Many thanks for the responses. I looked into these areas. Thought it might be the coil. Went to the Bosch specialists in Southend-on-sea (very good guys who know their stuff) and they told me to start with the idle valve which was known to give these symotoms. After cleaning the muck out, the car ha...

Hi there. I have just bought an e30 316i and mine sometimes cuts out too. It also cuts out and jerks back to life at speed. The other day it ground to a hault altogether. When I started it, it was fine Not a huge electronics expert. My old man thinks its the CPU. Does it have one? Could it be anythi...

Many thanks for the reply. Its usually ok at idling. It seems to just miss randomly when on the move. Any ideas? P.S sorry to be stupid but wht did the AFM and TB mean in your last answer
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Dan

Hello. I have just bought my first BMW. Its a 1989 316i baur convertible. Since owning the car, It occasionally splutters and springs back into life. Whenever I re-start the engine, it is fine. The other day it ground to a hault all together. Has anyone ever experienced this problem? I am putting do...