New X1 owner

El Grego · 03-19-2014, 05:30 AM

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.

Twix · 03-19-2014, 06:38 AM

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

HBWT · 03-19-2014, 10:55 AM

They are not problems...normal operation

El Grego · 03-22-2014, 03:47 AM

Thanx guys. As I mentioned, it's the fact that it doesn't make the noise all the time that bothers me mostly.

Black Flagged · 03-22-2014, 08:51 AM

Turn the radio up a little loader.

03-19-2014, 05:30 AM	#1
El Grego Registered 0 Rep 2 Posts Drives: BMW X1 20i sDrive Sportline Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Perth, Western Australia iTrader: (0)	New X1 owner 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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Twix Lieutenant Colonel 653 Rep 1,922 Posts Drives: 2011 e91 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Calgary, AB, Canada iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 BMW 328i xDriv ... [0.00] 2002 Land Rover Dis ... [0.00]	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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03-19-2014, 10:55 AM	#3
HBWT First Lieutenant 11 Rep 334 Posts Drives: 2013 X1X 2.8 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Va iTrader: (0)	They are not problems...normal operation
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03-22-2014, 03:47 AM	#4
El Grego Registered 0 Rep 2 Posts Drives: BMW X1 20i sDrive Sportline Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Perth, Western Australia iTrader: (0)	Thanx guys. As I mentioned, it's the fact that it doesn't make the noise all the time that bothers me mostly.
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03-22-2014, 08:51 AM	#5
Black Flagged Captain 472 Rep 778 Posts Drives: M2C Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: 91739 iTrader: (0)	Turn the radio up a little loader.
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