Reply With Quotedoes it do it under hard acceleration or only gentle acceleration?
The only time I have ever heard sounds like that from any car it was the u joints, or cv joints.
5-10 Grand Master
Tink-tink-tink noise when pulling away in gear
Both mine and my sisters E34 have this "tink-tink-tink" noise as we engeage first and drive off. It sounds like something touching the driveshaft. I put my car up on a lift on Saturday and nothing looks to be touching what so ever.
This noise I have heard on a few E34s.
Checklist:
1) Not guibo, both perfect
2) Not center support bearing, both perfect
3) Not shift linkage touching driveshaft
4) Not heatshield touching driveshaft (don't think)
Anyone know what the hell I am talking about?
Grand Master
does it do it under hard acceleration or only gentle acceleration?
The only time I have ever heard sounds like that from any car it was the u joints, or cv joints.
5-10 Grand Master
Just ordinary driving. Like back out of parking spot at house, go forward to leave. It's defintiely coming from the middle of the car. It sounds like taking something light mass, like a BBQ skewer and tapping the hollow drive shaft.
CVs are good
5-10 Grand Master
probably a crapping out driveshaft, you could try squirting the suspected u-joint with a good spray penitrating lube like pb and see if it quiets
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mine does it, light acceleration. just as the clutch is released but once it is rolling its fine.
i'll just wait until something falls off
5-10 Grand Master
Winfred what could be crapping out? Should be fine though right? The 530i is lightly driven and the 525, well...Originally Posted by winfred
But they both make the same noise.
4 Grand Master
Something in the exhaust system flexing....?
"The gas pedal wouldn't go to the floor if it weren't meant to be there"
Some crap inside the drive shaft?
5-10 Grand Master
Very doubtful - my exhaust is a 3.0" turbo back and hers is stock, they can't possibly have the same issue
Maybe something in the driveshaft? But I dunno how anything would get inside it. Thanks for the ideas all.
Big Time Poster
Brake rotor gaurds? Try pushing the back corners in a bit.
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