Well just my luck

Well just my luck

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vampire222

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433 posts

149 months

Tuesday 22nd April 2014
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planning to go out in the 350i to get the Dutch version of MOT tomorrow, started it and it immediately idles erraticly, idling ok and then suddenly stalling and jumping back every 30 seconds or so. My ignition system is still pretty fresh so first thing i'm gonna check is vacuum leaks. Any other tips on how to find the culprit and possibilities?

wild rover

445 posts

181 months

Tuesday 22nd April 2014
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Fuel possibly pressure, check connections at the rectifier pack. On the wing?
All the best.

adam quantrill

11,538 posts

242 months

Wednesday 23rd April 2014
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See my post on rotor arm - my new one failed in a month.

Check the spark at the king leads then the individual plugs.

black_350i

49 posts

188 months

Wednesday 23rd April 2014
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Hello,

did you check the aux air valve?
Had a similar problem a new aux air valve fixed it.

good luck
Henning

mrzigazaga

18,553 posts

165 months

Wednesday 23rd April 2014
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Hi Mate...I had erratic idle and stalling when coming back to idle from speed..I also had an adjustable fuel regulator that showed erratic fuel pressure totalling 10 psi drop and rise...A couple of weeks later my fuel pump stopped working.

It sounds fuel related....Also check that the ECU plug is fully home as this can give symptoms of incorrect timing and fuelling...Ziga