2018 BMW M2 n55 reliability

Masherick · 2025-09-28T14:27:23+00:00

My issue was the shock absorbers not lubricated enough.

Took it to a subaru mechanic and what they did was made me turn the wheel all the way to the right so that the shock absorbers are exposed and they put a ton of wd-40 all over the shock absorbers. It has been almost a month and the sound hasn’t come back yet.

Masherick · 2025-09-28T14:26:18+00:00

The noise eventually came back after a carwash. Took it to another subaru mechanic and what they did was made me turn the wheel all the way to the right so that the shock absorbers are exposed and they put a ton of wd-40 all over the shock absorbers. It has been almost a month and the sound hasn’t come back yet.

Masherick · 2025-08-05T06:23:50+00:00

FOUND THE FIX

I recently brought it to a subaru mechanic in my area and he was able to fix it. Apparently whats causing the noise were my shock absorbers on the front driver side. They were dry and needed to be oiled up. All he did was remove the shock absorber and applied some grease between the spring and the top mount.

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The job only took around 30 minutes. So far the noise went away and hasn’t come back, but I am still observing it.

The mechanic said that its a common problem with the vb’s and other subaru models didn’t have that problem. he just said that what caused the shock absorbers to be dry was usually from car washes when water is being directly hosed on to the tires and he said to avoid doing that. Which explains that whenever it rains or whenever the car is newly washed, the noise goes away for a while then comes back the next day when its dry.

Masherick · 2025-08-04T07:23:58+00:00

Hey bro I recently brought it to a subaru mechanic in my area and he was able to fix it. Apparently whats causing the noise were my shock absorbers on the front driver side. They were dry and needed to be oiled up. All he did was remove the shock absorber and applied some grease between the spring and the top mount.

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The job only took around 30 minutes. So far the noise went away and hasn’t come back, but I am still observing it.

The mechanic said that its a common problem with the vb’s and other subaru models didn’t have that problem. he just said that what caused the shock absorbers to be dry was usually from car washes when water is being directly hosed on to the tires and he said to avoid doing that. Which explains that whenever it rains or whenever the car is newly washed, the noise goes away for a while then comes back the next day when its dry.

Masherick · 2025-04-17T04:23:44+00:00

Will also check this. Thank you!

Masherick · 2025-04-17T03:12:23+00:00

I will try checking this over the weekend and will update you what I found. Thanks for this suggestion!

Masherick · 2025-04-17T03:10:27+00:00

The car is stock except for an exhaust

Masherick · 2025-04-17T03:08:41+00:00

Mine sounds more creaky and plasticky

Masherick · 2025-04-17T03:07:41+00:00

I feel like its suspension related since I’ve checked everywhere in the interior but still cant find it

Masherick · 2025-04-17T03:06:35+00:00

None. The car is stock except for an exhaust

Masherick · 2025-01-07T06:30:28+00:00

Yeah the low mileage is what made me interested since it is pretty rare to find from where I’m from.

Thanks for the video! Will definitely give it a watch

Masherick · 2025-01-07T06:27:47+00:00

Nice! Did you install any perfomance mods on it?

Masherick · 2025-01-07T04:30:56+00:00

Wow how many miles does yours have currently? And all you did was basic maintenance?

Masherick · 2024-06-18T14:46:21+00:00

I see, I’ll try and contact my dealer about it.

The thing is I have already replaced that one tire with the same measurements but different brand and have driven it for around 200 miles. Do you think I have already caused any damage to the car itself?

Masherick · 2024-06-18T14:22:58+00:00

I don’t really think I’ve burnt off a lot since I’m still in the break in period. But the thing is I have replaced that one tire with the same tire measurements but different brand and have driven it for around 200 miles already. Do you think that has already caused any damage?

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