Hi guys, sorry about this being my first post. I've been lurking every day for weeks, been meaning to make a member's ride post, but well...now I have this problem:
1991 318is with a well maintained 72K miles
- 2 blocks from work this morning, hit a pothole @ 15-20mph, pretty solid jolt, mostly felt it in the middle of the car. Probably bottomed out the suspension and hit the exhaust, which hangs low.
- Car immediately died and all the dash lights came on. ??? Turned off/on, started up no problem.
– CHECK ENGINE light stayed lit.
- Let off the throttle, car died. Turned off/on, started right up again, gave it some throttle pedal to keep it running. CHECK light still on.
- Drove 2 blocks to work, car ran perfectly, no issues. Came to a stop, died at idle.
- Off/on/start and pulled into parking lot.
- Popped hood, nothing seems obviously out of place. Popped trunk and battery seems fine. No smell of gasoline, no fluid leaks (checked 2 hours later, still no fluid leaks)
I have no idea what's going on, perhaps the jolt killed a sensor? Knocked something loose in the electrical system? Like I said, it ran perfectly with throttle applied, but won't idle – fuel starvation? Bad fuel pump? I don't know, I'm no mechanic and I'm at a total loss.
Any ideas? Thanks!
1991 318is with a well maintained 72K miles
- 2 blocks from work this morning, hit a pothole @ 15-20mph, pretty solid jolt, mostly felt it in the middle of the car. Probably bottomed out the suspension and hit the exhaust, which hangs low.
- Car immediately died and all the dash lights came on. ??? Turned off/on, started up no problem.
– CHECK ENGINE light stayed lit.
- Let off the throttle, car died. Turned off/on, started right up again, gave it some throttle pedal to keep it running. CHECK light still on.
- Drove 2 blocks to work, car ran perfectly, no issues. Came to a stop, died at idle.
- Off/on/start and pulled into parking lot.
- Popped hood, nothing seems obviously out of place. Popped trunk and battery seems fine. No smell of gasoline, no fluid leaks (checked 2 hours later, still no fluid leaks)
I have no idea what's going on, perhaps the jolt killed a sensor? Knocked something loose in the electrical system? Like I said, it ran perfectly with throttle applied, but won't idle – fuel starvation? Bad fuel pump? I don't know, I'm no mechanic and I'm at a total loss.
Any ideas? Thanks!
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