Hi, Just had strange issue with my 316i - I drove the car about 20 minutes and it ran fine as it ever been, but as I started to pull over to parking lot I suddenly noticed strange vibration/tingling feel from the clutch pedal, and when I depressed it, RPM dropped below 500.
So I parked my car, let it idle for a bit in neutral and pushed the clutch couple of times. Soon after RPM dropped (even without pushing the clutch) and engine shut off.
I tried once more and again, the engine shut off - this time though, I had no power brake for a couple of seconds until I started the car again.
I didn't start it about 5 minutes - I gave it another go, car seemed fine so I drove it back home. During the traffic, I tried to press the clutch in idle just to see if rpm drops like before - it drops very slightly (less than 100 I assume) and I could feel strange(but very minor) vibration when pressing the clutch about halfway.
Any idea what I should check? I thought throw-out bearing might be the issue but doesn't that usually make loud noise when it goes bad? Let me know if you guys have any suggestion. Thanks.
So I parked my car, let it idle for a bit in neutral and pushed the clutch couple of times. Soon after RPM dropped (even without pushing the clutch) and engine shut off.
I tried once more and again, the engine shut off - this time though, I had no power brake for a couple of seconds until I started the car again.
I didn't start it about 5 minutes - I gave it another go, car seemed fine so I drove it back home. During the traffic, I tried to press the clutch in idle just to see if rpm drops like before - it drops very slightly (less than 100 I assume) and I could feel strange(but very minor) vibration when pressing the clutch about halfway.
Any idea what I should check? I thought throw-out bearing might be the issue but doesn't that usually make loud noise when it goes bad? Let me know if you guys have any suggestion. Thanks.
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