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There's a very high pitched whine on starting

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There's a very high pitched whine on starting

Post by jonnyivy » Fri Feb 03, 2012 9:03 pm

I don't know if this is normal or not ( just got the car ) but when I'm cranking the engine (last 3 days) I can hear a very high pitched squeal. Its almost like the sound from a dog whistle.Its not at all loud, but I can hear it okay. I wait till the pre-heater warning has gone off (minus 1 degree), then even before I crank and a few seconds after it starts I can hear this noise. Would it maybe something to do with the parking sensors front or rear ?

Jonny
Virgin owner of X5 3.0 D 2003 ( getting to know her better now )(thinking of a long-term relationship now )( sadly  now divorced !! )( 4 years later...met the newer model and happy again )

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