Noise after tracking

anodyne88 · 05-08-2011, 01:09 PM

tracked my car for the first time yesterday, just follow the leader on a road course (the original owner must have tracked it as he put aftermarket sway bar and springs on it). 2010, 3300 miles.

i know the simple answer is take it to the dealer, which i will tomorrow but wondered if there are any ideas out there.

just an hour or so after tracking (and after i drove an hour on the highway) ive now got a very loud 'clanking' noise coming from the back of the car. nothing is hanging from the undercarriage. i used a broom handle to see if i could gently hit something loose. nothing there. it sounds like the old days when youd hit a bump in an old car with the muffler dragging.

interestingly, the oil level indicator is not working, but the engine temp is fine.

obviously a bit concerned.

anodyne88 · 05-08-2011, 01:37 PM

ok even weirder - just got a wash including undercarriage and it seems to have gone away. and oil guage is back, maybe i didnt give it enough time to register.

xchosun1x · 05-08-2011, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by anodyne88

ok even weirder - just got a wash including undercarriage and it seems to have gone away. and oil guage is back, maybe i didnt give it enough time to register.

weird! that is super odd. FM man... Fing magic

status38 · 05-08-2011, 03:05 PM

Could've been the "Cowbell" issue that a lot of people have been posting about lately.

Something like a pebble getting caught in the E-Brake.

Seattle S65B40 · 05-08-2011, 03:07 PM

sounds like the cowbell phenomenon for sure...

anodyne88 · 05-08-2011, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Seattle S65B40

sounds like the cowbell phenomenon for sure...

definitely!! sounds just like a cowbell now that you say it, thanks!

xchosun1x · 05-08-2011, 06:15 PM

I have had it too after a track day. I got in mainly in reverse though. I repeatedly put it in reverse to see if the sound came back. It did. However there was no real vibration so thought really nothing of it and it just went away.

05-08-2011, 01:09 PM	#1
anodyne88 Go White Sox! 45 Rep 119 Posts Drives: 2022 M3 Manual Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Western Springs, IL iTrader: (0)	Noise after tracking tracked my car for the first time yesterday, just follow the leader on a road course (the original owner must have tracked it as he put aftermarket sway bar and springs on it). 2010, 3300 miles. i know the simple answer is take it to the dealer, which i will tomorrow but wondered if there are any ideas out there. just an hour or so after tracking (and after i drove an hour on the highway) ive now got a very loud 'clanking' noise coming from the back of the car. nothing is hanging from the undercarriage. i used a broom handle to see if i could gently hit something loose. nothing there. it sounds like the old days when youd hit a bump in an old car with the muffler dragging. interestingly, the oil level indicator is not working, but the engine temp is fine. obviously a bit concerned. __________________ http://www.m3post.com/forums/album.php?albumid=18917
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anodyne88 Go White Sox! 45 Rep 119 Posts Drives: 2022 M3 Manual Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Western Springs, IL iTrader: (0)	ok even weirder - just got a wash including undercarriage and it seems to have gone away. and oil guage is back, maybe i didnt give it enough time to register. __________________ http://www.m3post.com/forums/album.php?albumid=18917
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status38 Second Lieutenant 47 Rep 287 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: FL iTrader: (0)	Could've been the "Cowbell" issue that a lot of people have been posting about lately. Something like a pebble getting caught in the E-Brake.
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Seattle S65B40 Major 215 Rep 1,395 Posts Drives: 2008 e92 M3 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: PNW iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 BMW M3 [0.00]	sounds like the cowbell phenomenon for sure... __________________ Club 6MT 2008 E92 M3 6MT, AW/Blk Ext., brushed aluminum 2006 E46 M3 ZCP 6MT Carbon blk/blk(sold) 2001 E46 325Xi 5MT Jet Blk/Blk (sold)
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xchosun1x Track Duty 266 Rep 2,467 Posts Drives: Track build 08 E92 M3 DCT Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (14)	I have had it too after a track day. I got in mainly in reverse though. I repeatedly put it in reverse to see if the sound came back. It did. However there was no real vibration so thought really nothing of it and it just went away.
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