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| Registered Join Date: Mar 2009 
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				Help with unusual sound only when freezing
			 
			I have a weird almost moan coming from my 1997 328ic whenever outside temperatures dip.  When going slow, it sounds like a clicking and as I go faster, it turns into a moan. It is definitely speed related and seems to have nothing to do with the engine. I can feel it in the gear shift (I have an automatic), and it does not go away when I put the car in neutral (while rolling). Braking doesn't seem to affect it (aside from the speed of clicking changing), so I guess it's not the brakes. It goes away after 5 - 10 minutes of driving (warmed up I'm assuming?). I only notice it while cold and the ambient temperature is cold. I never notice when it's 50 degrees out. I'm just looking for any ideas as to things to look at. | ||
|  03-09-2009, 09:16 AM | 
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			The only things that it could be based on your description, is the Tranny, center support bearing, the differential or a wheel bearing.   You may be able to isolate the Tranny and center support by running it, in the cold, with the car off the ground. I doubt it is the wheel bearing based on your description. My guess is it is the tranny. I would replace the tranny fliud with the proper type, probably ATF, as my first step. 
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