of the parking deck in front of the office building at 5pm today. No cops!

:shifty

If you ever want to borrow kotter's fan wrench at any time...drop a suitcase filled with $1,000,000 at the top of the parking deck in front of the office building at 5pm today. No cops!

:shifty

Is it bad if I found that easier to read, then the normal every day text? :stickoutt

Is it bad if I found that easier to read, then the normal every day text? :stickoutt


What do you mean? That is normal every day text.

If you ever want to borrow kotter's fan wrench at any time...drop a suitcase filled with $1,000,000 at the top of the parking deck in front of the office building at 5pm today. No cops!
Geez, what a lot of work. :rofl

:handclap

Is that a sly way to say you got a Turbonator?
http://www.turbonator.com/...on order. Thank you for posting!

I started with the possibility of Supercharger fairies. That lead to the word Blowers... It got worse from there...

Does the noise quit when the car warms up? Is it linked RPM or speed? Shifting have any affect? Come on man, some information to work with here?

all good questions,

the car was warm when it started. it sounds like it is coming from the belt area . as the gas is pushed the noise gets louder, or so it seems.

Pulley, belts, tensioner, power steering pump.

power steering pump.


Oooooh. Good one here. P/S pump low on fluid would definitely make some noise, and BMW has yet to produce a reservoir that doesn't leak. Odds are pretty good you're low on P/S fluid anyway. Top it off while you're in there.

Oooooh. Good one here. P/S pump low on fluid would definitely make some noise, and BMW has yet to produce a reservoir that doesn't leak. Odds are pretty good you're low on P/S fluid anyway. Top it off while you're in there.

+1

Mine is close to the mythical leaking level where you don't have to change the fluid because you're steady putting in fresh stuff :)

Mine had a pretty loud whirring supercharge-esque noise when the tensioner pulley started to go on the accessory belt. Spraying the back of the pulley with wd40 shut it up for me until i replaced it a few days later.

if it is the belt tensioner pulley, do it quick because you don't want it to go while you're driving. If you haven't changed this yet and you have lots of miles on your car you might as well.

I'd check the fan clutch, like GP said.

well, the car is still under warranty so ill give nalley a crack at it.

well, the car is still under warranty so ill give nalley a crack at it.

If you can, switch their new SA Matt. He is quite the BMW enthusiast and actually knows what he is talking about!

If you can, switch their new SA Matt. He is quite the BMW enthusiast and actually knows what he is talking about!

every time i go there my sa no longer works there, so im always having to get a new one..... just so happens i do have matt s. He called back so thats a good start. :thumbup:

every time i go there my sa no longer works there, so im always having to get a new one..... just so happens i do have matt s. He called back so thats a good start. :thumbup:

The same thing happened to me a lot. I like this guy, though. Very sharp and he actually listens.

because its a POS :x

gas prices. people are taking superchargers off their cars and sticking them on other peoples cars in the middle of the night.

f'ing criminals :(

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The same thing happened to me a lot. I like this guy, though. Very sharp and he actually listens.
no sh!t, for the last 6 years, every time id go there, new SA. i hear he;s new. maybe thatll mean hell stick around. :)


because its a POS :x

ha, welcome back.

I had to come back! Every time I saw some Kudzu I would think.... bimmerforums!!! hahaha I was over by the Delkab Farmers Market and saw they have a kudzu store!

My alternator is starting to go and it makes a superchargery noise at idle. Both of my pulleys and tensioner have been replaced in the last 3K miles.

I had to come back! Every time I saw some Kudzu I would think.... bimmerforums!!! hahaha I was over by the Delkab Farmers Market and saw they have a kudzu store!

WB Rozzie! Congrats on the married thing too. ;)

WB Rozzie! Congrats on the married thing too. ;)

awe thanks! :stickoutt but the wedding isn't until Sept 6 :D

awe thanks! :stickoutt but the wedding isn't until Sept 6 :D

Your MySpace page made it see like the wedding already happened. :dunno

Oh well, an early congrats then!

Your MySpace page made it see like the wedding already happened. :dunno
Trolling Myspace, huh TP!? :nono :devillook

"Hello, I'm Chris Hanson, have a seat over there please".. ;)

Trolling Myspace, huh TP!? :nono :devillook

"Hello, I'm Chris Hanson, have a seat over there please".. ;)

I like em young, what can I say? :shifty

I like em young, what can I say? :shifty

:lol:lol

But, seriously what was this thread about?? :D

I like em young and yellow, what can I say?
You could've said that. :D

ok....... so apparently one of the pulleys seized for a sec. making the belt jump a tad pushing it off a smidgen.

oh, and they say i need rear tires.... anyone know a place to get a good deal on some rear 275 ps2's??? :rolleyes

:lol:lol

But, seriously what was this thread about?? :D

:dunno

Chuckles wanted some information about something to do with his car I think

You could've said that. :D

That'd work too :buttrock

anyone know a place to get a good deal on some rear 275 ps2's???
It probably rhymes with "smutler fire." :ponder