'84 325e, previous owner says he swapped in a seta (not sure here). Driven short distances a few times a week.
The weather has been damp/drizzly lately and the car had a few "hiccups" where it would lurch under heavy throttle at low RPMs. This may or may not be water/humidity related. The car has not been driven (recently) while it was raining.
Last friday is when the real problems started. It started and ran fine for 3-5 mins. At a light, the temp gauge was going nuts, it started idling very rough, and died. Started up fine, died a block later. After a few more iterations of this, starting harder every time, finally it wouldn't start.
An hour later, it started fine but idled rough. Eight hours later, it started and idled perfect. After a few minutes of driving, it started to idle very rough but I shut it off before it could die.
Tonight, it wouldn't start at all. The car has fuel, I can smell it at the muffler, and there is liquid fuel pooled in the intake boot. A couple of times it turned over a couple rotations after I let off the key so it seems like it has some spark. I can hear the injectors clicking and the fuel pump running during cranking. The coil looks fine (no cracks). No significant vacuum leaks. Nothing obvious.
What are the prime candidates? Bad DME? CPS (don't know where it is)? ICV? AFM? Distributor? Thanks!
The weather has been damp/drizzly lately and the car had a few "hiccups" where it would lurch under heavy throttle at low RPMs. This may or may not be water/humidity related. The car has not been driven (recently) while it was raining.
Last friday is when the real problems started. It started and ran fine for 3-5 mins. At a light, the temp gauge was going nuts, it started idling very rough, and died. Started up fine, died a block later. After a few more iterations of this, starting harder every time, finally it wouldn't start.
An hour later, it started fine but idled rough. Eight hours later, it started and idled perfect. After a few minutes of driving, it started to idle very rough but I shut it off before it could die.
Tonight, it wouldn't start at all. The car has fuel, I can smell it at the muffler, and there is liquid fuel pooled in the intake boot. A couple of times it turned over a couple rotations after I let off the key so it seems like it has some spark. I can hear the injectors clicking and the fuel pump running during cranking. The coil looks fine (no cracks). No significant vacuum leaks. Nothing obvious.
What are the prime candidates? Bad DME? CPS (don't know where it is)? ICV? AFM? Distributor? Thanks!
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