Ephraimramodike
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Hi guys,
Trust you all had a good weekend. As you know, I drive a E46 318 Sportpack. Now for the past few months (say about 3 - 4 months) my car tends to turn-off after I started it for the time (e.g like in the morning before going to work). So, in the mornings..I start the car and idles for about 4 seconds and turns off. I start it again and then it idles as normal.
Now, I thought it was the winter at the time coz I don't park the car in a garage, its on a car port. But now, it's doing this more often than the previous odd times. Yesterday afternoon, I was driving to Boksburg... hot day. So when I get to a traffic light..car is idling normal and then start do it again a little, like the revs start to lower as if its going to turn off. Rev count keeps bouncing between say 400rpm and 900rpm (car's normal idle is at 900rpm or so). So I rev it a little and then goes back to normal.
To cut it short, someone mentioned that it could be the fuel/petrol pump? I serviced the car end of July and the petrol filter was changed.
Another person said it could be my valves coz I pour 93 ULP instead of 95ULP (when I bought the car last year **privately** the guy was already pouring 93).
So please help with your thoughts and ideas. I mean, how much does a petrol pump cost? If i need to change it?
Thanks
E.
Trust you all had a good weekend. As you know, I drive a E46 318 Sportpack. Now for the past few months (say about 3 - 4 months) my car tends to turn-off after I started it for the time (e.g like in the morning before going to work). So, in the mornings..I start the car and idles for about 4 seconds and turns off. I start it again and then it idles as normal.
Now, I thought it was the winter at the time coz I don't park the car in a garage, its on a car port. But now, it's doing this more often than the previous odd times. Yesterday afternoon, I was driving to Boksburg... hot day. So when I get to a traffic light..car is idling normal and then start do it again a little, like the revs start to lower as if its going to turn off. Rev count keeps bouncing between say 400rpm and 900rpm (car's normal idle is at 900rpm or so). So I rev it a little and then goes back to normal.
To cut it short, someone mentioned that it could be the fuel/petrol pump? I serviced the car end of July and the petrol filter was changed.
Another person said it could be my valves coz I pour 93 ULP instead of 95ULP (when I bought the car last year **privately** the guy was already pouring 93).
So please help with your thoughts and ideas. I mean, how much does a petrol pump cost? If i need to change it?
Thanks
E.
