323i choke

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alexdkj
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Sat Dec 18, 2010 6:52 pm

Hi guys, just wonering how you can remove the autochoke, or reduce the revs when its on on a 1985 323i,

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Sat Dec 18, 2010 8:11 pm

by fitting a new slider valve, they are about £120 from the dealers, :D
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Sat Dec 18, 2010 8:15 pm

are they hard to set up or just bolt on??
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Sat Dec 18, 2010 8:46 pm

Take it off and clean it out , then put in in water and boil it up slowly
it should be open when cold and close up when hot .

i had to help the spring push down the pistion at first after cleanng it out , but now its work fine
its also a v good time to flush and replace the old antifreeze too !!!
hope this helps
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Wed Dec 22, 2010 3:36 am

There is an idle speed adjustment on the drivers side of the inlet manifold...look for a barrell shaped unit facing the firewall with a few vacuum hoses of it...someone may have adjusted this to compensate for the faulty air-slide valve. Of course, you will need to re-adjust after replacing the valve!
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