running rough!!

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three-two-five
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Post Mon Apr 02, 2012 6:20 pm

running lumpy when cold.. worse when warm.. intermittent fault getting worse

325i 1990

is ther any that can put it on a computer for diagnosis local to reading?

appreciate your help guys!!
Grrrmachine
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Post Mon Apr 02, 2012 6:29 pm

computer diagnostics??? :mad:

Are you getting bad mpg, and is the idle wobbly or not? That would tell us whether it's a) an air leak or b) the blue temp sensor. It's usually one of those two. But don't throw money at the problem until you've done some basic tests, which are covered in the Wiki:

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... n_Problems

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... n_Problems
three-two-five
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Post Mon Apr 02, 2012 10:52 pm

cheers will look into above links and report back...