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Re: Anyone heard this noise?

David,

>	Somewhere around 115-140 km/hr my car  often starts whistling. It goes
>on for 5-30 seconds and then subsides. To make matters worse, the sound
>is intermittent.

Are you sure it isn't the whistling from the gas cap?  Pressures 
can build up at the temps rise and as pressure is released from the
cap, it can whistle.  

Perhaps BMW has some pressure release system in other places of the
fuel system too?

           Good luck!
              Larry.
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