Sound from front wheels like an aireplane taking off
 

I have a BMW X5 2003, 3.0 and it has 213000 miles on it.

a few days ago I drove out of state (380 miles), and the last 40 miles, I heard a noise from wheels like an airplane was taking off.

this thing had happened once before but it went away day after. a few months ago I heard same noise, then I took it to the mechanic, I had suspected it to be ball bearings
he drove it quick and the noise had gone away and he said it is probably nothing serious.

now that it happened again when I got to my destination, I showed it to a mechanic, and they said the Boots for the axels are torn and the grease comes out of it.
and they said they don't have original part for it, but they can build one for me for $1600.


The mechanic advised not to drive it back 380 miles. I drove it back and I didn't hear any noise ( except the first 5-6 minutes).
right now the car doesn't have the noise.

What do you guys think ? should I show it to another mechanic and spend money on it ? (now that it doesn't have noise ? except sometimes the first few minutes)

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Jesus, I don't know what to say. If what he said was true, your CV's are gone. You don't know what your looking at obviously, so just take it to a reputable indy mechanic or dealer. The axles are anywhere from $150 and up, labor-I guess you will find out. Get it fixed sooner than later or you will be stranded big time

just added a photo, the picture is the other side of the front wheel. is that CV boot ?
do you know the partnubmer for it?

[QUOTE=shevin;1091151]I have a BMW X5 2003, 3.0 and it has 213000 miles on it.

a few days ago I drove out of state (380 miles), and the last 40 miles, I heard a noise from wheels like an airplane was taking off.

this thing had happened once before but it went away day after. a few months ago I heard same noise, then I took it to the mechanic, I had suspected it to be ball bearings
he drove it quick and the noise had gone away and he said it is probably nothing serious.

now that it happened again when I got to my destination, I showed it to a mechanic, and they said the Boots for the axels are torn and the grease comes out of it.
and they said they don't have original part for it, but they can build one for me for $1600.


The mechanic advised not to drive it back 380 miles. I drove it back and I didn't hear any noise ( except the first 5-6 minutes).
right now the car doesn't have the noise.

What do you guys think ? should I show it to another mechanic and spend money on it ? (now that it doesn't have noise ? except sometimes the first few minutes)


Yep time for some new axle shafts. Get the good GKN ones. You can source them from Turner motorsports.

Can I just replace the boots?
do you have part number or the diagram on the Oem parts that has all the part numbers?

btw do you mind removing the picture from your previous post quote, that other picture was too big, I replaced with a smaller one.

When the boot began to crack you could have replaced it, but now there is dirt and grim in the CV joint which accelerates wear. You can just replace the CV joint and boot, but the other boot probably isn't far behind.

https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw...kit-3144980005

If its making noise you need more than boots. Chances are there is road grit up in the CV joint thus contributing to your aircraft noise. Even if the boot is ripper there should be no noise if the joint is good.

so the thing is it doesn't make noise now, during 7 hours of driving last 20 minutes of it was making noise like an airplane was taking off. on my way back after 7 more hours of driving, it didnt make that noise. but as you see in the pictures, the boots are torn on both wheels.


I don't plan to keep the car long term, what would be a cheap fix, to last me the winter?

Thanks for the link, is it something I can do myself ? is there a video/article for it?