grinding noise from dash

Post Wed Jun 22, 2005 2:47 pm

when driving i have a grinding sound coming from behind my speedo all dials etc are working does anyone know what could be causing this i thought it maybe a frayed cable or something

Post Wed Jun 22, 2005 2:59 pm

I haven't heard that.... has it only just started???

Post Wed Jun 22, 2005 3:49 pm

e30-320i wrote:when driving i have a grinding sound coming from behind my speedo all dials etc are working does anyone know what could be causing this i thought it maybe a frayed cable or something

Thats the sound that the passenger is making, due to your driving celv!! :lol:

Post Wed Jun 22, 2005 3:51 pm

Clocks aren't run on cables, so that rules that one out...

Post Wed Jun 22, 2005 4:03 pm

That be gremlins at work

Post Wed Jun 22, 2005 4:05 pm

Probably a screw got dropped into the tacho when the previouse owner was winding the clock back

Post Wed Jun 22, 2005 4:13 pm

Martinaston wrote:Probably a screw got dropped into the tacho when the previouse owner was winding the clock back

Post Wed Jun 22, 2005 5:50 pm

helpful bunch aint ya :lol:

Post Wed Jun 22, 2005 8:12 pm

e30-320i wrote:helpful bunch aint ya

Sorry Celv...

To help find what it is, I had a drive of his car earlier and the only reason you can hear it is cause his car is so smooth and quite

Took me two laps of his close before I noticed it, but it has been getting on his nerves, and you know how it is, once you know somethings there it bugs you... I'd describe it as a kinda hissing and quite ticking noise, seems to be rev counter because it increases with the revs...,

How are the dials run anyway???

Post Wed Jun 22, 2005 8:16 pm

rev counter is electronic, think speedo is too, so no speedo cable, but i may be wrong on that count.

Does it only do it with the car moving? i.e. if you sat there and just revved it up slowly, would it make the noise then?

Post Wed Jun 22, 2005 8:31 pm

The injectors are quite noisy, sounded like it came from the dash before I was told it was them, really could not belive how loud they are....I wonder if the bigger ones I'm fitting wil be even louder

Post Thu Jun 23, 2005 8:33 am

Try sticking a piece of bluetack down the steering column... this should quieten things down. Honest. Take the centre of the steering wheel off, and shove a large piece down the hollow section of the column... it'll stop any engine noise comign into the cabin.

Giles.

Post Thu Jun 23, 2005 11:24 am

Geeman wrote:Try sticking a piece of bluetack down the steering column... this should quieten things down. Honest. Take the centre of the steering wheel off, and shove a large piece down the hollow section of the column... it'll stop any engine noise comign into the cabin.

Giles.

I told him that...... he laughed at me!!!!!!!!

although it doesn't seem to be that, but things arn't always what they seem... We'll have a look at that after work!

Post Thu Jun 23, 2005 5:31 pm

E30BeemerLad wrote:rev counter is electronic, think speedo is too, so no speedo cable, but i may be wrong on that count.

Does it only do it with the car moving? i.e. if you sat there and just revved it up slowly, would it make the noise then?

it doesn't make any noise if i rev it on the spot but when moving the noise speeds up with the car.like wilson said its not loud but i know its there.........i think i'll just have to turn me stereo up

Post Fri Jun 24, 2005 2:28 pm

well I'm buggered if I can throw any useful suggestions in here mate.

Only other thing I can suggest is get someone to stand at the kerbside and drive past and get the person stood at the kerb to listen for any noises. May also be worth doing this with the car in gear, i.e. actually driving and then a pass with it in neutral or with the clutch dipped to see if it is drivetrain or not.

Have you tried the trick with the blutack on the steering column yet?