Whirring whine Sound

[///MB]

Good luck, E53is... I hope they replace that lemon for you. You shouldn't have to worry about the transmission on this car.

I wanted to give an update. I picked up my car today, didn't get the roof rails installed yet because they are still waiting for approval from BMW.

Anyhow, here's the description of the repair they did. "Engine oil pump mechanical failure check function of engine, interrogate fault memory, no relevant faults stored. Connect oil pressure gauge and check engine oil pressure, idle: 2.2bar/4.5 bar while driving. Found noise coming from engine oil pump internals. R&I uppder and lower oil pans and replace engine oil pump."

So, there you have it. The noise is gone for me too. We'll see if it comes back or not eventually. It looks like they replaced the oil when they replaced the oil pump. =)

[E53is]

thanks MB, whats the deal with your rails? i had a hell of time trying to get my dealer to put a set on after they didnt order it with my car. ( i ordered them )

[///MB]

Originally Posted by E53is

thanks MB, whats the deal with your rails? i had a hell of time trying to get my dealer to put a set on after they didnt order it with my car. ( i ordered them )

Oh, you had them installed after delivery too? Were they trying not to give them to you? I guess the sales manager was on vacation last week so didn't make any progress in getting them. He said BMWNA messed up the order and is trying to get them to pay for it. Regardless, it's on the "due bill" when I purchased the car that they owe me roof rails, so I don't care whose dime it's on. My service advisor is gonna stay on top of it and let me know when everything is ready for installation.
Do you know what was involved in the installation? I read that they have to remove the inside headliner which has me a bit worried.

[E53is]

wow, same thing happened to me. they stalled and lied but like you i had it on paper as ordered. the reason is it cost my dealer 1400$ to install it.
it took the whole day and was a lot of their hours. they did have to take out the headliner, also there is a strip the rails attach to that have to be body color painted too.

i was told bmw stopped making the rails, they dont even come with them, just about everything until i found another x5m at another bmw dealership,took a photo of it (it had rails) showed them and they finally agreed to do it. on the same hand, my salesman was fired over the handling of my car.

[E53is]

i picked up the M today, sound returned after a short trip to the mall...

[///MB]

I have only driven my car a day or two since I got it back and so far so good. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

[mswaz]

Originally Posted by E53is

i picked up the M today, sound returned after a short trip to the mall...

Did they just replace the belts for the whine sound?

[E53is]

replaced these for the sound ( it didnt work ) it was fine until i used the M mode..

11-28-7-549-873 belt tensioner X1
11-28-7-565-361 ribbed v-belt X1
11-28-7-570-266 ribbed v-belt X1

the guy handling my car told me that they just got a "memo" about a recall for the parts listed here basically. bmw has been aware of this problem too.

[The Big Easy]

Originally Posted by E53is

replaced these for the sound ( it didnt work ) it was fine until i used the M mode..

11-28-7-549-873 belt tensioner X1
11-28-7-565-361 ribbed v-belt X1
11-28-7-570-266 ribbed v-belt X1

the guy handling my car told me that they just got a "memo" about a recall for the parts listed here basically. bmw has been aware of this problem too.

I`m hoping to hear further this week - the replacement of these parts did help initially before the sound returned.........

Cheers,

[E53is]

Originally Posted by The Big Easy

I`m hoping to hear further this week - the replacement of these parts did help initially before the sound returned.........

Cheers,

not for me no