BMW 325e problem.

jake.reed.RemoveThis@ccsjuneau.org (Jake Reed) wrote in message ...
 > Hello, I would greatly appreciate any help with the following problem:
 >
 > I have a 1985 325e 5sp that starts and runs great, and will drive fine
 > as long as you baby the throttle(you can go all the way to redline if
 > you are slow about it), but if you are abrupt with the pedal, it dies
 > immediatly.

Sounds like a fuel quantity/mixture problem. I'd consider checking
the fuel rail and fuel pressure regulator to see enough fuel is
getting through. It's also possible you have a vacuum leak that opens
under acceleration, leaning out the mixture. The big rubber intake
boot between the manifold and the FI unit would be a suspect here -
not an uncommon failure of an easily-replaced $30 part.

If you don't have a good manual, you need one. Don't know if Bentley
does an E30 manual. For this problem, though, you could check the
Bentley 5 Series manual for the E28 because it's the same engine as in
the 528e.
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C.R. Krieger
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"C.R. Krieger" wrote in message


...
  > > Hello, I would greatly appreciate any help with the following problem:
  > >
  > > I have a 1985 325e 5sp that starts and runs great, and will drive fine
  > > as long as you baby the throttle(you can go all the way to redline if
  > > you are slow about it), but if you are abrupt with the pedal, it dies
  > > immediatly.
 >
 > Sounds like a fuel quantity/mixture problem. I'd consider checking
 > the fuel rail and fuel pressure regulator to see enough fuel is
 > getting through. It's also possible you have a vacuum leak that opens
 > under acceleration, leaning out the mixture. The big rubber intake
 > boot between the manifold and the FI unit would be a suspect here -
 > not an uncommon failure of an easily-replaced $30 part.
 >
 > If you don't have a good manual, you need one. Don't know if Bentley
 > does an E30 manual. For this problem, though, you could check the
 > Bentley 5 Series manual for the E28 because it's the same engine as in
 > the 528e.

The Bently E30 manual is probably about the best of the options available
and it's priced very reasonably.

-Russ.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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C.R. Krieger wrote:




  >> Hello, I would greatly appreciate any help with the following
  >> problem:
  >>
  >> I have a 1985 325e 5sp that starts and runs great, and will drive
  >> fine as long as you baby the throttle(you can go all the way to
  >> redline if you are slow about it), but if you are abrupt with the
  >> pedal, it dies immediatly.
 >
 > Sounds like a fuel quantity/mixture problem. I'd consider checking
 > the fuel rail and fuel pressure regulator to see enough fuel is
 > getting through. It's also possible you have a vacuum leak that opens
 > under acceleration, leaning out the mixture. The big rubber intake
 > boot between the manifold and the FI unit would be a suspect here -
 > not an uncommon failure of an easily-replaced $30 part.

Don't forget the fuel filter -- everyone does, which is why a lot of these cars
have these problems.

 > If you don't have a good manual, you need one. Don't know if Bentley
 > does an E30 manual. For this problem, though, you could check the
 > Bentley 5 Series manual for the E28 because it's the same engine as in
 > the 528e.

Bentley does indeed have an E30 manual.

Matt O.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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ITS FIXED!! Thank you all for your help. The problem was a combination
of a vacuum leak (thus messing up the fp regulator), and a really
really bad cap rotor and plugs. runs beautifuly now. thanks again
everyone who posted and emailed.

-Jake
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