Re: Whistling transmission

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Re: Whistling transmission

Fred W

30 Oct 2006 12:29

> And it ain't whistlin' Dixie.
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> 1994 540i with manual transmission.

Are you sure that the noise is coming from the transmission? What makes
you think so?

A very common E60 problem is an intake manifold vacuum leak. It will
whistle, but only when cold until the parts expand and reseal the
intake. Usually this is accompanied by check engine codes indicating
"lambda sensor out of range", only at idle and only when cold.

It's a sizeable job to remove the intake manifold and replace all the
rubber gaskets and most people replace the PCV Plate at the same time.

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-Fred W

Vernon Balbert	29 Oct 2006 01:43
And it ain't whistlin' Dixie. When I first start out driving my transmission makes a whistling noise. After a while the noise stops. The car doesn't seem to have any problems with the driveability, performance, etc. 1994 540i with manual transmission. Signature Anything not nailed down is mine. Anything I can pry loose is not nailed down.

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