Slight turbo whine + wastegates = new turbos

Micks-e92 · 05-13-2009, 02:30 PM

Hi all,

I am having my turbos changed. I went to the dealership on Monday and left the car there for the oil service, mentioning them that I heard those 2 strange noises, a slight turbo whine when cold, from 1500rpms onwards, and the rattling wastegates.

They have phoned me today because they were chaging both turbos. I did not have warranty anymore, in Europe its only a 2-year warranty. However I am not paying anything, they are doing it as a commercial gesture

BMdblU · 05-13-2009, 03:33 PM

Nice.. had mine replaced due to wastegate rattle too.

Robmaster · 05-13-2009, 03:37 PM

in Switzerland (also Europa) we have 3 year warranty

JoeyFiasco · 05-13-2009, 03:41 PM

it might be cheaper for me to ship the car to the states than to pay for it, if something while i'm in england. then again, i would have to pay sales tax as well..

Martyn335Ci · 05-14-2009, 01:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Micks-e92

Hi all,

I am having my turbos changed. I went to the dealership on Monday and left the car there for the oil service, mentioning them that I heard those 2 strange noises, a slight turbo whine when cold, from 1500rpms onwards, and the rattling wastegates.

They have phoned me today because they were chaging both turbos. I did not have warranty anymore, in Europe its only a 2-year warranty. However I am not paying anything, they are doing it as a commercial gesture

How old is your car? You run some tune? What are these "rattling wastgates" sounds?

trixman · 05-14-2009, 05:47 AM

From the looks of it he's running a proceede. Is the wastegate rattle (and knackered turbos) come from the tune or is it just bad engineering of the wastegates by BMW?

Martyn335Ci · 05-14-2009, 05:55 AM

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Originally Posted by trixman

From the looks of it he's running a proceede. Is the wastegate rattle (and knackered turbos) come from the tune or is it just bad engineering of the wastegates by BMW?

I really don´t think they would change his turbos for free if he had the tune and car out of warranty.. If so the you have quite great dealers in spain..

Micks-e92 · 05-14-2009, 06:33 AM

I have a procede, I removed it to go to the dealer and cleared the codes. I always drive in valet mode (stock). I may have used the performance maps twice.

I have had the rattling wastegates since I got the car in september 2006, so I think it may be an "old turbo" problem. The old turbos where discatalogued, the news ones I am having installed have new part numbers so I think they might have been revised.

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Micks-e92 Private First Class 9 Rep 172 Posts Drives: 335i e92 - sl500 r230 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Madrid, Spain iTrader: (1)	Slight turbo whine + wastegates = new turbos Hi all, I am having my turbos changed. I went to the dealership on Monday and left the car there for the oil service, mentioning them that I heard those 2 strange noises, a slight turbo whine when cold, from 1500rpms onwards, and the rattling wastegates. They have phoned me today because they were chaging both turbos. I did not have warranty anymore, in Europe its only a 2-year warranty. However I am not paying anything, they are doing it as a commercial gesture
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BMdblU Brigadier General 152 Rep 3,983 Posts Drives: F80 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto iTrader: (2)	Nice.. had mine replaced due to wastegate rattle too.
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Robmaster Colonel 151 Rep 2,757 Posts Drives: 2010 E82 135, 2005 E87 130i Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Switzerland iTrader: (3)	in Switzerland (also Europa) we have 3 year warranty
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Micks-e92 Private First Class 9 Rep 172 Posts Drives: 335i e92 - sl500 r230 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Madrid, Spain iTrader: (1)	I have a procede, I removed it to go to the dealer and cleared the codes. I always drive in valet mode (stock). I may have used the performance maps twice. I have had the rattling wastegates since I got the car in september 2006, so I think it may be an "old turbo" problem. The old turbos where discatalogued, the news ones I am having installed have new part numbers so I think they might have been revised.
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