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Post Sat Sep 01, 2007 3:26 pm

hi guys... 325i, 1988 giving me problems again...

when driving with the accelerator at constant at around 3000 revs there is a slight hesitation, almost a missfire coming through the car but definately through the engine.

if you accelerate it clears, but if you rev to the red line it comes back slightly at top end of rev range.

this definately is not the common vibration that everyone tries to cure, it is the engine.

the crank sensor is new with good wiring, dizzy cap and rotor new, plugs new.

any ideas ???
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Post Sat Sep 01, 2007 4:38 pm

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Post Sat Sep 01, 2007 4:42 pm

cam timing possibly
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Post Sat Sep 01, 2007 8:29 pm

air flow meter???
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Post Sat Sep 01, 2007 9:13 pm

does it need a service/
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Post Sat Sep 01, 2007 10:56 pm

HT leads??? only thing missing from your "replaced' list
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Post Sun Sep 02, 2007 1:40 pm

doesn't need service all done...reckon it is either the leads or afm..will investigate
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Post Mon Sep 03, 2007 9:51 am

what kind of plugs did you use? I've just put some beru platinum 4 electrode things in, and it runs like a dog.
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Post Mon Sep 03, 2007 12:12 pm

denco or denso???
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