# N54 Bmw 335i wastegate/turbo rattles.... **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [November 20, 2012, 5:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/n54-bmw-335i-wastegate-turbo-rattles/227339 "2012-11-20T17:44:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![e60oholic](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/e60oholic/32/6228_2.png) [@e60oholic](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/e60oholic)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2013, 1:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/n54-bmw-335i-wastegate-turbo-rattles/227339/121 "2013-05-14T13:34:41Z")
> [@Xander](#): > > Mine was too after I did the cleaning. You don’t realize it’s bad, till you see how much better it can be. > > X… Yeah seriously, I also noticed my mpg has increased by 2-3 on the thruway. ---
**Author:** ![mike125k](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike125k/32/7282_2.png) [@mike125k](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mike125k)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2013, 5:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/n54-bmw-335i-wastegate-turbo-rattles/227339/122 "2013-05-14T17:32:16Z")
How many miles were on that one that was cleaned above? Wondering how bad mine actually is after seeing this. ---
**Author:** ![e60oholic](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/e60oholic/32/6228_2.png) [@e60oholic](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/e60oholic)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2013, 5:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/n54-bmw-335i-wastegate-turbo-rattles/227339/123 "2013-05-14T17:44:04Z")
> [@mike125k](#): > > How many miles were on that one that was cleaned above? Wondering how bad mine actually is after seeing this. 74k on the one in the pics. Should have been done at 50k Check out the pics in post number 5 on the link below, his car was only at 53k > **[Walnut Shell Blasting N54 Miami](https://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=719767)** > > Walnut Shell Blasting N54 Miami ---
**Author:** ![Toda\_Party](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/toda_party/32/7354_2.png) [@Toda\_Party](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Toda_Party)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 5:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/n54-bmw-335i-wastegate-turbo-rattles/227339/124 "2013-05-15T17:26:06Z")
nice. There’s a shop in cali that does a group buy… $350 with a rental car for the day. Not bad…and I don’t have to do shit haha. I’m scared to see what mine looks like. Got the burger catch can tho…and getting a new fmic…so hopefully no more sludge ---------- Post added at 08:26 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:25 PM ---------- > [@e60oholic](#): > > Yeah seriously, I also noticed my mpg has increased by 2-3 on the thruway. what kinda #'s do u get, just curious. and auto or manual? my best highway was 27.7 :tif: ---
**Author:** ![e60oholic](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/e60oholic/32/6228_2.png) [@e60oholic](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/e60oholic)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 6:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/n54-bmw-335i-wastegate-turbo-rattles/227339/125 "2013-05-15T18:26:40Z")
depends how i drive, 75 around 29. Manual drop to 65ish get 32 ---
**Author:** ![Saxon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@Saxon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Saxon)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 7:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/n54-bmw-335i-wastegate-turbo-rattles/227339/126 "2013-05-15T19:21:10Z")
I had mine done at 45k and they were horrible, after I was getting about 31-33mpg hw ---
**Author:** ![e60oholic](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/e60oholic/32/6228_2.png) [@e60oholic](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/e60oholic)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2013, 9:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/n54-bmw-335i-wastegate-turbo-rattles/227339/127 "2013-05-21T21:01:07Z")
> [@Saxon](#): > > I had mine done at 45k and they were horrible, after I was getting about 31-33mpg hw Quick little test on the way home from pembroke. Not that bad,was going up until i hit road work. [ATTACH=CONFIG]23813[/ATTACH] ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2013, 5:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/n54-bmw-335i-wastegate-turbo-rattles/227339/128 "2013-05-22T05:23:14Z")
It’s always off by about 1 mpg when you calculate it. But I miss that efficiency ---
**Author:** ![goff](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/goff/32/7494_2.png) [@goff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/goff)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 6:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/n54-bmw-335i-wastegate-turbo-rattles/227339/129 "2013-05-23T18:26:19Z")
I think 50,000 miles would be a good interval for the valve cleaning. I just did Clean Baldys this morning and they were pretty bad at almost 80,000 miles. There was a nasty hesitation around 2500 rpms or so and it’s completely gone now. This was my first time doing it, but I could probably get this down to just over an hour. It requires quite a bit of media and some scraping with a pick to get spotless. ---
**Author:** ![Xander](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xander/32/7597_2.png) [@Xander](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Xander)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 6:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/n54-bmw-335i-wastegate-turbo-rattles/227339/130 "2013-05-23T18:34:31Z")
An hour for just the cleaning, or including disassembly? X… ---
**Author:** ![goff](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/goff/32/7494_2.png) [@goff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/goff)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 6:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/n54-bmw-335i-wastegate-turbo-rattles/227339/131 "2013-05-23T18:44:24Z")
Including disassembly. I can get an intake manifold off pretty quick. Pulling the fan helps for turning the motor over to get the valves closed. Now that I know what I need/how to set up the tools it would be an easy service. Back when we were doing high pressure pumps daily I had those down to like 20 minutes. LOL ---
**Author:** ![Saxon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@Saxon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Saxon)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2013, 6:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/n54-bmw-335i-wastegate-turbo-rattles/227339/132 "2013-05-23T18:52:12Z")
intakes are very easy to take off imo, i was expecting a much harder job for the price everyone was charging ---
**Author:** ![turbociv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@turbociv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbociv)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 6:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/n54-bmw-335i-wastegate-turbo-rattles/227339/133 "2013-05-24T06:00:39Z")
> [@Saxon](#): > > intakes are very easy to take off imo, i was expecting a much harder job for the price everyone was charging shops charge what they charge because they have overhead to pay for. Its great that joe schmoe next door saw a video on youtube and is now offering the service outta his mothers garage for 1/2 the cost but legit shops have to pay employees, insurance, rent, taxes, etc etc etc. unfortunately these costs have to come from somewhere, its a shame that people tend to forget that. I offer the intake valve cleaning with before and after dyno results. however its time consuming at about 3-4 actual hours and i wouldnt do it for less then $450.00. ---
**Author:** ![Xander](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xander/32/7597_2.png) [@Xander](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Xander)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 7:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/n54-bmw-335i-wastegate-turbo-rattles/227339/134 "2013-05-24T07:17:17Z")
I get all that, I did mine, and I guess I could take it apart and put it all back together in an hour, but the cleaning took me a decent amount of time. X… ---
**Author:** ![Saxon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@Saxon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Saxon)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 10:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/n54-bmw-335i-wastegate-turbo-rattles/227339/135 "2013-05-24T10:35:05Z")
> [@turbociv](#): > > shops charge what they charge because they have overhead to pay for. Its great that joe schmoe next door saw a video on youtube and is now offering the service outta his mothers garage for 1/2 the cost but legit shops have to pay employees, insurance, rent, taxes, etc etc etc. unfortunately these costs have to come from somewhere, its a shame that people tend to forget that. I offer the intake valve cleaning with before and after dyno results. however its time consuming at about 3-4 actual hours and i wouldnt do it for less then $450.00. I understand that completely, but when a shop makes anything over $100 an hour it’s just plain ridiculous ---
**Author:** ![e60oholic](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/e60oholic/32/6228_2.png) [@e60oholic](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/e60oholic)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 1:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/n54-bmw-335i-wastegate-turbo-rattles/227339/136 "2013-05-24T13:06:45Z")
> [@turbociv](#): > > shops charge what they charge because they have overhead to pay for. Its great that joe schmoe next door saw a video on youtube and is now offering the service outta his mothers garage for 1/2 the cost but legit shops have to pay employees, insurance, rent, taxes, etc etc etc. unfortunately these costs have to come from somewhere, its a shame that people tend to forget that. I offer the intake valve cleaning with before and after dyno results. however its time consuming at about 3-4 actual hours and i wouldnt do it for less then $450.00. Joe Schmoe? Is that directed towards me? Because if it is that seriously lame as fuck. ---
**Author:** ![Xander](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xander/32/7597_2.png) [@Xander](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Xander)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 1:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/n54-bmw-335i-wastegate-turbo-rattles/227339/137 "2013-05-24T13:12:13Z")
> [@Saxon](#): > > I understand that completely, but when a shop makes anything over $100 an hour it’s just plain ridiculous To do a specific task like this I’d pay a guy with Goff’s skills $100 an hour at the speed and accuracy he works at. Better than 3 hours at $50 and a return trip to fix whatever he didn’t put back together right. X… ---
**Author:** ![turbociv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@turbociv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbociv)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 4:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/n54-bmw-335i-wastegate-turbo-rattles/227339/138 "2013-05-24T16:08:39Z")
> [@e60oholic](#): > > Joe Schmoe? Is that directed towards me? Because if it is that seriously lame as fuck. Do I even knOw who you are? I wasnt directing that towards anyone. It was a generalization. I was trying to make a point. Sorry if it struck a nerve. Wasn’t my intentions at all. ---
**Author:** ![e60oholic](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/e60oholic/32/6228_2.png) [@e60oholic](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/e60oholic)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 5:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/n54-bmw-335i-wastegate-turbo-rattles/227339/139 "2013-05-24T17:54:21Z")
> [@turbociv](#): > > Do I even knOw who you are? I wasnt directing that towards anyone. It was a generalization. I was trying to make a point. Sorry if it struck a nerve. Wasn’t my intentions at all. Okay… just i read into it a bit to much. I did the coding on your 530… No problems ---
**Author:** ![Toda\_Party](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/toda_party/32/7354_2.png) [@Toda\_Party](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Toda_Party)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2013, 4:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/n54-bmw-335i-wastegate-turbo-rattles/227339/140 "2013-05-27T04:52:17Z")
> [@turbociv](#): > > Do I even knOw who you are? I wasnt directing that towards anyone. It was a generalization. I was trying to make a point. Sorry if it struck a nerve. Wasn’t my intentions at all. u asshole! :lol: :pedo1: oh shit pedo bear ftw! [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/n54-bmw-335i-wastegate-turbo-rattles/227339.md?page=6) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/n54-bmw-335i-wastegate-turbo-rattles/227339.md?page=8)