E30 Zone

Hi all

On Sunday night I was coming home from a mates house when all of a sudden my car started revving higher [upto about 2000rpm] but my foot didn't move, felt like it was battling for air, no power. I managed to get it near to a garage when it died.
Tried cranking it, nothing, waited for about 15min then it fired up but it died again maybe 500m down the road.

Waited again for about 10-15min then it started managed to get it home.
no smoke, sounded fine, but there was definate power loss

What could it be?
I think it could be the air flow meter ...

suggestions? clues?
any help would be muchly appreciated.

1990 325coupe auto
228 000km

thanks!

Think you would indeed be right to be looking at the air flow meter first.

Chris-W wrote:Think you would indeed be right to be looking at the air flow meter first.

That, and the big rubber hose that connects it to the throttle body.

Checked all the hoses and rubbers for cracks or deterioration all seem fine.

Could it not maybe be a sensor that is acting up?
The fact that it is starting up but dies intermittedly suggests to me it is working but after a while cuts out.
drove approx 9km when it died first time then 500m then drove home +-5km

Try a working AFM if you can, as the symptoms do point to this.

after the above-look at fuel system-pump, relay, etc

cool thanks guys

will check today after work