car sputters when cold

[mentaleeill]

i just recently bought a 88 325 (plain no letters) the car runs and drives great, except when its cold. when accelerating it sputters a bit, when at steady speed it's fine. what could this be?

[Jarvis]

Could be ignition wires. How old are the car's spark plugs/wires/ignition coil/dist. cap and rotor?

[mentaleeill]

honestly, i don't know. i planned on doing a complete tune up after x-mas. why only when it's cold though, as soon as the needle gets to operating temp. it runs fine?

[Jarvis]

honestly, i don't know. i planned on doing a complete tune up after x-mas. why only when it's cold though, as soon as the needle gets to operating temp. it runs fine?

Hmmm... my new E30 experiences that somewhat too. I just shrug it off and don't expect 15 year old engines to run perfect at all times.

[PeaveyBassist]

My engine does this too. It doesnt run that great when its cold but once its warmed up it runs fine. What could the problem be?

Will

[robert325is]

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