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Question

2000 bmw 540i, 97000 miles,two days ago i heard a strange sound like something rubbing, before i could get home the car started running bad,started shaking as if it had a bad plug,driving at 40 mph i still get the shake if i try to increase speed i get vibration that create a hum,i can feel it goes into third gear but not fourth ,shifting the gears manually did not help same sympton. i replace spark plugs and check coil packs, not sure if this car has a transmittion speed sensor. what do you think the problem is? thanks in advance.

Submitted: 483 days and 3 hours ago.
Category: BMW
Value: $20
Status: CLOSED

Accepted Answer

Hello, Your description of the problem you are having sounds like a bad crankcase valve. It is located on the back of the intake manifold. It makes a humming noise. It also makes the car have poor driveability, misfire and shake. I suggest you have the crankcase pressure checked to verify that this is the problem. The keyword that points to this problem is the humming noise.

If this information was helpful please hit accept. Thanks, Nick

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Expert: tnick
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Accepts: 125
Answered: 7/13/2008

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