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      04-27-2013, 03:06 PM   #1
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Short clicking noise towards front of 535i 2011 when car is completely off?

Any one have any ideas what this sound or noise might be ? Thanks fellas
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      04-28-2013, 08:51 AM   #2
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Mine does this as well, probably just something cooling down.
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      04-28-2013, 10:27 AM   #3
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Reallly? Well that's a relief to hear but would still love to know exactly what it is if anyone knows since you don't know exactly what that is. But I have heard it when car has been off for a little while and I just unlock or lock car. Just doesn't sound right to me.
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      04-28-2013, 10:52 AM   #4
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Reallly? Well that's a relief to hear but would still love to know exactly what it is if anyone knows since you don't know exactly what that is. But I have heard it when car has been off for a little while and I just unlock or lock car. Just doesn't sound right to me.
I hear something from inside the dash - more like a electro-mechanical movement but not clicking.

My Acura MDX does something similar.

Is the clicking from outside or inside? If inside, it could be something as trivial as the slot-load CD loader or dripping inside of the ventilation system.

If it's outside, it could also be condensation/dripping. If it's louder, it could be engine things.
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      04-28-2013, 12:33 PM   #5
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It's a medium clicking sound from outside coming from under hood/ tire area/front of car. Can exactly pinpoint it. But that's the area .almost like a continuous rapid cranking sound for about 2-3 seconds. Gona drive me crazy until I figure out what it is exactly
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Answer ever found for this clicking question?

I have the exact same clicking and can’t figure out what is causing this click. It happens each time the car powers up, not starts, but just when I lock and unlock it. No errors from the car, no troubles otherwise, but it does cause questions to those that notice.

Did you find an answer?

Thanks,

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I have the exact same clicking and can’t figure out what is causing this click. It happens each time the car powers up, not starts, but just when I lock and unlock it. No errors from the car, no troubles otherwise, but it does cause questions to those that notice.

Did you find an answer?

Thanks,

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You do know this thread is almost 9 years old, yes?

That said, the VANOS resetting makes a kind of clicking noise.
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      01-06-2022, 11:49 PM   #8
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Not only do I know that it’s an old thread, it worked and I even got some insight on it from you! I get responses from old posts all the time and am happy to explain what happened if it’s not clear in the thread.

I was hoping for the same thing to happen here. Whenever I unlock or lock the car, about a half dozen LOUD clicks come in a short 1.5 second burst from under the hood. Not when starting the car or anything, just upon lock/unlock.

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You do know this thread is almost 9 years old, yes?

That said, the VANOS resetting makes a kind of clicking noise.
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eccentric shaft

I have been getting hints of trouble developing around the eccentric shaft that in my understanding dynamically fine-tunes how much fuel gets exploded. I’ve gotten vague messages on the display saying there has been a drivetrain malfunction and to drive moderately. And I was just informed by a dealer service dept that my eccentric shaft actuator is faulty ($2400 to fix ). And to the point of this post I also hear bursts of clicking on shutdown and was told these may indicate eccentric shaft related issues.
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