E36 325i no pulling power

Tue May 10, 2011 3:58 pm

hi i have a 325i bmw the engen starts fine and drives but it has no pulling power. when i put my foot down it slowly edges forward. no smoke from the engen no warning lights. help plz

Tue May 10, 2011 4:06 pm

does it rev freely to the redline if you have the car in neutral?

Tue May 10, 2011 4:10 pm

Is it manual or auto?

Tue May 10, 2011 4:12 pm

nope it revs like its pullung a ton of weight. slow but smooth

Tue May 10, 2011 4:19 pm

manual transmition

Tue May 10, 2011 7:14 pm

I'm no expert on e36,but it sounds like its in get you home mode.
I drove an e36 320 with the same problem.
It wasn't my car but it turned out to be one of the engine sensors.
Don't know which one.

Nick

Tue May 10, 2011 7:16 pm

How does it sound?

Tue May 10, 2011 9:15 pm

sounds fine when u start it no noise from vanos just does not go. its got oil its got fuel checked the fuel preshure its fine checked the injectors all fine. what sensor could couse something like this ?

Tue May 10, 2011 9:18 pm

probably camshaft sensor.

About £90 for one from BMW, aftermarket ones are often shite and still give error codes and put the car in limp mode.

Any warning light on the dashboard?

Tue May 10, 2011 9:45 pm

no none what so ever. camshaft sensor being the one that meshures tdc on the cam ? or the senor on the cranck ?
is that all that coud make it this dead ?

Tue May 10, 2011 9:55 pm

Cam sensor sits on the side of the head, right behind the vanos solenoid

Tue May 10, 2011 10:02 pm

ahh i see it ya. so just un plug it take it out and go order a new one then ? u think problem solved ?

Wed May 11, 2011 8:05 pm

she is working like a charm again thanx a mil guys. cost me R2400 abt 240 pounds a bit harsh but got no alternative