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E36 318i, Running rough
My 1997 318 has started to run slightly rough, its more notice able when the
engine is cold, it seems to stall quite easily and every now and again it will miss , once the engine is warm it seems to run fine. Any body any ideas where i should start to look? The ignition leads have never been changed and the car has done 154000miles though i thought if it were these the car would be rough all the time. Thanks in advance |
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yvette dickerson wrote:
> My 1997 318 has started to run slightly rough, its more notice able when the > engine is cold, it seems to stall quite easily and every now and again it > will miss , once the engine is warm it seems to run fine. Any body any ideas > where i should start to look? > The ignition leads have never been changed and the car has done 154000miles > though i thought if it were these the car would be rough all the time. > > Thanks in advance While there are several possibilities, such as the Idle Air Control valve etc. couple of simple things come to mind. 1 How new are the spark plugs - less than 30K miles? 2. Do you use "brand name" gasoline, or do you get the cheapest stuff at the local quick mart? Do a google search for Top Tier Gasoline to read about the inadequate cleaning additives in the cheap stuff - you may have partially clogged fuel injectors. Just fixed my brother up after he was having virtually identical problems to yours - had him change gasoline brands, and now he's running just fine. Best luck Frank |
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Thanks for the advice Frank, ill fill it up with the 'good stuff' and try some injector cleaner. The plugs were change approx 2000miles ago at its last inspection2 service. |
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