e30 related kinda (m30)

[TW166Y]

well tonight i thought id be a smart arse and "show the mrs" just how fast my m30 is... took her around to my mates garage and all of a sudden it starts to back fire and chug like hell, eventually cam to a very lumpy and groggy still stance and just died! i tried to fire the beeeactch back up and no joy. After 4 turns of the engine it just kept on back firing I could be wrong but could this have anything to do with the air flow meter which i thought may be out of its settings or somthing ????
The car is still parked up and it wont run now gonna get my machanic dude check it over tomorrow as it broke down about 2 mins from his garage so its just parked up at the moment, with no tax or insurance on it, oh dear.... to make it worse its on a dual carridgeway No doubt our good old boys in blue will cotton on to her and get her clamped. so ideas a.s.a.p would be very helpfull

thanks guys

[DaleR]

Snapped valve, slipped cam belt?

[TW166Y]

dont say that pretty sure they are chain driven too dude

[bigdek]

fuck me dale that a bits much.

wont be as serious as that and its chain driven anyway .

[TW166Y]

dont say that pretty sure they are chain driven too dude

thought so, cheers dek

[DaleR]

Lol sorry, missed the "m30" bit, I must learn to read posts without scanning through them.

[gcorky]

dizzy cap tracking?

[DRIFTBOY]

I've heard M30s are prone to moisture in the distributor cap.
If it's not been run for a while or/and been very wet where you are it could be that. Can you get to it with some basic tools and check it has a spark at the spark plug and fuel getting through? That could eliminate or point to many possibilities!

[TW166Y]

as above dude, plenty of fuel in and its firing fine

[Steve7]

Should of gone the M50 route!

[TW166Y]

sorted......... it was a pile of green crap growing inside my dizzy cap

[Ant]

Good news fella !

MS the M30, ditch the dizzy for good no more AFM too, bonus

[TW166Y]

true

if only he wasnt in such a rush to sell