R50/53 What is this knocking/rattling?
#1
What is this knocking/rattling?
Sounds like its coming from the engine/supercharger. It used to be much louder when my oil was low, it quieted down since adding a quart.
YouTube video:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SLDBt8CHjiA
Or search "knocking/rattle r53 mini" in posted today
YouTube video:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SLDBt8CHjiA
Or search "knocking/rattle r53 mini" in posted today
Last edited by meanmini135; 03-30-2019 at 07:30 PM.
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#6
+1 on the timing chain tensioner as a possible culprit. When mine started to go, it would only rattle when starting warm (i.e. when I would drive, park for a while, and then restart). Replacement is fairly easy and the part is cheap.
Now that said.....something else to check.....does the rattle go away when you press the clutch pedal in? It sounds a lot like a rattling clutch also. Hard to diagnose sounds in general, but especially via video.
good luck.
Now that said.....something else to check.....does the rattle go away when you press the clutch pedal in? It sounds a lot like a rattling clutch also. Hard to diagnose sounds in general, but especially via video.
good luck.
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