On Tue, 27 Sep 2005 13:04:54 -0400, "donkeyballs"
waffled on about something:
>Hi, this BMW is a 1994 model. It runs fine in every respect, but it only
>idles @600-650rpm! as you say, it's when i put a load onto the engine that
>it stalls. (95% of the time). It is worse when slowing down, i.e when the
>engine rev's drop and the drive comes of the engine, it will most likely
>stall leaving me to free wheel but still in drive!
>Regards...
Hmmm, so it's not a torque converter that's staying locked then, it's
disengaging and letting the engine die.
If this was a petrol I'd be jumping up and down and screaming adjust
your idle, but I'm not sure how to do this on a diesel... The UK
haynes manual and the US Bentley manuals are no use, as they both
conveniently ignore the diesel models. The bentley manual has an
excuse (no E36 diesels in the USA). Haynes on the other hand are just
lax.
Do you have a diesel specialist near you? I don't know where you are,
but I've had all manor of odd diesel behaviour in various vehicles
sorted out by these people...
Fuel Injection Equipment Services Ltd
Burnt Mills Ind Est,Harvey Rd
Basildon
Essex
SS13 1YY
Phone: 01268 727672
They've always been helpful, they never seem to mind coming and
sticking their heads under the bonnet of my car in the rain and
letting me pick their brains.
They do pretty much every diesel work you can think of from marine
engines, through huge trucks down to the smallest direct injection
super mini, and seem to have a huge amount of knowledge even on 325
TD's.
The last problem I had was failure of #4 injector (the one with the
sensor that costs 5 times as much as the others). I described the
problem, and before he'd even looked under the bonnet he told me what
it would be, and even told me the price off the top of his head
because I was the second one that week!
Give them a ring and see if you can pick someone's brains.
Dodgy.
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