What is wrong with my car?

[Jak]

Thanks Massimo. Thats pretty much what I'm hoping for. I picked up some used ford injectors for $30 and they should be going in as soon as I get some free time.

[Massimo]

Well correct me if im wrong but if it is coming up with the "emission" problem then it mush have something to do with your fuel to air ratio. I think that if your amf was playing up it would be ruff thought out the rev range, and you have already looked at the o2 sensor so i would bring it down to fuel injectors as well. you may not have to get new ones it might just be that they are dirty coursing build up and incorect flow which would send your emissions off. Hope this helps

Massimo

I am doing brakes and suspension no mine soon

[Jak]

Yea, but not in actually working on my car. I have ordered some more parts. I am planning on doing a complete R134 conversion for my A/C. I just ordered a condensor, dryer, safety switch, Aux fan, and condenser to dryer hose from an E36. In the next couple of days im going to pickup a sanden aftermarket compressor and get started on a custom mounting bracket.

In addition I will be redoing my brakes. I have just bought new ATE rotors and pads all around and will be ordering new lines, fluid, and emergency brake components soon. My winter project has become a winter parts stash.

When the weather breaks I will be installing all of this stuff so until then I wont be able to diagnose things.

Oh and on top of everything else, my wife and I just bought a very clean 04 325i. It doesn't need any work but has taken up considerable time with shipping, inspection, DMV, etc.

Hopefully my 318 will limp along until I can get all of these parts in.

progress??

I have 4 ford 19# injectors if you need them? They are folwmatched and were tested before i bought them I have had them for like 3 weeks. Do you think they are the problem

[Jak]

Hmm, that sounds pretty much like mine except that I only have to turn the engine over for a second and it will fire up. There was talk about leaky injectors though and my dad suggested the same thing. I am planning on ordering a bunch of maintenance parts soon including 19lb, four pintle injectors from a ford. I hear people get good results from them.

Someone mentioned a carbon canister? How would this be related?

[Nomadic]

Some m20 guys were having similar issues, check out this thread and see if anything sounds familiar.

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=97245

ECU, plugs, AFM those sort of things. Coil plug (maybe not sure), those sort of things. AFM might be dirty and not enough air going in? O2 sensor try that, that is all i can think of. Then buy him a beer


Is e36 m44 the same same AFM etc, not sure

[Jak]

Thats an option except that the only person I know with a 318 is a buddy that lives an hour away and his is an E36. Besides, other than the AFM what else would I swap?

I got rid of the extension to. Does anyone have a 318is around you? Cause it seems to go away after it is warm right? See if you can borrow parts and plug and play and see what is wrong

[Jak]

Are you certain that your AFM is working properly?

Trying to see what could go bad ,in the fuel and air delivery department?


I am almost out of ideas

I am not sure the AFM is 100%. It did have an extension in the connector that I have since removed. There was no change in the symptoms though.

[Jak]

a few questions:

Can it hold an idle when it does this.... or will it stall out?
Is it drivable when doing this?
Is this just on warm restart?
Does it happen intermittently, or every warm restart?
Does the problem go away after a while or get worse?

Does it start/run/drive fine cold?

No it cannot hold idle while its doing this, it will stall.
Yes its drivable but i have to keep the RPMs up pretty high cause it has no power.
It is ONLY on a warm restart.
Every warm start it does it.
It only does it about 30 seconds. I have not noticed any change in over a month since it started doing it.

It does start, run and drive just fine when cold. It only does it on a warm restart and once its done choking it runs fine until I warm restart it.

Are you certain that your AFM is working properly?

Trying to see what could go bad ,in the fuel and air delivery department?


I am almost out of ideas

Damn, might have to check on that! Thanks

I have tons of stuff to do to my car and plenty of stuff the fix. Guess that is why i bought it?