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Date: Sun, 15 Aug 1999 01:43:12 +0400
From: "Matthew Faulks" <m.faulksnopsamin.net>
Subject: Re: 900 suddenly dies at idle


This sounds stupid but check the oil cap, if there is a leak in it then the car will stall. I spent 2 days going over my 88 900i to find out why it would stall at under 1100rpm, I fianly tracked it down to a crack in the oil cap <dano100nopsameja.com> wrote in message news:7p2pfq$ef$1nopsam1.deja.com... > One day I started my 84 900s and it wouldn't > idle. It ran at highway speeds but would die if I > took my foot off the gas. The garage replaced the > injectors, which I knew were ready to be > replaced, they were originals (now has 124,000 > miles). They also replaced the idle air control > valve. The car seemed to run OK right after this > work but the problem reappeared after a day, > although now it doesn't always die completely but > will flutter to near death for several stop > lights and then suddenly start to idle fine at > 1,000 again? Would a bad fuel pump act this way. > I've had them go out before on my 99s and they > always just went like that, no gasping deaths. > This problem first showed up one morning after > the car was parked near our lake cabin. I'm > wondering if something might have crawled into > the air intake and is causing something to stick. > Any ideas on what I can try would be appreciated. > This forum has helped me solve problems the > garage couldn't before. Thanks in advance. > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Share what you know. Learn what you don't.

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