tacos in my exhaust.

[deathtomine]

Hey I need some expert advice here. My idle is surging, I just installed a new idle control valve and this problem is still happening. I have a '85 318i. Can you guys help me out? I tried to adjust the screw on the valve and the surges just became farther apart.

I didn't post this in M10 because no one would look at it there.

[deathtomine]

found it. it's the cold start valve.

[whiten324]

What did you have to do to the cold start valve? Mine has the same problem.

[EN318isPDX]

What did you have to do to the cold start valve? Mine has the same problem.

Clean it or replace it

OP: WTF is up with the title.

[whiten324]

cool thanks.

[Farbin Kaiber]

And the R3v'y goes to "deathtomine" for Strangest Title to Grab Attention of 2008.

[deathtomine]

thank you farbin kaiber. So since the last time I was on r3v i have been to the beach and the mountain! both were on late night runs too! I should make a thread of it. BTT replacing my ICV and my CSV, cold start valve, still didn't fix the problem. Can i get some help please.

[Jean]

vacuum leaks possibly

[e30trooper]

mine does the same, but i have yet to check anything haha, it used to idle at 1800 but i de-vanced the timing using teh dist for now an set to 1000 and i have a lil back fire and when i hit 4000 rpms i loose a lil power, i think my alt. belt is slipping and i may need a new bat. I just want my car to pass smog :(

[Spinning Tires]

mine does the same, but i have yet to check anything haha, it used to idle at 1800 but i de-vanced the timing using teh dist for now an set to 1000 and i have a lil back fire and when i hit 4000 rpms i loose a lil power, i think my alt. belt is slipping and i may need a new bat. I just want my car to pass smog :(

get the timing in the right spot, make sure there are definitely no vacuum leaks and run super in it. you should pass emissions then

[e30trooper]

well i allready took teh test and since im in cali its the hardest. All ready changed the o2 , spark plusg and did the timing, next up i need a california carb catlitic converter and since some BS laws passed here it has to be OBDII and thats like 250-300 bux , but i havnt tested since i did all this , ill get the cat next week and test , i only use 91 oct. for this car runs better and a lil smoother on the rpms. I'll try to post or scann the failed smogg sheet and if i pass then i post that for anyone in cali who has this problem. It didnt fail as bad as i thought it would tho. one of my past cars( 89 nissan 240sx) was a G.P. faild Meas @ 3200 and max was 1000, was just egr ,o2 and a new cat. . pased at 115 lol this m10 meas@ 1800 max is 1100, this was b4 the o2,plugs and timing re set so i hope it does pass :D