Idling issue

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Stoney_god
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Post Thu Sep 15, 2005 11:31 am

Any advice would be cool

Right then... My car seems to idling a bit uneven. The rev counter isn't moving around but you can clearly hear the changes in the engine note. Keeps going deeper then not.

It's a 318i 1989.
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Post Thu Sep 15, 2005 11:42 am

What changes have you made to the engine?

Also, check your air intake pipe (the rubber one between inlet manifold and afm) for splits. Mine did the same and i found a split under the pipe, replaced it and everything was fine.
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Post Thu Sep 15, 2005 12:10 pm

None what so ever mate. Seems to have come about after a 100 mile drive...
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Post Thu Sep 15, 2005 12:14 pm

Sounds like a good service might help :D
Could have a shitty fuel filter, have you checked the intake pipe?
Start the car and get hold of the pipe and ease it up, see if there is a difference.
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Post Thu Sep 15, 2005 12:45 pm

If you've disconnected the battery lately, the ECU RAM contents will clear, and the car will do this until the ECU re-learns the engine's characteristics, then it'll settle down after a while.
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Post Thu Sep 15, 2005 12:46 pm

I 'll give it a go. Just started raining so it'll have to wait :cry: :cry: