 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | My 318ti build Yesterday 04:48 PM Yesterday 04:48 PM 0 Replies, 335 Views | | | |  |  |  |  02-14-2009, 01:43 AM | #1 | | Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Litchfield, New Hampshire Posts: 9 |  High Pitch Sound (HELP??)
Ok Here's the deal.. I have this god awful high pitch sound comming from under the hood of my 1996 318ti, I took the oil cap off while the car was running and the noise goes away.. I put the cap back on and the noise comes back.. I took the rubber "vacuum" hose off the valve cover and he noise goes away. anyone ever had this problem? If so what the (Bleeep) is it and how do I pucking fix it?... I'm getting tierd of the stares its creating especialy from other Beamer owners.. and my wife wont even get in the car with me anymore. she's afraid it going to blow up while cruising down the road.... while I await some answers I'll see if I can research it here at the site and figure it out.. Thanks a bunch.... P.S. (alittle beamer humor for you all to chuckle about, the very first time my wife gotin the car with me and we were going down the road she looked down at the stick shift area and asked me what the "Red Light" (Hazzard light button) was for... I promptly told her it was the 'Passenger Ejection Seat Button" and DO-NOT touch it you'll ruin my new roof liner...  ) |  |  | | 02-14-2009, 01:57 AM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Sunbury PA 17801 (The 570) Posts: 104 |
Sounds like the crankcase ventilation breather based on what I read on a bunch of OTHER posts.. Use the search function to read more about it. __________________
WTB: 17 inch Milli Miglia MM-II's with proper fitment for a ti | | | | | 02-14-2009, 02:02 AM | #3 | | Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Litchfield, New Hampshire Posts: 9 |  Thank you Criswell
Quote: Originally Posted by Criswell  Sounds like the crankcase ventilation breather based on what I read on a bunch of OTHER posts.. Use the search function to read more about it. | I finaly got to that myself.. looks like a $5000.00 beamer part to me. (J\K).. I think I found one for $49.97. | | | | | 02-14-2009, 02:45 AM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Austin Posts: 3,059 |
Quote: Originally Posted by ffg4th P.S. (alittle beamer humor for you all to chuckle about, the very first time my wife gotin the car with me and we were going down the road she looked down at the stick shift area and asked me what the "Red Light" (Hazzard light button) was for... I promptly told her it was the 'Passenger Ejection Seat Button" and DO-NOT touch it you'll ruin my new roof liner... ) | Ahahaha! That just made my day!  __________________ Come get a ti-shirt
Quote: | From the e30 M3, evolved the e36.
They were "Keepin it Real" when they introduced the 318ti ClubSport in '95 and the 318ti Sports from '96 to '99.
After that... well nothing else really matters. ~Jess | | | | | | 02-14-2009, 02:54 AM | #5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 |
Bimmer, not Beamer lol, ejector seat  | | | | | 02-14-2009, 05:10 PM | #6 | | Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Litchfield, New Hampshire Posts: 9 |
Quote: Originally Posted by tiFreak Bimmer, not Beamer lol, ejector seat | Bimmer, Beamer.. Tomatoes, Tamatoes.. Its still a "super duper ride." | | | | | 02-14-2009, 05:55 PM | #7 | | Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Litchfield, New Hampshire Posts: 9 |
[QUOTE=ffg4th;216348]Ok Here's the deal.. I have this god awful high pitch sound comming from under the hood of my 1996 318ti, I took the oil cap off while the car was running and the noise goes away.. I put the cap back on and the noise comes back.. I took the rubber "vacuum" hose off the valve cover and he noise goes away. anyone ever had this problem? If so what the (Bleeep) is it and how do I pucking fix it?... I'm getting tierd of the stares its creating especialy from other Beamer owners.. and my wife wont even get in the car with me anymore. she's afraid it going to blow up while cruising down the road.... while I await some answers I'll see if I can research it here at the site and figure it out.. Thanks a bunch....QUOTE].. .............................................................  Solution Untill I Can Buy part next week. I unplugged the hose and plugged it with a 3/8th hex socket I had lying up in the ole tool box. took the "Bimster" out for a spin and NO HIGH PITCHED SOUND. I'm hoping this wont do any "Bad" damage to the car untill I can get it fixed. I cant believe the price for one CRANKCASE VENTELATION BREATHER on some of these web sites.  | | | | | 02-14-2009, 06:37 PM | #8 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Memphis, Tn Posts: 1,299 |
+1 for the crankcase vent valve. Mine was hissing at me. I took my old one off, it was all broken up. I put the new one on, and my car was like new again. __________________
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225k miles and still the Ti goes on | | | | | 02-15-2009, 03:27 AM | #9 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Sunbury PA 17801 (The 570) Posts: 104 |
Im pretty sure mine is bad too. It whistles real loud. (the whisle goes "WOOOOOO" lol )
When i start my car, it almost reminds me of some of the horrible stereo installs I've heard in the past, where the stereo makes a whistling sound with the engine RPM's because the ground source was terribad. __________________
WTB: 17 inch Milli Miglia MM-II's with proper fitment for a ti | | | | | 03-13-2009, 02:46 AM | #10 | | Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: California Posts: 48 |
Quote: Originally Posted by ffg4th Ok Here's the deal.. I have this god awful high pitch sound comming from under the hood of my 1996 318ti, I took the oil cap off while the car was running and the noise goes away.. I put the cap back on and the noise comes back.. I took the rubber "vacuum" hose off the valve cover and he noise goes away. anyone ever had this problem? If so what the (Bleeep) is it and how do I pucking fix it?... I'm getting tierd of the stares its creating especialy from other Beamer owners.. and my wife wont even get in the car with me anymore. she's afraid it going to blow up while cruising down the road.... while I await some answers I'll see if I can research it here at the site and figure it out.. Thanks a bunch.... P.S. (alittle beamer humor for you all to chuckle about, the very first time my wife gotin the car with me and we were going down the road she looked down at the stick shift area and asked me what the "Red Light" (Hazzard light button) was for... I promptly told her it was the 'Passenger Ejection Seat Button" and DO-NOT touch it you'll ruin my new roof liner... ) | The crankcase vent valve is stuck in the closed position. This is a minor fix and very bad for your engine! The pressure building up can bust a head. I went to the dealer for the part @$80. In the meantime, disconnect the hose that goes to the valve. You might smell gas fumes. This is the whole point of the system; to send unburnt fumes back into the engine for re-burning. Stupid emissions. Oh well, we can't fight the ozone. Get a new gasket for it while you're at it. It's just a paper gasket. Be mindful of the torque on those screws as well. They don't have to be super tight. | | | | | 03-23-2009, 08:04 AM | #11 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,093 |
i have this turbo sound under my hood when i give it gas it gets louder and when i let off it stays ata constant turbo spool (sounds cool) but its it my valve gone bad to ? how do i check the valve? __________________ was the 1 an only Bagged Ti on 19's!!   | | | | | 03-23-2009, 04:58 PM | #12 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Memphis, Tn Posts: 1,299 |
Quote: Originally Posted by dguzzardo22 i have this turbo sound under my hood when i give it gas it gets louder and when i let off it stays ata constant turbo spool (sounds cool) but its it my valve gone bad to ? how do i check the valve? | You can easily check the valve by taking it off (just two allen screws on the bottom. Just take it off look at the bottom of it to see if anything is broken. It could also by hissing at you. There is a little hole on the top of it that vents air. If it hisses while you are at idle, then that is more than likely the problem. __________________
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