BMW 316i - cutting out

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Fri 7 Oct 2005 21:23
BMW 316i - cutting out - charlesworth82
Hi all,

Any help here is a appreciated.

I recently purchased a 1996 BMW 316i. While driving the car i seem to lose power and the rev drops really low and i cant get any speed.

When i pull up the engine cuts out and battery light comes on. I then start the car and it has real trouble pulling away and then the same problem of being in gear and having trouble moving. I filled up the car with petrol and it seemed to stop the problem. but after 4 days the problem came back.

Any advice or anything at all is appreciated.

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Sat 8 Oct 2005 20:19
BMW 316i - cutting out - storme
if u filled the car full?? with petrol and after u have used some it is back,,,,then it sounds like starvation,,, or dodgy fuel pump,,,or even a blocked filler cap...


take off the filler cap to start with and run with that for a while,,or even just loosen it.....if it isnt that then i reckon its the fuel pump.....

does the engine run fine??
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Mon 10 Oct 2005 13:45
BMW 316i - cutting out - charlesworth82
hi,

after filling the car again the problem was still there.

I took the car to the garage and they said the lambda control (might not be lambda but was something similar) was not working correctly - meaning the exhaust wasnt working properly. Have left it in the garage for them to have a look and should hopefully have it back tomorrow. Anyone else has this problem occur before?
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Wed 12 Oct 2005 15:55
BMW 316i - cutting out - charlesworth82
well the control didnt fix the problem. The garage cant see whats wrong it and are having to send it off to a BMW specialist.
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