Hunting and bad idle

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arundell1986
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Post Tue May 30, 2017 6:46 pm

Hi there im new to e30 zone , having issues with my e30 320i it has started hunting badly and so much the car stalls it self and i have to try and drive it with the throttle kept down , i have changed the dissy , crank sensor , idle cobtroll valve , and coolent temp sensor and keep throwing parts at it , i was thibking the maf sensor but unsure of it any ideas on how i can find out ? Regards ryan
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Post Tue May 30, 2017 9:59 pm

The symptoms of air leaks.
Click on E30 Wiki on the address bar, click engines, then engine trouble shooting, read all you can about air leaks.
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aimlessrock
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Post Wed May 31, 2017 1:39 pm

as above, this is likely an air leak. Check around the rubber boot as a starter for 10

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... ubber_Boot
E30 320i Convertible (1989)
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arundell1986
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Post Sat Jun 03, 2017 8:07 am

Hi there i have looked for a air leak with a snoke machine at work none found , so decided to try and drive it to work and that is about 2 miles away now when i arrive it still hunts a bit but the revs are more stable at this time ? Any ideas
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Post Sat Jun 03, 2017 10:26 am

Is the icv you swapped new?
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