Still Tick when letting off gas after actuators replaced? Normal?

kennejp · 06-17-2010, 01:49 PM

Hey guys I just picked up my car from BMW. It was time for the 30k mile service and my car had wastegate tick or rattle for a while and I got them to fix that. Now when I just drive back I can hear it a lot more faint but can still kind of hear it when you rev to 3500 and let off. Is this normal or do I need them to do more? Like I said it is a lot more muted then it was but I can still here "tick" when I rev to 3500 and let off gas?

Bavaria330 · 06-17-2010, 05:09 PM

Just had my 2009 in for same reason, field guy came to see it, said it was normal.

kennejp · 06-17-2010, 05:49 PM

How can it be normal if it didn't tick before and now it does? They said they replaced the wastegates but I am guessing they meant the actuator arms and it made it less noticeable but still there-what would u guys do?

faded67 · 06-17-2010, 10:10 PM

I would bring it back. I thought I read somewhere in a SIB that if there was still rattling after they have done the software update and actuator replacement, that the next step was opening a PUMA to have the turbos replaced. Can't remember where I saw that tho.

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kennejp First Lieutenant 42 Rep 348 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: TN iTrader: (2)	Still Tick when letting off gas after actuators replaced? Normal? Hey guys I just picked up my car from BMW. It was time for the 30k mile service and my car had wastegate tick or rattle for a while and I got them to fix that. Now when I just drive back I can hear it a lot more faint but can still kind of hear it when you rev to 3500 and let off. Is this normal or do I need them to do more? Like I said it is a lot more muted then it was but I can still here "tick" when I rev to 3500 and let off gas?
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Bavaria330 First Lieutenant 52 Rep 321 Posts Drives: 335i LCI AW Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: LB Cali. iTrader: (2)	Just had my 2009 in for same reason, field guy came to see it, said it was normal.
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kennejp First Lieutenant 42 Rep 348 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: TN iTrader: (2)	How can it be normal if it didn't tick before and now it does? They said they replaced the wastegates but I am guessing they meant the actuator arms and it made it less noticeable but still there-what would u guys do?
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faded67 Private First Class 3 Rep 128 Posts Drives: 2007 AW 335i Sedan Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Reston, VA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2007 335i [0.00]	I would bring it back. I thought I read somewhere in a SIB that if there was still rattling after they have done the software update and actuator replacement, that the next step was opening a PUMA to have the turbos replaced. Can't remember where I saw that tho.
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