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Post Fri Sep 01, 2017 1:57 pm

hi all, my 1986 325i , every morning when i start the car and the engine rev like going up and down, if i did not warm-up the car and straight put on 'D', the engine will stall. after on working temperature when i re-start it. it all smooth sound good.
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Post Fri Sep 01, 2017 3:08 pm

Sounds like the usual combinations of non working or badly adjusted throttle position switch, injectors several tens of thousands of miles overdue for a rebuild, and assorted minor air leaks into the inlet system after the AFM.