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Re: new bimmer owner needs help (archive)
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Posted by Jeff Goss on May 28, 2000 at 17:38:36:

In Reply to: new bimmer owner needs help posted by LJ on May 28, 2000 at 16:45:10:

: my new bm i love it ! but i have a list of problems that i need some help to solve ?
: 1: i have strange vibration coming from back when i accelerate hard & also when i turn right under power
: 2: noisey tapets
: 3: my centrallocking has a mind of its own lock & unlock at random with no key . (its not a remote system)
: any help would be appreciated i'm a new bimmer owner

: LJ
: 89 525i se auto

Noisy tappets may just be normal. However, you can adjust the valves to be sure they are ok. Look on my website for the how to. The vibration from the rear could be the flex disc on the drive shaft (heard from under the center hump/rear seat) or mabye the rear sub frame bushings (clunk on left or right side under rear reat). Put your hand on that rear center hump as you "cause" the vibration and if you feel the vibration here, it's the flex disc or the driveshaft itself.

Jeff Goss
The 535i Website
http://129.8.57.50/~jag62

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