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Just abandoned my e46 320d on the layby, accelerating to red
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2014 5:37 pm
by dimebag_from_hell
Just abandoned my e46 320d on the layby, it out of nowhere started accelerating and then hit the redline. I turned the car of. Free wheeled for quarter of a mile ( on a steep hill) then started the car again, with the clutch in, no problems and as I engaged the clutch it banged of the redline again.
Car is now abandoned awaiting towing.
What you guys reckon?
Re: Just abandoned my e46 320d on the layby, accelerating to
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2014 5:51 pm
by dimebag_from_hell
I initial through turbo but NO smoke.....
I then thought swirl flap may have been consumed but all the reports on the net say the car looses power rather than revving itself.
Scared to start it again.
Re: Just abandoned my e46 320d on the layby, accelerating to
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2014 6:16 pm
by Jon_Bmw
You should have bought that 1k m3!
Sounds likes it is running away, although normally they don't stop when you turn the ignition off.
Re: Just abandoned my e46 320d on the layby, accelerating to
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2014 6:21 pm
by dimebag_from_hell
Jon_Bmw wrote:
Sounds likes it is running away, although normally they don't stop when you turn the ignition off.
Any idea what sort of testing I can do to check?
Jon_Bmw wrote:You should have bought that 1k m3!
It will be mine shortly jon, don't you worry about that. Cant seem too keen on it!
Re: Just abandoned my e46 320d on the layby, accelerating to
Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 8:14 pm
by AuroraMagic
It might be needing a new throttle cable. I had that happen with an E30 many years ago with that exact symptom, and it was a neigh broken cable.
My late partner took over and drove it to the Dealer!
Re: Just abandoned my e46 320d on the layby, accelerating to
Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 8:17 pm
by kam-325i
Fly by wire throttle....
Re: Just abandoned my e46 320d on the layby, accelerating to
Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 8:27 pm
by AuroraMagic
Ach of course sorry ... ! Did it get resolved. I wonder if the throttle control might be the issue then?
Re: Just abandoned my e46 320d on the layby, accelerating to
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 7:35 pm
by Andyboy
dimebag_from_hell wrote:Just abandoned my e46 320d on the layby, it out of nowhere started accelerating and then hit the redline. I turned the car of. Free wheeled for quarter of a mile ( on a steep hill) then started the car again, with the clutch in, no problems and as I engaged the clutch it banged of the redline again.
Car is now abandoned awaiting towing.
What you guys reckon?
No idea, but I did have a good laugh.
Re: Just abandoned my e46 320d on the layby, accelerating to
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 7:49 pm
by bab-91
Andy just hates people from NI.
Re: Just abandoned my e46 320d on the layby, accelerating to
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 9:08 pm
by Andyboy
bab-91 wrote:Andy just hates people from NI.
Eh?
No I don't.
Re: Just abandoned my e46 320d on the layby, accelerating to
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 9:13 pm
by Nobby_N
Andy hates the d at the end I think lol
Re: Just abandoned my e46 320d on the layby, accelerating to
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 9:24 pm
by bab-91
Andyboy wrote:bab-91 wrote:Andy just hates people from NI.
Eh?
No I don't.
Re: Just abandoned my e46 320d on the layby, accelerating to
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 9:46 pm
by bss325i
No, Andy just hates E46s!