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    Noise at start up

    In "ugh, what now?!" news today....Happened twice today. Hard to tell where it's coming from but it didn't sound like a pulley or anything. (Notice me reflexively turning the camera away from the front of the engine) Starter? DISA? Car runs great. No angry lights on dash.

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    2005 BMW 330i ZHP 6MT. Built 11-19-04. Bought 4-2012.
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    Mine does the same thing on occasion! I'd love to know as well...

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    I've been around a lot of them and I've never heard that noise before, curious to what you discover it is.

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    Sounds like the starter was slow to disengage.

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    I have a rumbling noise when I turn on and off my car. Not sure what that could be really. Good luck though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kayger12 View Post
    Sounds like the starter was slow to disengage.
    That sounds very reasonable. Its not making the noise anymore either. Meh. I dont drive the car enough for this to be a big issue. If it starts making the noise constantly I will take it in.
    2005 BMW 330i ZHP 6MT. Built 11-19-04. Bought 4-2012.
    Stock: Nav, leather, PDC, Xenon
    Added by me: OEM Alarm, OEM heated seats, OEM aux kit, OEM Bluetooth, intravee, M3 strut brace, BMW Performance Intake, Nappa leather arm rest, updated LCM (triple blink, euro hazards, trifecta lighting, 3 stage brakes), temp gauge

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    Mine does the exact noise. Mainly in the cold. I always assumed it was the starter.
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    I'm with KG, sounds like the starter. I had similar sound and it turned out to be the starter.

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    That happened a couple times when I first got my last car. It went away after a week or so, I dunno why.
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    after doing more research (search is my friend, duh), a few videos I found had a similar noise and it turned out to be the starter. Most of them changed the starter, but sounds like a couple people have had this sound off and on for a long time. So I guess its not a fix-it-soon or it-will-fail-soon kind of problem.
    2005 BMW 330i ZHP 6MT. Built 11-19-04. Bought 4-2012.
    Stock: Nav, leather, PDC, Xenon
    Added by me: OEM Alarm, OEM heated seats, OEM aux kit, OEM Bluetooth, intravee, M3 strut brace, BMW Performance Intake, Nappa leather arm rest, updated LCM (triple blink, euro hazards, trifecta lighting, 3 stage brakes), temp gauge

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