Help with this rattle

Jsandore92 · 06-01-2016, 05:30 AM

My car has been starting to rattle on acceleration from the engine bay and im afraid it's my Wastegates. Any help is appreciated. You can listen to it in this video here

Maniac0908 · 06-01-2016, 06:49 AM

Yup. Wastegates

Dark_Knight_335 · 06-01-2016, 06:54 AM

Welcome to Wastegate City! Next stop Indy Ave, or Dealer Depot!

In all seriousness, this should still be covered under warranty at the dealer if I'm not mistaken- didn't they extend the coverage on that and the turbos on these N54s?

Jsandore92 · 06-01-2016, 02:01 PM

Til 8 years and 82000 miles. I have 123k and I'm 8 years old

Jsandore92 · 06-01-2016, 02:02 PM

And can I replace the Wastegates or do I have to buy new turbos?

Jsandore92 · 06-01-2016, 02:03 PM

My car is 8 years old LOL

Maniac0908 · 06-01-2016, 02:22 PM

Well here are your options, get a third party warranty and have them cover it/pay diffrence get upgraded ones, buy oem or upgraded ones out of pocket, get a tune and try to mask them such as jb4, or deal with them like me. Who cares about rattle when your leaving 90% of cars in the dust.

pcb335i · 06-01-2016, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Maniac0908

Well here are your options, get a third party warranty and have them cover it/pay diffrence get upgraded ones, buy oem or upgraded ones out of pocket, get a tune and try to mask them such as jb4, or deal with them like me. Who cares about rattle when your leaving 90% of cars in the dust.

Does the Wastegate rattle mean anything is wrong/bad (other than the Wastegate itself)?

Jsandore92 · 06-01-2016, 04:54 PM

I have a warranty on the car but they only cover lubricated turbo parts

Jsandore92 · 06-01-2016, 04:56 PM

So I can't just replace the Wastegates?

luv135i · 06-01-2016, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Jsandore92

So I can't just replace the Wastegates?

New turbos are your options.

Jsandore92 · 06-01-2016, 07:12 PM

Damn what would be a good set to go with that isn't gonna cost me like 5000$

fun2drive · 06-01-2016, 07:13 PM

To answer your question yes of course you can adjust the linkage on the wastegates. It is a bitch of a job and a few youtubes out there of those that have done it. It is worth adjusting them but also hope that the linkage isn't worn which means no matter what you do you would have to replace the linkage.
Only way to know is to adjust them and see if it is tight and if not you will need to pull the turbos and replace/rebuild the wastegates.

Jsandore92 · 06-01-2016, 10:03 PM

So you can just replace the Wastegates?

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Jsandore92 Private First Class 12 Rep 113 Posts Drives: E92 2008 335i coupe Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Ohio iTrader: (0)	Help with this rattle My car has been starting to rattle on acceleration from the engine bay and im afraid it's my Wastegates. Any help is appreciated. You can listen to it in this video here
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Maniac0908 Major 167 Rep 1,415 Posts Drives: Alpine White 07 335xi Sedan Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Towson, MD iTrader: (2)	Yup. Wastegates
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Dark_Knight_335 Came to the N55 Darkside 1112 Rep 12,740 Posts Drives: 2011 335 E93 M-Sport Join Date: May 2010 Location: NY/NJ iTrader: (28)	Welcome to Wastegate City! Next stop Indy Ave, or Dealer Depot! In all seriousness, this should still be covered under warranty at the dealer if I'm not mistaken- didn't they extend the coverage on that and the turbos on these N54s?
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Jsandore92 Private First Class 12 Rep 113 Posts Drives: E92 2008 335i coupe Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Ohio iTrader: (0)	Til 8 years and 82000 miles. I have 123k and I'm 8 years old
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Jsandore92 Private First Class 12 Rep 113 Posts Drives: E92 2008 335i coupe Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Ohio iTrader: (0)	And can I replace the Wastegates or do I have to buy new turbos?
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Jsandore92 Private First Class 12 Rep 113 Posts Drives: E92 2008 335i coupe Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Ohio iTrader: (0)	My car is 8 years old LOL
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Maniac0908 Major 167 Rep 1,415 Posts Drives: Alpine White 07 335xi Sedan Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Towson, MD iTrader: (2)	Well here are your options, get a third party warranty and have them cover it/pay diffrence get upgraded ones, buy oem or upgraded ones out of pocket, get a tune and try to mask them such as jb4, or deal with them like me. Who cares about rattle when your leaving 90% of cars in the dust.
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fun2drive BMWCCA 149159 38 Rep 847 Posts Drives: 13 128i Vert/ 14 JGC Diesel Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Florida Panhandle iTrader: (1)	To answer your question yes of course you can adjust the linkage on the wastegates. It is a bitch of a job and a few youtubes out there of those that have done it. It is worth adjusting them but also hope that the linkage isn't worn which means no matter what you do you would have to replace the linkage. Only way to know is to adjust them and see if it is tight and if not you will need to pull the turbos and replace/rebuild the wastegates.
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Jsandore92 Private First Class 12 Rep 113 Posts Drives: E92 2008 335i coupe Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Ohio iTrader: (0)	So you can just replace the Wastegates?
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