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      11-09-2021, 08:33 PM   #56
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Drives: '21 F90 M5Comp; '14 F25 X3 35i
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Originally Posted by AngryInch View Post
Mine ticks on startup till it warms up a bit, sounds like valve train.

The cam adjusters cam tick, lifters, etc, until the oil has filled them up to take up the tolerance. I doubt everyone has bent rods.

Mcc420 has this car now and she flys!

Bent rod would be a different noise and it wouldn’t not go away as the rod would stay bent…
Completely agree ->: "Bent rod would be a different noise and it wouldn’t not go away as the rod would stay bent…." A bent rod is much more than a "ticking." More a quite loud, forcible rapping sound.
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