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Old 08-10-2012, 10:54 PM
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Originally Posted by x5Alpine View Post
The x has exactly 97,700 miles and I can only hear the whining noise when the enginee is off and the key is turned to the second position (able to turn the headlights on). And The knocking noisse is only when It first starts up but when running there is a profound ticking noise coming from the fron of the engine.
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I cannot think of a reason for the whining while the engine is off.

As far as the ticking noise, it's normal to hear some ticking, however, if there's excessive or loud ticking check the engine oil level, it sounds like the engine is low on oil (maybe).

Do you replace the oil according to manufacturers recommendations? What type of oil do you use? and which viscosity?
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