Engine Cutting Out
mikey707
06-02-2003, 12:00 PM
I am running a E30 1990 318i and for over 2 years I have had this very intermitant problem. About a year ago it got quite bad and went into the shop whereupon in miraculously failed to misbehave - typical!
The symptoms are most obvious when drive at freeway speeds and takes the form of a reluctance to pick-up power at the bottom of a hill. At that point it will carry on at about 60mph but starts missing if you give it too much gas. After about 5 minutes it gets 'better' and returns to normal. Possibly or possibly not associated is a strong smell of gas inside when the car is restarted.
Otherwise the car is so reliable and I would like this to be the reason to part with it!
Hope someones has some ideas?
The symptoms are most obvious when drive at freeway speeds and takes the form of a reluctance to pick-up power at the bottom of a hill. At that point it will carry on at about 60mph but starts missing if you give it too much gas. After about 5 minutes it gets 'better' and returns to normal. Possibly or possibly not associated is a strong smell of gas inside when the car is restarted.
Otherwise the car is so reliable and I would like this to be the reason to part with it!
Hope someones has some ideas?
328isRob
06-03-2003, 10:39 PM
Have you looked at getting a general tune-up?
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