*Update*: it finally died on me. But not like how it was described to me. Last Monday, after sitting for 8 hours at work in the heat, I went to start it and it had a hard start. Took 3-4 long cranks, then started but running rough. Let it warm up and smooth out, no check engine lights, so I started my in-town drive home. After 15 minutes or so, accelerating from a stop light, it died. And it was as if someone turned the key off. No stumble, just off. Cranked it for a few tries and it came back. Made it home. Two days later, I drove it from Seattle to Tacoma in the midday heat. When I hit traffic it died several times, same as before. Off idle, slow acceleration and then turns off around 2k rpm. So weird.
So its either losing a signal or getting one to tell it to turn off. I drove back from Tacoma today with no problem. Only things that changed were 8.5 gallons of gas added and no stop and go traffic(but I still hit lights in Seattle before home). Any ideas? I put that it was hot because it was the first few days of real heat this summer, could be unrelated.
tl;dr: Car dies off idle, accelerating slowly, around 2k rpm. Like the key was turned off.
So I bought a 87 325e that has an on going problem. It stalls about once a month and then wont start until it cools down. It's not over heating. The ecu has been replaced, wiring harness, crank sensor, relays and the list goes on. A shop has looked into it and Robert1700 has spent a fair amount of time trouble shooting with no luck.
I bought the car for a summer internship, where I need reliable transportation. But the more history I get the less I feel like this car will do it. Does anyone have any insight? I do have experience with trouble shooting and thought I could track down its flaw, but I am worried I might not. I guess I am just looking for words of wisdom/encouragement here...
So its either losing a signal or getting one to tell it to turn off. I drove back from Tacoma today with no problem. Only things that changed were 8.5 gallons of gas added and no stop and go traffic(but I still hit lights in Seattle before home). Any ideas? I put that it was hot because it was the first few days of real heat this summer, could be unrelated.
tl;dr: Car dies off idle, accelerating slowly, around 2k rpm. Like the key was turned off.
So I bought a 87 325e that has an on going problem. It stalls about once a month and then wont start until it cools down. It's not over heating. The ecu has been replaced, wiring harness, crank sensor, relays and the list goes on. A shop has looked into it and Robert1700 has spent a fair amount of time trouble shooting with no luck.
I bought the car for a summer internship, where I need reliable transportation. But the more history I get the less I feel like this car will do it. Does anyone have any insight? I do have experience with trouble shooting and thought I could track down its flaw, but I am worried I might not. I guess I am just looking for words of wisdom/encouragement here...
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