Slight Hesitation on E36 M3

[Technician]

hi-
as stated before, my 3.0lt M3 E36 spends alot of time in the Garage, as it is my weekend car. i haven't driven it very much lately. 3000km done in the last 12 months.
my last couple outings with the car have felt a little strange- i always wait for it to heat up properly, but once warm it isn't as responsive as before and feels a little sluggish...
its very very little.

now is this just me being paranoid or is something on its way out?

 

[ClassicB]

has it had an oil service in the last 12 months. The reason i ask is because even if a car stands and does low km, it should still be serviced every 12months.

Does it rev through the range? or hesitate on lower revs and then pick up?

 

[MikeR]

also make sure something has not made a nest in the Plumbing - those babies like to breath when warm.

 

[calypso]

Tired vanos?

 

[shanghailoz]

MAF?

Plug in a computer and find out - thats the beauty of these..
Even if its the ODBI one as opposed to OBDII they still have tons of stuff you can read, and diagnose from...

Find someone local to you with CarSoft, they can read the diag stuff straight off and tell you what you need immediately.

 

[328ii]

I had the same problem a while ago...

Mine was good after i warmed it up nicely and drove it enthusiastically
to a nearby town. Probably the adaptive values needed re-adjustment.

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[Technician]

i did a oil change in August last year.
it revs fine through the range, but just isn't pulling as it should.
almost feels like i got extra weight in the car?
if that makes sense.

i'll drive it as much as i can over this long weekend and really try pin point the problem.

i will however definitely try do a diagnostics, if its possible.

thanks for the tips, sorry i couldn't explain it better- i will however have a full report next month, hopefully its all in my head.

thanks.

 

[Technician]

well i guess i was being paranoid-
drove the car as much as i could over the long weekends.

and its back to life-
think it was definitely sitting for too long again, got to drive it more often.

thanks......