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  1. E46 General
    I’m cruising at 2500rpm in 3rd gear and when it shifts into 4th the rpm’s drop to 2000 (my foot has changed position on the throttle). The rpm’s barely climb until I get it to the biting point where it goes to 3000. It’s a 2001 330ci auto with 181k miles
  2. E46 General
    I have a bad misfire on cylinder 2, Ive replaced my spark plugs again just last night. I swapped a known good ignition coil from cylinder 1 to cylinder 2 and the code didn't change from P0302 to P0301. I even did the test where you unplug the coils while it's running and each cylinder except no...
  3. E46 M3
    Hi all, I have a custom built E46 M3, we are facing an issue which we could not solve yet, and we are running out of ideas. The problem started with a hesitation during acceleration, it is more noticeable in higher gears, e.g.: pull in 5th gear, but I can feel it in 3rd gear, and even in 2nd...
  4. E46 General
    Hello, first post so let me know if I should do give more info. Make and model: 2001 BMW 330i (104,000 miles) Lets start from least serious issue to most, firstly there has been some issues with starting the car, I will turn the key and it will turn over and “crank” for a few seconds then I...
  5. E46 General
    Hello everyone! After getting my jumped timing chain fixed I now have some problems on my car. The idle is unstable, and i can feel vibrations in my cabin. Also when I am taking off from a stop, or press the accelerator >50% i can feel it stuttering and almost choking so I have to take off...
  6. E46 General
    I have been trying to diagnose and remedy this problem for several months, and now I need the to call on the collective knowledge of the group. It all began when SES illuminated one morning as I was on my way to dealer for routine maintenance. The car was behaving normally on the roughly one...
  7. E46 General
    Thanks for taking a look at this post. I have a 2004 330i, 6 Speed with 144,000+ miles, original clutch. I have been noticing that when up shifting, after letting off the clutch and getting back into the gas at full throttle, the RPM's jump, then down some, and then return. Seems to happen...
  8. E46 General
    Hi everyone, newbie here. Having had a few BMW's of my own over the years with no serious touble I have bought a 318iSE for my son. Bought knowing it has running issues but only to find the young idiot who owned it looks like he has been mucking about with it himself trying to fix it... nuts...
  9. E46 General
    I have a 01 330i with intake, headers, full exhaust, 3.38 diff, and a tune. I'm getting a weird hesitation between 5,500 rpm to 6,500, sometimes it will happen just between 6,000- 6,500rpm. It feels like it loses power then after 6,500rpm till 7,000rpm it picks up power again. Really getting...
  10. E46 General
    Hi all, I have had my 316ti for a week now (first ever Beemer) and I noticed when I accidentally pulled out in front of someone (whoops) that it's hesitant low down the revs. I immediately thought plugs, fuel filter etc so I checked the service history and spark plugs were done at 30k (car is...
  11. E46 General
    Hi Everyone, Sincerely hope some one can help me out with this, please excuse how verbose i can be, i am only trying to be specific and informative. Car is a BMW 318ti Compact e46 with an N42B20 motor The car was every so often giving me severe hesitation when hot, pulling off from a stand...
  12. E46 General
    So i feel as if i have searched everywhere for a proper description of my symptoms but cant seem to find all of them together. i am experiencing everything from lurching and jolting too loss of power at top end rpm (4500 and on) around 4 months ago i noticed at a high rpm i would get a sort of...
  13. E46 General
    Hi all, I've had some problems with my 01 330ci with fairly high mileage and zero modifications. I have read all of the popular threads on this topic: My Issues: Intermittent Choppy and hesitant acceleration (normal driving) under 3k RPM's Intermittent poor/loopy idle Rare complete engine...
  14. E46 General
    My 04 high mileage 325I has a short duration galloping problem while accelerating when the tach is under 3,000 rpm. This is more pronounced going uphill. It occasionally lights the check enginge light and gives 2 codes for too lean bank 1 and too lean bank 2. Moving the sensor further away...
  15. E46 General
    2003 320i Mileage: 132,000km (82,000 miles) [purchased @ 93,000km] Useage: daily driving/work Problem: From a cold start, after about 10-15 minutes of driving the engine slowly goes in to limp mode with the SES light going on. This is also accompanied by hesitation when you give it gas from a...
  16. E46 General
    Hey guys, I just created my account today :clap: so don't rag on me yet. Haha. I purchased a 2004 325i 5 speed with 145,000 miles. It is the smoothest thing I've ever drove! But that's not the point. In low rmps, it jerks and hesitates very slightly. It is most notable in 3rd gear around...
  17. E46 General
    I have had several BMWs, but picked up one of my faves - 2000 323i Wagon. Previous owner says it needs a thermostat (heats up very slow and diagnostics code show a t-stat fault). Ive been drying and relying on the seat heaters to get me by until I have a free weekend. Anyhow, I picked up my two...
  18. E46 General
    About 6 months ago, I started noticing rough idling and a slight hesitation when mildly accelerating from a stop. Last week, on acceleration, it really started hesitating from a stop. Got a CEL and it was Idle Speed Control Valve Stuck Closed (P1501). Removed ICV, cleaned and replaced...
  19. E46 General
    Hi Guys, this is my first post so here goes... the car is a 2001 330 ci sport convertible with 46K miles on the clock When my e46 2001 330 conv sport is cold it starts up and drives perfect. Problem is, when the car has warmed up and I turn it off, it has a problem starting up again and only...
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