[cctm4me]

Honestly, taking my car into the dealer for strange noise that I hear in a certain rev range, is not something I care to do.

My local dealer is a pain in the ass to deal with and if I approach them with a strange noise at 3k, or inform them of the loud howl I get on occasion when I depress the clutch pedal, they will say normal.

Soooo, I take it on the chin and spend my time reading forums waiting for someone to post up possible related issues, then wait for the BMW internet / car gurus to chime in on what the potential problem could be, wait till the post dies with someone that says "take it to the dealer OP" and then back to the waiting lounge I go.

By that time, I have already developed a new noise anyway.