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Old 01-05-2016, 09:35 PM   #1
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Female sound

Hello, this is my first thread. I have been bugged for years with a faint female voice sound while sometimes lightly accelerating? It doesn't happen all the time. My wife and I chuckle when our 525i e39 makes this sound. It is kind of a short medium-high pitched voice, yet definitely female sounding. I can be accelerating straight or turning left or right and the sound is the same in duration and female.
I have looked under the hood, and under the car for anything dragging --- nothing.
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Has anyone experienced something similar? If so, do you know what might be causing it?
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Old 01-07-2016, 01:23 AM   #2
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Re: Female sound

Does the pitch change at all as the engine revs higher or as the road speed changes?
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Re: Female sound

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Does the pitch change at all as the engine revs higher or as the road speed changes?

Answer: Thanks for replying to my post.
The sound only appears at low rpm for a very short time (not at higher revs). The pitch doesn't change. It is always the same sound. Also keep in mind, it doesn't always make the sound. I drove over a 100 miles yesterday and another 100 miles today mostly in the rain and cooler around 55 to 62 degree weather. No sound was heard. Come to think about it, I don't ever remember hearing it when driving in the rain.
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Re: Female sound

Honestly... I'm stumped. If it doesn't effect your car's performance I wouldn't worry about it.
Anyone else?
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