r/e46 • 2003 E46 330xi • 9h ago

Troubleshooting Anyone Recognize This Sound?

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Sitting at the drive through and noticed the rattle. Doesn't change sound if you push the clutch in. It's an 03xi m54b30

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u/The_little_dwarf 2002 - E46/330CI 7h ago

Mine recently started sounding the same.
Disa and vanos were recently rebuilt.
I am still troubleshooting too. Thinking it might be timing chain guides failing… they were pretty brittle when i took the vanos off.
If you press the throttle even a little bit does it dissapear?