Hi guys,
Well, with the winter, I too have issues: first time with the E30 too. After 70,000 miles of ownership, I now have an issue when starting the car.
In the morning when it is cold (we've had sub 30 degree mornings) I'll start the car, it cranks and it starts, only to die 1-2 seconds later. Then I'll crank it again, and it will start, go into a rough idle but settle out and idle normally after a minute or so.
Then, I leave for work and start driving. I noticed that if I release my foot off the accelerator very suddenly, the tach drops down to 1000, the check engine light flickers on and I notice a momentary stall, but then it all goes back to normal like nothing happened.
All of the above is when the car is still not at the mid-way mark on the temp gauge. That tach/CEL/stall symptom will happen as often as I want until the car has about 2-3 minutes of highway driving (65-75mph).
I bought this car with 125k and now it has 192k. I've never replaced any O2 sensors or CPS: it has never needed anything. It did have a timing belt and shaft seal replacement at 185k with all new accessory belts and I also did new plugs, cap and rotor. Right not it could also use a set of motor mounts.
In the time I've had it, this has been one of the most reliable cars I've ever had (I come from Volvo-world). This is the first real issue that has ever come up with it and I'd like to resolve it so it keeps going... I'm almost at 200k!
Well, with the winter, I too have issues: first time with the E30 too. After 70,000 miles of ownership, I now have an issue when starting the car.
In the morning when it is cold (we've had sub 30 degree mornings) I'll start the car, it cranks and it starts, only to die 1-2 seconds later. Then I'll crank it again, and it will start, go into a rough idle but settle out and idle normally after a minute or so.
Then, I leave for work and start driving. I noticed that if I release my foot off the accelerator very suddenly, the tach drops down to 1000, the check engine light flickers on and I notice a momentary stall, but then it all goes back to normal like nothing happened.
All of the above is when the car is still not at the mid-way mark on the temp gauge. That tach/CEL/stall symptom will happen as often as I want until the car has about 2-3 minutes of highway driving (65-75mph).
I bought this car with 125k and now it has 192k. I've never replaced any O2 sensors or CPS: it has never needed anything. It did have a timing belt and shaft seal replacement at 185k with all new accessory belts and I also did new plugs, cap and rotor. Right not it could also use a set of motor mounts.
In the time I've had it, this has been one of the most reliable cars I've ever had (I come from Volvo-world). This is the first real issue that has ever come up with it and I'd like to resolve it so it keeps going... I'm almost at 200k!
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