M5 Sounding a bit odd?!

pepsilol · 17 Jul 2014 at 09:57

Started up my brothers M5 yesterday and it isn't sound great to me.

http://youtu.be/HA0Q801Amcs

Sounds like it's coming from bottom end rather than top. There's oil in it and brother always complained about oil consumption being something like a litre every 600 miles or something daft like that.

Scania · 17 Jul 2014 at 10:00

Difficult to tell from a video tbh but I'd hazard a guess that was top end.

And a litre every 600miles would have me worried!

pepsilol · 17 Jul 2014 at 10:15

It may have been every 1000, he said it was within "tolerance" but I thought it was still too much.

I will take another listen with a screwdriver but it's certainly not normal at this stage.

leigh_boy · 17 Jul 2014 at 10:44

very tappy, whats the millage? may need valve adjustments.
for burning oil check valve stem oil seals, piston rings, and bottom end bearings.

pepsilol · 17 Jul 2014 at 11:53

Sold my lift yesterday and won't get a replacement until next week!

Sounds very bottom end ish

lemonade · 17 Jul 2014 at 11:59

That should have self adjusting hydraulic valves. Sounds like a bottom end from possible oil starvation.

pepsilol · 17 Jul 2014 at 12:02

http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/e3...9-m5-ticking-noise-upon-start-up-w-video.html