535 N54 noise from valve cover

[gofairchild323]

I have an lci 535xi that has recently been making a rattling noise that follows rpms seeming to originate from the front of the engine. I am not too knowledgable about the e60 platform, so rather than just digging in to find the problem I thought I should ask knowledgable people. I am attempting to attach a video, but if it doesnt show up, it sounds like marbles are in the timing chain, and comes and goes with rpm and turning it off and on.

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[MetzgerMeister]

Guessing your car is a manual and that the noise goes away when you depress the clutch?

If so, it's more than likely the throughout/clutch release bearing. I had the same issue on my N54 335i.

To repair, it's a gearbox out job as this bearing is inside the bell housing.

[javi_530d]

could it be a loose swirl flaps? on yt there is a channel Bmw Doctor that says how to delete those because it can get lose and go into the intake manifold, and cause damage to the engine, i would check for the swirl flaps