Sounds good guys, i will take these all on board. It is embarassing trying to start it and everyone is looking at me. I also researched and found out it could be the fuel system check valve.

Yeah its Motronic. I don't believe anyone has fiddled with the idle speed or settings, all i know is the work that has been done on it without going into details like setting adjustments.

Thanks for your help mate

I have a 320i sedan. I don't have an immobiliser though or any other alarm system installed.

Hi Guys, I am new to your forum from Australia. I have had starting problems for awhile now and am keen to fix it cause it is really annoying. A few months ago i took my car in for a service to try and fix the problem and it came out fine. They replaced the rotor cap, ignition leads and spark plugs ...