So I have a few issues I'm trying to straighten out, but I have no clue what to fix
First off, my car hums and almost vibrates when driving, at any speed above 10mph. This hum and vibration goes away when I make slight right turns. What could it be? Wheel bearings?
Another problem I have is when I shift out of park into gear and the car is cold, the car stutters and sputters and then brings its RPMs to 900 for the next minute. (Does it forget it should be in warmup mode or something)?
The car sometimes, not often, doesn't start unless it takes some severe cranking. I'll let it crank up to 15-20 times before shutting the key and giving it another go. When it doesn't start, it takes about 3 or 4 try cranking 20 times and shutting the key off procedures. Is it the FPR?
The brake pedal has a really soft and spungy feel. When it's pushed down to almost all way while the car is in neutral or park it hisses, like it's letting off pressure. The lines have been bled many times the past year. If it is air, we have NO CLUE how it's in the lines. Could it be the brake booster? Or is the master cylinder more likely? Oh and the brakes suck, at 45, if I slam the tires don't squeel, the car rolls to a stop.
I get horrible gas mileage. Around 13 miles to the gallon. I have a new O2 sensor that I spliced on, the computer doesn't bring up the O2 sensor as a problem so I assume it is good. What could be the issues here? It's not a lead foot, I've really backed off on it.
The car overheats, alot. There was a new thermostat put in last summer and the radiator was flushed. A water pump was done last summer too. When I say overheat, when it sits in traffic, it climbs to 3/4, and sometimes to red in bad traffic. The diagnostics told me 1223, which means my Coolant Temperature Sensor is having an issues.
AC doesn't work. We charged it last summer with the old R12(I think) refrigerant, and within a week it was out of the system completely. Where is the leak most likely to be at and how do you find the leaks?
Steering makes noises in cold weather. Steering rack going?
The fluid in the auto trans and diff have NEVER been changed. My dad believes it is USELESS to change the fluid. He thinks it does nothing. Please tell him he's wrong in this thread.
I know it sounds like a hell hole, but it's not bad. Although the car was in an accident, it's getting repaired because it has one of the strongest M20's I've seen. My 3000lb cabrio usually pulls an other E30 325i's. In addtion I can't find a god damn cabrio that's black with good bookwork like mine for under 5k. These bastards are asking around 9k with 130,000 miles! Mine has 108k! Last summer these cars were so much cheaper, what happened?
Thanks!
First off, my car hums and almost vibrates when driving, at any speed above 10mph. This hum and vibration goes away when I make slight right turns. What could it be? Wheel bearings?
Another problem I have is when I shift out of park into gear and the car is cold, the car stutters and sputters and then brings its RPMs to 900 for the next minute. (Does it forget it should be in warmup mode or something)?
The car sometimes, not often, doesn't start unless it takes some severe cranking. I'll let it crank up to 15-20 times before shutting the key and giving it another go. When it doesn't start, it takes about 3 or 4 try cranking 20 times and shutting the key off procedures. Is it the FPR?
The brake pedal has a really soft and spungy feel. When it's pushed down to almost all way while the car is in neutral or park it hisses, like it's letting off pressure. The lines have been bled many times the past year. If it is air, we have NO CLUE how it's in the lines. Could it be the brake booster? Or is the master cylinder more likely? Oh and the brakes suck, at 45, if I slam the tires don't squeel, the car rolls to a stop.
I get horrible gas mileage. Around 13 miles to the gallon. I have a new O2 sensor that I spliced on, the computer doesn't bring up the O2 sensor as a problem so I assume it is good. What could be the issues here? It's not a lead foot, I've really backed off on it.
The car overheats, alot. There was a new thermostat put in last summer and the radiator was flushed. A water pump was done last summer too. When I say overheat, when it sits in traffic, it climbs to 3/4, and sometimes to red in bad traffic. The diagnostics told me 1223, which means my Coolant Temperature Sensor is having an issues.
AC doesn't work. We charged it last summer with the old R12(I think) refrigerant, and within a week it was out of the system completely. Where is the leak most likely to be at and how do you find the leaks?
Steering makes noises in cold weather. Steering rack going?
The fluid in the auto trans and diff have NEVER been changed. My dad believes it is USELESS to change the fluid. He thinks it does nothing. Please tell him he's wrong in this thread.
I know it sounds like a hell hole, but it's not bad. Although the car was in an accident, it's getting repaired because it has one of the strongest M20's I've seen. My 3000lb cabrio usually pulls an other E30 325i's. In addtion I can't find a god damn cabrio that's black with good bookwork like mine for under 5k. These bastards are asking around 9k with 130,000 miles! Mine has 108k! Last summer these cars were so much cheaper, what happened?
Thanks!
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