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      03-22-2018, 10:16 AM   #2
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Originally Posted by bimmer813 View Post
Hey guys, I just got the girlfriend a 2016 328i and noticed a noise coming from the front of the dash.

Under throttle (and only under throttle), there is a fan/whirring noise coming from in front of the instrument cluster. It seems like it may be coming from the engine compartment, but it almost seems artificial.

Also, the auto start/stop sound seems quite loud (and comes from the same location).

Any thoughts/experiences with this? I appreciate your help!
I would say this sounds like the timing chain issue, but I believe that was fixed on these models.
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