Panzer240 wrote:
> "tech27" > wrote in
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>>"Jim Beam" > wrote in message
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>>>"STEAL" > wrote in
>>>news >>>
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>>>>I know that nobody listens to AM radio anymore, but when I try to tune
>>>>in AM to listen to a baseball game, all of the stations have horrible
>>>>static, interference. Didn't always have this problem but now I do.
>>>>
>>>>Anybody out there experienced the same thing and have an idea as how
>>>>to fix?
>>>>
>>>>FM & CD are perfectly clear. This is the standard AM/FM/CD unit that
>>>>came in the 2000 323i sedan.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>If you're still having this problem, I had similar problem on my 99
>>>323i, and apparently it's quite common for our cars.
>>>
>>>The noise is sensitive to speed; If you're going slowly through a low
>>>reception area, you'll hear click-click-click sound through the radio,
>>>the faster you go, the quicker the clicks become. if you're going
>>>
>>>>30mph, the clicks become a constant whine.
>>>
>>>If that's the problem you're getting, the fix is really simple.
>>>There's an antenna signal amplifier behind the panel of the
>>>driver-side, rear column. just pop out that cover, check all the
>>>connections to make sure they are TIGHT. Use pliers to screw in the
>>>coax cable if you have to.
>>>
>>>There's a nice HOW-TO page on the web describing this problem with
>>>pictures and everything. I don't have the link, but you can search for
>>>it. Good luck.
>>
>>Same problem here with a new 03' M5. Exactly your situation. Problem is
>>with window tinting. If you have a tint, that's the cause. Only cure is
>>to put on an outside mounted antenna (yuk).
>>
>>
>>
>
> Could also be cause by a bad sprk plug wire or a faulty spark plug. THe
> nosie you describe sppears to be ingnition noise.
>

None of the cars being discussed in this thread have spark plug wires.

-Fred W