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  • 1984E30stroker
    Noobie
    • Jul 2010
    • 5

    #1

    need some help

    my 1984 318i is having a problem, the engine starts and runs for about 3 minutes into driving then shuts off. After I sit and wait a minute it starts up again but shuts off after another couple minutes. Any thoughts to what may be wrong?
  • JBird
    E30 Modder
    • Sep 2010
    • 980

    #2
    Sorry no one has replied to you.. You should try to be a little more specific, such as explaining how long it has been doing this, if you have had it checked out, what kind of changes have happened to the car before it started doing this...


    "The Camry is an appliance, not a car. It attracts folks who have the same regard for driving that they have for washing dishes,
    i.e. it's a necessary but somewhat unpleasant chore and they want something to make the task a little easier and insulate them from the process."
     - my friend, Número Veintiséis

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    • 1984E30stroker
      Noobie
      • Jul 2010
      • 5

      #3
      it has been happening the past week. I checked the fuel pressure and it was normal, and nothing was happening to the car out of the ordinary before this started i just simply got in the car one day and it died after 2 minutes of driving and has been ever since.

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      • TS323
        Grease Monkey
        • Mar 2010
        • 359

        #4
        if u start it will it idle? does it only shut off when u drive it, or when its under load?

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        • 1984E30stroker
          Noobie
          • Jul 2010
          • 5

          #5
          yes it does idle. It only shuts off when i drive.

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          • TS323
            Grease Monkey
            • Mar 2010
            • 359

            #6
            not enough O2 or fuel im thinking. check afm and all things fuel related.

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