E30 Zone

hi i have a 325i bmw the engen starts fine and drives but it has no pulling power. when i put my foot down it slowly edges forward. no smoke from the engen no warning lights. help plz

does it rev freely to the redline if you have the car in neutral?

Is it manual or auto?

nope it revs like its pullung a ton of weight. slow but smooth

manual transmition

I'm no expert on e36,but it sounds like its in get you home mode.
I drove an e36 320 with the same problem.
It wasn't my car but it turned out to be one of the engine sensors.
Don't know which one.

Nick

How does it sound?

sounds fine when u start it no noise from vanos just does not go. its got oil its got fuel checked the fuel preshure its fine checked the injectors all fine. what sensor could couse something like this ?

probably camshaft sensor.

About £90 for one from BMW, aftermarket ones are often shite and still give error codes and put the car in limp mode.

Any warning light on the dashboard?

no none what so ever. camshaft sensor being the one that meshures tdc on the cam ? or the senor on the cranck ?
is that all that coud make it this dead ?

Cam sensor sits on the side of the head, right behind the vanos solenoid

ahh i see it ya. so just un plug it take it out and go order a new one then ? u think problem solved ?

she is working like a charm again thanx a mil guys. cost me R2400 abt 240 pounds a bit harsh but got no alternative