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      07-05-2018, 04:51 PM   #1
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Strange whining noise

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New fellow M2 owner here.. My car now has 1,700 mile on it and running in service has been completed at the usual 1,200 mile mark. I get a strange whine off the car only under very low load say 0-15mph, comes to light when sitting in traffic or parking the car. Its not really loud but it is noticeable.. I have also noticed when sitting in 5th gear and doing a mediocre pull from around 75 mph i get a strange whine.. On full throttle no noise can be heard. Seems to be more noticeable in comfort mode..

I have went back to the dealer quite a number of times now with this and they tell me this is normal, although they do not fill me with confidence so i have asked them to get another M2 same spec in to check the sound i am hearing is normal.

So i thought this would be the best place to ask if these sounds are normal with the M2? I am getting to the paranoid stage now and radio is always off just so i can listen out for any odd sounds, hoping you guys can possibly put my mind to rest if i am worrying over nothing here ....?

I should mention the car is a 2018 DCT model, build date May 2018

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      07-05-2018, 04:55 PM   #2
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Only whining I hear in my LCI is when my wife is in the car. "This car is too loud."
I have about 4,000kms on the car. Bunch of mods, so maybe they drown it out...
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      07-05-2018, 05:20 PM   #3
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I hear that!!!

Yeah possibly.. I certainly did not hear it on the MT that i test drove unsure if this is related to the DCT..
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Only whining I hear in my LCI is when my wife is in the car. "This car is too loud."
I have about 4,000kms on the car. Bunch of mods, so maybe they drown it out...
Same thing with my wife lol

Need to code-out ASD ASAP !
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      07-05-2018, 09:15 PM   #6
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Probably the artificial noise from ASD. Either way if the car is running fine and there are no codes I wouldn't worry about it. Your car is very new so noises will come and go a bit through its early life. I have 33,000 miles on mine and there have been slight changes, nothing significant really.
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      07-06-2018, 04:21 AM   #7
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I hear a bit of a whining noise between 1500-2500 RPM (IIRC), at low load, like you said.

Not sure what it could be - the turbo? Drive-train components rotating?

In any case, it doesn't really bother me since most of the time the car is loud enough that I never hear it.
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      07-06-2018, 04:48 AM   #8
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Hi all!

New fellow M2 owner here.. My car now has 1,700 mile on it and running in service has been completed at the usual 1,200 mile mark. I get a strange whine off the car only under very low load say 0-15mph, comes to light when sitting in traffic or parking the car. Its not really loud but it is noticeable.. I have also noticed when sitting in 5th gear and doing a mediocre pull from around 75 mph i get a strange whine.. On full throttle no noise can be heard. Seems to be more noticeable in comfort mode..

I have went back to the dealer quite a number of times now with this and they tell me this is normal, although they do not fill me with confidence so i have asked them to get another M2 same spec in to check the sound i am hearing is normal.

So i thought this would be the best place to ask if these sounds are normal with the M2? I am getting to the paranoid stage now and radio is always off just so i can listen out for any odd sounds, hoping you guys can possibly put my mind to rest if i am worrying over nothing here ....?

I should mention the car is a 2018 DCT model, build date May 2018

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I was the same with mine, nothing strange, this car hates low speed and stop & go conditions, it makes all kind of noises, some will disapear after 1st break in an oil changes, no need to become paranoid about it
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      07-06-2018, 07:31 AM   #9
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I'm guessing it's due to lack of sound proofing / insulation. I hear some strange sounds under low load as well.

I thought had an issue but then drove my friend's M2 and his sounded the same.

Both are MT.
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      07-06-2018, 01:22 PM   #10
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I have a similar whine from 3900 RPM to 4000 RPM in 5th gear (DCT), only when accelerating, stops after 4000 RPM and decelerating.

Seems the same whine is now occurring at 2,000RPM in 7th.
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      07-08-2018, 10:55 AM   #11
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Thanks for the replies, seems like i am not the only one hearing this so i am going to take these noises as normal.

I treat this car like my 2nd child so had to be sure
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      07-08-2018, 11:04 AM   #12
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Dont know what noise your talking, but the wnoise i hear is the coolest noise this car makes. It's turbo
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      07-08-2018, 11:17 AM   #13
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You might want to check this thread out (point #2):

https://f87.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1497569

I posted there on my experience. If it is the same noise you have, I would pretty much bet on it coming from the rear diff. I do not think it is anything to worry about, but yet, "noises" are always hard to describe and subjective.
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      07-08-2018, 11:37 AM   #14
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Dont know what noise your talking, but the wnoise i hear is the coolest noise this car makes. It's turbo
Definitely not the turbo, its the transmission but as said just wanted to be sure car was ok.
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      07-08-2018, 11:38 AM   #15
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You might want to check this thread out (point #2):

https://f87.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1497569

I posted there on my experience. If it is the same noise you have, I would pretty much bet on it coming from the rear diff. I do not think it is anything to worry about, but yet, "noises" are always hard to describe and subjective.
My thoughts also, will check it out thanks.
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You might want to check this thread out (point #2):

https://f87.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1497569

I posted there on my experience. If it is the same noise you have, I would pretty much bet on it coming from the rear diff. I do not think it is anything to worry about, but yet, "noises" are always hard to describe and subjective.
Thanks for sharing this thread, i think i may be on same boat and being overly sensitive. Re assuring others have same sort of whine.
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      07-08-2018, 12:19 PM   #17
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Thanks for sharing this thread, i think i may be on same boat and being overly sensitive. Re assuring others have same sort of whine.
When I was reading the owners manual I specifically remember them talking about the whine and how it is normal. They actually give you a heads up and let you know that it's nothing to be worried about.

It's pretty loud on my new M2 w/ manual transmission when I pull up to a stoplight.
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      07-09-2018, 04:25 PM   #18
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Bet it's the rear diff.

Completely normal.



Similar thing with Corvettes...people would bring cars in to get checked but there were no issues......it was such an issue(people coming in for no reason) that I believe Chevy put in the owners manual that on occasion the diff. can be heard, and that it's part of normal operation.


I believe all is good my friend..now keep driving
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      07-13-2018, 06:41 AM   #19
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Hey guys,

I've also had that whining noise since a while now. I've managed to shot a video...You can hear it around 80-100km/h. Could someone please confirm that you have the same sort of noise? Is it still normal?

I really would appreciate your opinion :-)

http://sendvid.com/v31vc3fa

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      07-13-2018, 03:08 PM   #20
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Hey guys,

I've also had that whining noise since a while now. I've managed to shot a video...You can hear it around 80-100km/h. Could someone please confirm that you have the same sort of noise? Is it still normal?

I really would appreciate your opinion :-)

http://sendvid.com/v31vc3fa

Greetings from Germany

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I hear my whining noise the most in 4th gear probably between 3 and 4k rpm. Hard to tell if it's the same from the video.
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      07-13-2018, 03:44 PM   #21
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I guess there are a lot of noises the car makes...Some of us don't even recognize them...Maybe its all fine and we should just enjoy driving :-D
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Hey guys,

I've also had that whining noise since a while now. I've managed to shot a video...You can hear it around 80-100km/h. Could someone please confirm that you have the same sort of noise? Is it still normal?

I really would appreciate your opinion :-)

http://sendvid.com/v31vc3fa

Greetings from Germany

Jürgen
That sounds very similar to mine, they just happen in different rev ranges, gears and speeds.
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