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    launched my 318i, now it doesn't run

    Alright, sooooo yeah. It's raining here in beautiful Maine, and I decided whilst at a stand still to launch my 318i. Rev to about 4.5k and ceremoniously dump the clutch (but not in a side-stepping fashion, slightly more gentle).

    The car bogged down and proceeded to run like ass.

    At first I was sure that it was my AFM stuck wide open, as was previously the issue. At first it was running, but would hardly operate under load. After checking a few things, the car won't even run now. It just sputters randomly.

    The things that I checked:

    vacuum lines
    AFM
    all visible EFI related plugs
    checked for loose plug wires
    checked for damaged cap/rotor
    cleared the engine to check for flooding
    The car is currently on the side of the road somewhere and I will be returning to it to try some other things. Any ideas would be appreciated.

    #2
    I had this happen once in a 325is. Turned out the intake boot had come off the throttle body, but only on the bottom so visibly it looked still attached.

    Originally posted by ROLLingKING
    i have a bronzit and plan on making it look sweet.
    Originally posted by slammin.e28
    Moral of this story?

    If you drive your e30 on stairs, you're gonna have a bad time.

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      #3
      I ended up finding it:

      Pretty funny, had excellent spark at all four plugs, swapped in a spare AFM, car still didn't run, but it was backfiring sporadically.

      Pulled the cap off, and turned the rotor. Uhmmm. I don't think rotors are supposed to turn 360* when the crank isn't moving.

      $7.60 later at a NAPA that was a 1/4 mile away and I was on the road again.

      The culprit:

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        #4
        You spun a rotor ? There's a first for everything !!

        Beats spinning a bearing :-)
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