Fuel restriction on roundabouts

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MiniC
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Mon Apr 30, 2018 11:10 pm

Hey zone
I've noticed a really weird issue with my car since I've started using it if I come off of a round about or a s bend as I come off the car will die feels like a big restriction of fuel its always the same scenario when this happens any ideas?
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Tue May 01, 2018 9:51 am

its something to do with the fuel level in the tank as you are cornering. iirc. fuel pump , fuel pressure, etc

there are other posts on here about this issue. your have to do a thorough search
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Tue May 01, 2018 9:54 am

Alright will have a look thank you.
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Tue May 01, 2018 11:08 am

Carburettor car converted to injection? The tank may well not have the swirl-pot that the pick up pump sits in.
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Tue May 01, 2018 11:26 am

I don't think so. It's an 87 325i just had a brand new in line pump put in. I've had the injectors cleaned and the rail off. Would the fuel pressure regulator affect it?
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Tue May 01, 2018 7:20 pm

Does filling the tank more than half full cure the problem?
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Tue May 01, 2018 7:25 pm

No tanks full still does it. Its like something blocks the fuel because I have no power for about 2 seconds
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Tue May 01, 2018 7:28 pm

A lot of cases like this turn out to be a split in the convoluted air hose between the AFM and the throttle body opening up as the engine moves on its mounts.
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Tue May 01, 2018 7:35 pm

Ah thank you I'll have a look!
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Wed May 02, 2018 4:51 pm

Do you have abs on the car?

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Wed May 02, 2018 4:55 pm

I do and the lights on
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Wed May 02, 2018 5:04 pm

I had a very similar situation last year but in my e46, but the same "could" apply to you.
The exact same simptons were there and I thought my auto box had gone and then in the end had the abs ring on the drive shaft replaced with the sensor and all was well.
Things were confusing the "systems" and threw soooooo many red herrings that it took me a few weeks to sort it out .
Worth a thought.

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Wed May 02, 2018 5:08 pm

Alright I'll look into it thanks for the help!
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Wed May 02, 2018 6:26 pm

I'm afraid you're on a bit of a red herring here! Nothing that clever in E30 electronics - the engine ECU is the engine ECU and the ABS ECU is the ABS ECU. There's absolutely no communication between them whatsoever.
That all changed with the introduction of a CANBUS, when designers started interacting different parts of the car together, for not much apparent reason other than they could.
Got involved with diagnosing a problem on a Merc. a few years ago, that had very poor response to the throttle pedal. Turned out to be some problem with the brake light in one rear cluster, leading the engine ECU to think that the brakes were on all the time.
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