air intake cleaner / wont start

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bushy101
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Tue Nov 24, 2009 7:18 pm

i used some air intake cleaner on my 316i today cleaned out all the throttle body, valve and behind but now my car wont start :( any ideas? this stuff should evaporate or just have burnt off :?
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Tue Nov 24, 2009 7:36 pm

help please :mad:
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Tue Nov 24, 2009 7:42 pm

check that all the air hoses are back on properly fella
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Tue Nov 24, 2009 7:55 pm

yeah i done everything and checked it all, :? its really annoying, im hoping it will start in the morning . .
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Wed Nov 25, 2009 4:23 pm

still not starting :( this it really annoying i need help!
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Wed Nov 25, 2009 5:30 pm

You say it wont start, can you give a bot more detail, does it turnover etc. it may be that it is unrelated to cleaning the air intake.
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Wed Nov 25, 2009 7:41 pm

i got it sorted today mate, the engine was pretty much flooded :?
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