325is E30 problem: help please!! :)
jhenson04
10-06-2003, 04:44 PM
Hi,
I've had a 1987 325is for a year and a half now. Sometime back in July it, a strange problem started. Whenever I'm in second gear under hard acceleration, from 3500-4000rpm it feels like it's "missing" - that is, the car jumps a little until I get beyond 4000rpm. It now has 124,000 miles on it (I bought it with 114,000). Other than this, the car is running very well. Could it be that it needs a new distributor? Or maybe wires? Note that this ONLY occurs in second gear when under hard acceleration. Any advice or insight would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!
I've had a 1987 325is for a year and a half now. Sometime back in July it, a strange problem started. Whenever I'm in second gear under hard acceleration, from 3500-4000rpm it feels like it's "missing" - that is, the car jumps a little until I get beyond 4000rpm. It now has 124,000 miles on it (I bought it with 114,000). Other than this, the car is running very well. Could it be that it needs a new distributor? Or maybe wires? Note that this ONLY occurs in second gear when under hard acceleration. Any advice or insight would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!
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