Bad day for my baby :(

[AshG108]

Sure they didnt put diesel into the car by mistake?

 

[ekseniks]

I read the slip and it does say ULP and i'm sure it was the green hose but maybe diesel in the storage tanks? or water?

what are the symptoms of these things?

 

[zaleonardz]

lol @ cois,,, thats funny.

Im thinking the vanosh went poof or something like that, best is to book her in somwhere

 

[Gizmo]

Intake backfire? Check your air hoses including the bellows around the throttle body and air flow meter.

 

[DikJoe]

I just started her up now again to see if it was better and its not what if there was something in the petrol like a big-ass flake of something that's now blocking the filter and starving the poor car of fuel...

My biggest thing is I don't know how serious it is and i can't really afford to take it to bmw... Is there anyone in Cape Town that is willing to just listen to it start up and take it for a drive around the block?

Call EA performance. will pm you the number now. tell him i referred you to check the car out.
:thumbs:

 

[pain68]

Not sure what motor...

There isn't any noise now... (like something loose)
She seems to rev ok in neutral, but if i rev her up, when it returns it dips ever so slightly below 600rpm (idle) whereas before it would return to 1000rpm or so and then slowly work down to 600..
The loss in power is most noticeable when accelerating but i'm not sure if its only then or just feels like it..
motor doesn't seem to shake to much.. and blades are all still there..
The only time i have off is next week so i'll book her in then if she's still struggling..
At first i thought maybe the vanos because it was like the timing was out but there isn't any smoke when i start her, rev her or at idle (i think bad timing = smoke and vanos = timing) <-- mind you i know nothing about this...

EDIT: This is what i know about flux capacitors >> http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Alpha_Reactor_Control:_Capacitor_Flux

My friend had exactly the same problem on his e30, we took out his fuel pumps and the were blocked coz of muck in the tank, I will pm you someone in capetown, give him a call

 

[ekseniks]

It looks like i may be in more trouble than i originally thought..

Since i've had the car its never used water/coolant but about a week ago it said it was low so i topped it up, and again this morning it said its low..

Could it be the head gasket that's cracked and now there is water getting in.. using water and killing performance? I'm going to take it in to Zeemax on monday, its the soonest i can...

 

[gconry18]

Hope its not that. That sounds like it could be extremely bad if left unchecked.

 

[ekseniks]

What i'm so confused about is yesterday morning when i started it to go to work, she started up 100's and drove perfectly for about 2 k's and then on the one corner i decided to slip the back out a bit. After that it was back to no power and sluggish. It also sounds terrible when i start it in sluggish mode. Real kicking and screaming stuff...

 

[ekseniks]

This is a good friday, I stopped at ZEEMAX on my way home.

What a great experience, friendly staff, and wow... Zaid. That man needs a medal.

He rates it's the crank sensor so I'll be taking my car there on Monday morning to have that replaced.

This is all great news!

Big up to ZEEMAX and Zaid! :thumbs: