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E46: 2000 318i SE - Noise when i accelerate ( rear diff vs prop shaft ) ???

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hi guys,
am quite confused, as my car makes this growling noise ONLY when I accelerate. ( Which does not get worse at high speed )

I was advised to change the rear diff, which I did. However the noise still persists, so for a 2nd opinion I took it to halfords, and two other garages and they said there was nothing major with the car and said I should ignore it till it got worse.

I spoke to a lithuanian mechanic, whose english was not too good and he described it to be and on google he translated it and said the noise was the pensile, which I think he meant the propeller shaft. ( ie the rod that joins the gear box and diff together )

I know this sounds silly as you cant see the car, but does anyone have any ideas or advise ?

many thanks
Ehi
 
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