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10-19-2011, 01:43 AM
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2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: mississauga, ON
Posts: 184
Car: 73 vw beetle, 91 318i
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318 is acting weird
hello everyone. my car just recently started acting funny, it happened after a rainy day. it seems to loose power randomly when driving, and it idles really rough, to the point where sometimes it just turns of, also the check engine light will go on.
any suggestions?
thanks.
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10-19-2011, 05:42 AM
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'OldSchool..'
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Burlington
Posts: 2,458
Car: .
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check for bad coils, arcing spark plug wires, or loose spark plugs. and make sure all high tension leads are secure.
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10-19-2011, 05:57 AM
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all by chance...
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: mississauga
Posts: 821
Car: E61 530xi
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Unplug the icv
See if that helps
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10-19-2011, 11:02 AM
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2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Toronto
Posts: 153
Car: 2010 128i
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Unfortunately with that description almost anything could be wrong with your car. I would start by checking the vacuum hoses for leaks, then as has been said move onto the ignition/spark system. If those both check out move onto the fuel system. These 3 could be the culprits. The vacuum is easiest to troubleshoot and the fuel is the hardest.
I had a similar problem with my last 318 and it turned out to be the #4 injector which was shitting the bed and dumping way too much fuel into the cylinder.
Chris
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10-19-2011, 12:12 PM
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Parts hoarding partner...
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Toronto
Posts: 3,428
Car: 325IS 87-325IC 92-IC
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^ I agree..start with the easiest and most cost efficient way first.
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10-19-2011, 05:33 PM
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2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: mississauga, ON
Posts: 184
Car: 73 vw beetle, 91 318i
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what ive done
spark plugs
ignition wires
and no change.
i also forgot to mention that i forgot to put my gas cap back on(thus loosing it), prior it raining, and think water may have entered the tank. but i have already put additive in there to get the water out and nothing has changed, and this is the third fill up.
Last edited by clementine; 10-19-2011 at 05:37 PM.
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10-19-2011, 05:42 PM
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all by chance...
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: mississauga
Posts: 821
Car: E61 530xi
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unplug icv
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10-19-2011, 11:47 PM
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Clint Eastwood
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Ottawa, ON, Canada
Posts: 1,389
Car: Ugly M50 swapped E30
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Check that your battery is connected nice and tight. My car would do funny shit like that and that was the problem.
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10-20-2011, 12:49 PM
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Parts Hoarding Specialist
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Milton
Posts: 2,331
Car: '91 318i, '02 325it
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But you've put another gas cap back on right?
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10-21-2011, 11:09 AM
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2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: mississauga, ON
Posts: 184
Car: 73 vw beetle, 91 318i
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hahaha
yes i have.
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10-21-2011, 05:18 PM
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all by chance...
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: mississauga
Posts: 821
Car: E61 530xi
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BMe30
unplug icv 
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lol i have a feeling
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10-21-2011, 05:26 PM
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Parts Hoarding Specialist
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Milton
Posts: 2,331
Car: '91 318i, '02 325it
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BMe30
unplug icv 
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At what point does this become a mod? haha
Got a clogged fuel filter or failing pump?
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10-21-2011, 05:30 PM
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all by chance...
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: mississauga
Posts: 821
Car: E61 530xi
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Quote:
Originally Posted by E30M42cab
At what point does this become a mod? haha
Got a clogged fuel filter or failing pump?
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it sounds exactly like the issue i had with my icv.. would idle so rough and sometimes stall out... even if that didnt happen i noticed that under slow driving conditions the motor would cut in and out and start to bog on me... i unplugged the icv and no issue since... and that was before the itb swap...
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10-22-2011, 12:24 AM
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2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: mississauga, ON
Posts: 184
Car: 73 vw beetle, 91 318i
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BMe30
unplug icv 
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hmm i dont think its that because even when im driving on the highway, i will try to keep a stable speed at 100km/h at roughly 3000rpm and my car will start to slowly decrease in rpm and speed until i give full throttle, then it will regain its speed again until the next spudder occurs. but i guess it wont hurt to unplug the icv.
thanks alot for all the suggestion, i appreciate it
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10-22-2011, 12:28 AM
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2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: mississauga, ON
Posts: 184
Car: 73 vw beetle, 91 318i
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Quote:
Originally Posted by E30M42cab
At what point does this become a mod? haha
Got a clogged fuel filter or failing pump?
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i changed the fuel filter and no change. but as for the pump i dont know. usually with a failing pump i find the idle is ok but when giving gas it struggles, for my issue its the total opposite.
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