Weird engine noise/vibration ? What can it be? (ENGINE VIDEO)

[528i_tourer]

528i 1998 touring

Has got almost 230000 kms and engine oil on recent Inspec II with 225000....Castrol Longlife 04, 0w30

Well i really dont know if this is a normal sound for my 28i engine since i dont know him yet very well...

When on idle, i mean not driving, only engine running, from the car inside i hear some noise i guess it comes from the outside, maybe engine compartment, something like:

ta ta ta ta tra tra ta ta (the "tra tra" means an irregular sound between all "ta ta"....)

YouTube - BMW E39 528i engine



Very low sound, need to be focused to hear....

Well since i dont know if this is a normal sound i put here my engine working on the outside and would like to know your opinion if these is a normal engine noise and take a careful look at the end part...where near the engine you could see some vibration...



Thanks!

[06vtech]

Originally Posted by 528i_tourer

528i 1998 touring

Has got almost 230000 kms and engine oil on recent Inspec II with 225000....Castrol Longlife 04, 0w30

Well i really dont know if this is a normal sound for my 28i engine since i dont know him yet very well...

When on idle, i mean not driving, only engine running, from the car inside i hear some noise i guess it comes from the outside, maybe engine compartment, something like:

ta ta ta ta tra tra ta ta (the "tra tra" means an irregular sound between all "ta ta"....)

YouTube - BMW E39 528i engine



Very low sound, need to be focused to hear....

Well since i dont know if this is a normal sound i put here my engine working on the outside and would like to know your opinion if these is a normal engine noise and take a careful look at the end part...where near the engine you could see some vibration...



Thanks!

hey i have a 97 528i with 118000km not miles and i hear the viberation only when its in choke then i goes away when the car warms up

[06vtech]

hey i got a 97 528i and it makes a low vibration when its in choke (not wormed up) and it goes away when the temp. picks up but the sound is very low its like a bass sound from a sub woofer

[MadBMW]

Sounds like the rockers & cams? I had an old 88 E30 that had loud rockers. Back then you could just adjust them.

Funny you get a low sound... I get a high whistle out of mine all the time... Any suggestions?