# Would the forum mind taking a listen to this BMW 318i and playing "guess any bad parts?"

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**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [January 18, 2012, 11:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/would-the-forum-mind-taking-a-listen-to-this-bmw-318i-and-playing-guess-any-bad-parts/70515 "2012-01-18T11:58:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![MCBMW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/91b2a8/32.png) [@MCBMW](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MCBMW)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 11:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/would-the-forum-mind-taking-a-listen-to-this-bmw-318i-and-playing-guess-any-bad-parts/70515/1 "2012-01-18T11:58:06Z")

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This is the sound of an M10 Engine from a BMW 318i circa 1985. I just want a few more pairs of ears to listen in to see if they hear anything troubling. I’m more experienced with cars with timing belts, so I’d just like a little help sorting out any bad noise from normal engine chatter. And yes, it’s due for a little tune up.

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**Author:** ![MCBMW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/91b2a8/32.png) [@MCBMW](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MCBMW)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 11:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/would-the-forum-mind-taking-a-listen-to-this-bmw-318i-and-playing-guess-any-bad-parts/70515/2 "2012-01-18T11:59:27Z")

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Ok, lets try attaching that file again…

Oh, that type of file is not allowed.

YouTube it is. BRB.

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**Author:** ![MCBMW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/91b2a8/32.png) [@MCBMW](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MCBMW)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 12:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/would-the-forum-mind-taking-a-listen-to-this-bmw-318i-and-playing-guess-any-bad-parts/70515/3 "2012-01-18T12:04:41Z")

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And does it work?

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**Author:** ![MCBMW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/91b2a8/32.png) [@MCBMW](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MCBMW)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 12:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/would-the-forum-mind-taking-a-listen-to-this-bmw-318i-and-playing-guess-any-bad-parts/70515/4 "2012-01-18T12:05:04Z")

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Yes it does! Swell. So anyway, let me know what you think.

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**Author:** ![mleich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@mleich](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mleich)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 6:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/would-the-forum-mind-taking-a-listen-to-this-bmw-318i-and-playing-guess-any-bad-parts/70515/5 "2012-01-18T18:56:03Z")

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I hear more wind noise than engine noise. Is that a good sign?

Seriously though, the audio quality is too low to hear anything of value. Get on a BMW forum and meet up in person with someone who lives in your area if you are looking for an evaluation.