03-19-2014, 05:30 AM | #1 |
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G'day to everyone from Western Australia. I just bought a 5,000 km demo X1 20i sdrive in valencia orange with sportline package a few weeks ago & I love it. Got a couple of potential problems, though. Nummer eins is a very noticeable diesel-like knocking noise from the exhaust side of the cylinder head, which occurs mostly when cold, but sometimes also when hot & not every time after it's started. It disappears within a minute of moving off. A friend even asked if we'd bought a diesel. It's the intermittent nature of the noise that really bothers me. Nummer zwei is oil vapour from the valve cover when I unscrew the oil filler cap. I don't know if this is normal in such a low km car. It's the first turbo car I've owned. Has anybody else experienced these problems? Thanx.
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03-19-2014, 06:38 AM | #2 |
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All of the gas engines make a kind of knocking sound sure to the direct injection. Depending on how loud your knocking sound is, You may have an issue
Not sure about the oil thing, but I have a bit of sweating around my filter housing as well. I'm not worried about it |
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