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Re: 86 735il does'nt idle well (archive)
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Posted by gale on March 11, 2001 at 14:16:57:

In Reply to: 86 735il does'nt idle well posted by Dan on March 11, 2001 at 11:35:06:


It all started after I washed the engine,I have "fooled" With the throttle and it helped a little but it does'nt purr anymore.any comments other than dum***?

Sounds like sparkplugs are fouled from wet sparkplug wires leaking off their current. Open the plastic cover & wipe down the wires. Remove distributer cap & rotor & wipe dry. New cap, rotor, plug wires, & plugs would be all the better. Set the gap wide, .032". Take it out on the road & run it for a while until fully warm to dry everything out. A dose of injector cleaner in the gas may help as well.

gale
92 735i
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