Engine "whine"

retiredmarine · 11-12-2014, 08:52 AM

I have 4000 miles on the car, and recently I just started noticing a low tone "whine" from the engine at low speeds/rpms. I don't know if it's always been there and I've never noticed it, or if it's new. It seems to fluctuate with the engine speed, but lags behind a second. Don't really hear it at fast speeds, but when in park I can barely hear it sometimes, and at low speeds I can hear it over the engine. I did some searches, and some say it is normal, some say it isn't. Anyone else notice this?

Vitoco · 11-12-2014, 08:55 AM

From the UK section, listen to the clips.

http://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1046951

Vitoco · 11-12-2014, 08:57 AM

Any mods on the car or is it stock?

retiredmarine · 11-12-2014, 09:02 AM

sounds similar, but mine isn't that loud. Hopefully that isn't the issue. Is there a "normal", quieter whine from the engine/transmission?

Vitoco · 11-12-2014, 09:04 AM

Post a video if you can. I have 26000 miles and +2 years on mine, no strange sounds *touching wood. any wood

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retiredmarine · 11-12-2014, 12:23 PM

ok ill try to do that. it sounds more like a "growl" than a high pitch whine like a turbo makes. I really only here it at idle or very low speeds. once I get going I cant even hear it.

ocauto · 11-13-2014, 01:14 AM

I think I might have a similar noise, but only when the A/C is running. Try turning the A/C off and see if it goes away.

I took into the dealer and they said what I was hearing was normal.

Hope that helps.

retiredmarine · 11-13-2014, 07:43 AM

yeah turned off the A/C, still there. It seems a little quieter when the car is warm. Took it to the dealer yesterday, he didn't have time to look at it, but said he has noticed the same sound on other bimmers. I guess it is more like a "buzzing" sound than a whining. Just because its lower frequency. When you rev up the engine, it seems to drown it out.

capt_slow · 11-13-2014, 09:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by water

I think I might have a similar noise, but only when the A/C is running. Try turning the A/C off and see if it goes away.

I took into the dealer and they said what I was hearing was normal.

Hope that helps.

I believe the A/C sound is different from OP's sound.

I too, observe a different whine when the A/C compressor is on, but only when RPMs are decreasing. This sound goes away when the A/C is turned off.

11-12-2014, 08:52 AM	#1
retiredmarine Second Lieutenant 49 Rep 274 Posts Drives: 2014 328i msport Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Corpus Christi iTrader: (0)	Engine "whine" I have 4000 miles on the car, and recently I just started noticing a low tone "whine" from the engine at low speeds/rpms. I don't know if it's always been there and I've never noticed it, or if it's new. It seems to fluctuate with the engine speed, but lags behind a second. Don't really hear it at fast speeds, but when in park I can barely hear it sometimes, and at low speeds I can hear it over the engine. I did some searches, and some say it is normal, some say it isn't. Anyone else notice this?
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Vitoco Infidel 122 Rep 1,102 Posts Drives: iX3 LCI M Pro Carbon B Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sweden iTrader: (0)	From the UK section, listen to the clips. http://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1046951 __________________ Dec. 2022: Fully loaded Carbon Black G08 iX3 LCI M Sport Pro Former: Glacier Ag. F31 328iA RWD M Sport oct. 2012, sold July 2022 \| Sport Automatic \| Adap. M Susp. \| Pano. Moonroof \| 20" ATS Racelight Grey w. Michelin PSS\| M Sport brakes \| Harman Kardon \| Elec. Seats \| PDC F&R \| ACC Stop&Go \| 335i MPE \| Perf. Parts \|
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Vitoco Infidel 122 Rep 1,102 Posts Drives: iX3 LCI M Pro Carbon B Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sweden iTrader: (0)	Any mods on the car or is it stock? __________________ Dec. 2022: Fully loaded Carbon Black G08 iX3 LCI M Sport Pro Former: Glacier Ag. F31 328iA RWD M Sport oct. 2012, sold July 2022 \| Sport Automatic \| Adap. M Susp. \| Pano. Moonroof \| 20" ATS Racelight Grey w. Michelin PSS\| M Sport brakes \| Harman Kardon \| Elec. Seats \| PDC F&R \| ACC Stop&Go \| 335i MPE \| Perf. Parts \|
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11-12-2014, 09:02 AM	#4
retiredmarine Second Lieutenant 49 Rep 274 Posts Drives: 2014 328i msport Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Corpus Christi iTrader: (0)	sounds similar, but mine isn't that loud. Hopefully that isn't the issue. Is there a "normal", quieter whine from the engine/transmission?
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11-12-2014, 09:04 AM	#5
Vitoco Infidel 122 Rep 1,102 Posts Drives: iX3 LCI M Pro Carbon B Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sweden iTrader: (0)	Post a video if you can. I have 26000 miles and +2 years on mine, no strange sounds touching wood. any wood __________________ Dec. 2022: Fully loaded Carbon Black G08 iX3 LCI M Sport Pro Former: Glacier Ag. F31 328iA RWD M Sport oct. 2012, sold July 2022 \| Sport Automatic \| Adap. M Susp. \| Pano. Moonroof \| 20" ATS Racelight Grey w. Michelin PSS\| M Sport brakes \| Harman Kardon \| Elec. Seats \| PDC F&R \| ACC Stop&Go \| 335i MPE \| Perf. Parts \|
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11-12-2014, 12:23 PM	#6
retiredmarine Second Lieutenant 49 Rep 274 Posts Drives: 2014 328i msport Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Corpus Christi iTrader: (0)	ok ill try to do that. it sounds more like a "growl" than a high pitch whine like a turbo makes. I really only here it at idle or very low speeds. once I get going I cant even hear it.
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11-13-2014, 01:14 AM	#7
ocauto Automotive Photography 45 Rep 107 Posts Drives: 2016 X5 35D M Sport Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Orange County, CA iTrader: (0)	I think I might have a similar noise, but only when the A/C is running. Try turning the A/C off and see if it goes away. I took into the dealer and they said what I was hearing was normal. Hope that helps.
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retiredmarine Second Lieutenant 49 Rep 274 Posts Drives: 2014 328i msport Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Corpus Christi iTrader: (0)	yeah turned off the A/C, still there. It seems a little quieter when the car is warm. Took it to the dealer yesterday, he didn't have time to look at it, but said he has noticed the same sound on other bimmers. I guess it is more like a "buzzing" sound than a whining. Just because its lower frequency. When you rev up the engine, it seems to drown it out.
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