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Yup! Incorrect installation, cutting the exhaust pipe to short or long is one of the main issues. If the clamp also comes loose it needs to be replaced - easy to do if you are driving on the track. I went through three clamps, I finally just had it welded. Issue resolved! |
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06-20-2018, 03:31 PM | #68 | |
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So bottom line, if it rattles you can look up underneath and you will find that most are not hitting the brace..... period Those with ver 1 have suffered slippage with the style of clamp and interface it used but the sound is more of a metal to metal banging not a resonating vibration like these videos display...that is my point |
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06-20-2018, 04:37 PM | #69 |
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I removed the tips from mine for a few days no vibrations whatsoever refitted them vibrations back 100% tips
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I just took a small amount of heat wrap and wrapped the tips of the exhaust tips (with the finishing tips off) then put the cosmetic tips back on. It still vibrates on cold start but the metals cant hit each other anymore..
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06-21-2018, 07:25 AM | #71 | |
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Edit: Ok, I am understanding the tip rattle better now and agree the videos are probably tips rattling vs hitting the bracket. Last edited by M2joey; 06-21-2018 at 11:05 AM.. |
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06-21-2018, 03:44 PM | #72 |
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I would like to make myself clear on one thing. I have not called you out or claimed your full of bullshit. I have just stated facts based on extensive research by myself and others hunting this so called resonating vibration/rattle that is being displayed in the linked videos. You might have had a different or unusual situation but the majority of the vibration issues have been from what I have stated. Anybody can as I mentioned look up under their car and verify wither theory and come to a conclusion of their own. If it is not touching the cross member i am trying to save others undo frustration of hunting this problem since I have hassled with it on two different platforms and the same designed tips. Oh and if you look closely you can see the visual characteristics of the vibration and that would not be caused by cross member contact That is it in a nut shell You should not feel attacked, it would be quite clear if I was |
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06-21-2018, 08:51 PM | #73 |
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Rattle is not because of metal to metal contact but the inherent startup frequency resonance that MPE muffler can't handle. Don't believe me? Here, I have the MPE pipe welded to the OEM. It still rattles, but it's less violent now.
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06-22-2018, 04:16 AM | #74 |
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So I'm new to all this.
Got my car going into the installing dealership next week for a couple of days. If they're unable to resolve, I may have to look at coding the cold start out. How do I do this and what is the cold start actually for - guessing as people are coding it out that it isn't required? |
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06-22-2018, 10:48 PM | #76 |
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Got my MPE w/ carbon tips installed at the dealer yesterday and it has the rattle shown in HTTP 410's video. It happens for like 5 seconds during startup though so I'm not worried about it.
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06-23-2018, 01:52 PM | #79 |
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On a different note....research had found that peeps with three Ti only tips had less issues with the rattle than the ones with carbon/Ti tips. I think it is the design of the two pieces of material that is riveted together and the cold start process vibrates at just the right freq to cause the rattle. So if you like carbon....you's gonna rate sometime
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My carbon tips rattled on cold start - slightly when new, then much worse. Never an issue once warmed up.
Took it to the dealer, they confirmed the tips were loose, tightened them, and all good. For a couple days at least, now the rattle has returned slightly. |
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11-10-2018, 03:01 PM | #81 |
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Metallic MPE Rattle
The metallic rattle of my MPE has gotten worse over time during cold starts. Many seem familiar with it, but mine reached a level of not being acceptable. Flipped the rear seats down, recorded the amazingly loud metallic rattle from within the car during the cold start and sent it to my service guy. This time he did not say that this is normal and he just ordered a new exhaust. Will get fitted next week, have some doubts that a replacement exhaust will fix it, as too many people seem to have the issue, but we'll see. Will let you know the result!
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11-21-2018, 09:03 PM | #82 |
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Update 20-Nov-2018:
Allright, brought my M2 to the dealership, they were able to replicate the rattle, but did not do much root cause analysis, they just ordered a brandnew MPE including tips, installed it and then figured out that it is in fact the tips. The foreman put it on the hoist for me and I can now clearly see what the issue is: the inner, perforated pipe of the tips, onto which the carbon fiber tips are rivetted, must be pushed all the way in to have a conical seat with the exhaust pipe. Those who installed or uninstalled the tips themselves know, that the tips are only held in place by the conical seat on the pipe plus one tiny little screw which is holding the tips in place in the horizontal plane. You can move the tips backwards and fix them in place, but you lose the conical seat. Under normal circumstances, this rather underwhelming piece of engineering, with the conical seat plus the tiny screw, should not rattle, but!! as soon as a) temperature changes, i.e. colder weather, or b) the tips are adjusted backwards to align for example with the diffuser and don't sit on the conical seat anymore, or c) the tips move slightly away from the conical seat through vibration over time, the front end of the tips, which is usually tight with the exhaust pipe where it increases in diameter towards the welding, has some gap! Now combine that with the cold start frequency and the movement of the exhaust pipes during cold start, the inner pipe of the tips is rattling against the exhaust pipe like a baby rattle! So, that is the reason, why I got my M2 back, with the left side tips sticking out 2/3" further than the right side tips! The foreman showed me that all tips are pushed all the way in, so they sit snug on the conical seat. And as the exhaust has its pipes cut/welded slightly different in length (how the heck did it go through the quality control of the exhaust manufacturer, with 2/3" difference in length!?), I have now the option of tips, which are aligned on both sides with the diffuser, or I adjust the right tips 2/3" towards the back and lose the conical seat, increasing the rattle during cold start. In summary: horrible tolerances in production of the MPE base exhaust and an anything but sufficient way of holding the tips in place. P.S. I should mention that mine is the MPE which came with my 2018 M2. I read further up on the page that earlier versions may have an issue with the exhaust clamp itself. That for sure seems to be a different issue. Last edited by Downunder99; 11-21-2018 at 09:24 PM.. |
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Agree. IMO, MPE is the best looking and arguably the best sounding exhaust out there. Every other product out there looks after market ( cause they are ). I would buy it again knowing the rattle that last 5 seconds. PS: I fixed the rattle (95% down) by welding the stock pipe to the MPE.
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Now here is the thing: Despite the annoying rattle during cold start, I would absolutely not want to miss my MPE and I would order it again with absolutely no hesitation The sound of the MPE is one of the things of my M2 which I love most. That should not take away from the already pretty good stock exhaust.
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11-26-2018, 08:21 AM | #88 |
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It's interesting how some of us have experienced rattling at the midpipe where the slip joint hits the cross brace while others have experienced rattling at the tips.
I wonder if anyone has experienced both?
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