throttle response???

[m3mpower]

hi, i have a 320i, and when i press the accelerator pedal suddenly and quickly, there is no response and also sometimes the car wants to kind of stall...
only when i press the pedal slowly and way down then i get throttle response...
i tried to adjust the throttle cable, but still the same..
i dont know what to do?? any idea please

[jonbuoy]

Sound's like a good clean out would'nt go a miss, strip the inlet down and clear all the muck out. Clean the air flow metre, idle control valve and whack some new spark plug's in, that will help alot.

[m3mpower]

hi, i have put new spark plugs already, can you tell me what is the best way to clean the air flow meter and the idle air control valve?
cheers

[gcorky]

i remove and use brakecleaner/carbcleaner aerosols.

[johnono]

check for air leaks / cracked hose on the afm boot ( the L shaped pipe that goes from afm to tb


also air intake gasket under intake manifold, or all the pipes connected to the tb, afm and filterbox should have a good once over

[m3mpower]

can i use break cleaner to clean the air flow meter and the idle air control valve??

[m3mpower]

hi, all done now, everything works fine, cheers

[jonbuoy]

Has it all worked mate, everything sweet again or you not happy still?

Anything to help a zoner mate

[e30bmlover]

you could try a new distributor cap.......just a thought, and while u are at it....get a new rotor arm as well

[m3mpower]

thanks guys for the advice, everything sweet.. i will probably change the rotor arm and the distributor cap as well,