Quote:
Originally Posted by Fifty150hs
+2
Sounds like bearings for the idler and tensioner pullies. Had a similar issue several years ago. Used a stethoscope to pin it down. Replaced the pullies and no more noise.
|
@Fifty150hs: thanks so much for sharing - that's a great start to my hierarchy list of most likely bearing components to fail in the M54.
You think I should go for a full accessory drive belt kit like the one in the link and knock out all potential problem areas along the belt route?
https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw...iABEgKL8vD_BwE
__________________
Ikiris the X5: 2002 e53 m54 3.0i in Oxfordgrün, 180K ///
Last couple of years she's spent time all over the US from NYC to Detroit to New Mexico to LA and everywhere b/w, she's paid her dues in the Mojave, the Badlands and the Rockies. Recently rear ended by a prostitute in Dallas, where we are settled... for the moment
Was my dad's last car. He was a master mechanic w/ a successful Euro repair shop in Dallas. In his honor, I plan on running this thing 'til the wheels fall off.
|