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my new car e39 528ia and problems

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#1 ·
I cihan turkey.
E34 520i sell your old car.
I bought a new car e39 528ia
model, chassis number 1998 br39301
but I have a problem, flow meter constantly on the move.
acceleration problem.
video narration.
4. gear and 5th gear a lot of power loss.
4.gear full power max 22 liter
with constant gas flow meter gauge tachometer constantly moving.
and drive low
5. Pressing the full power shift, but 12 or 14 liters max flow meter
curved path

I do not know much english
sorry

video link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQ5h_3-w3u4&feature=g-upl

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3xiwkLm7gg&feature=g-upl
 
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#4 ·
I believe, if I understand the problem, is that you have a vacuum leak.

The "flow meter" is simply a vacuum gage attached to the intake manifold and is calibrated to reflect the gas consumption of the engine. Simply put, when you step on the gas, it reflects a lower gas mileage. At steady state throttle, it reflects higher gas mileage. This should coincide with your tachometer reading (higher rpm = lower gas mileage, lower rpm = higher gas mileage). In your video, your tachometer is at steady state (~2K). Your gas consumption (flow meter) should also read steady state (with a high gas mileage reading). However, it seems to fluctuate. This indicates that the vacuum within the system is fluctuating, meaning a vacuum leak.

Finding a vacuum leak is an entiorely different issue. Do a search on vacuum leaks. I would guess that your intake is leaking after the MAF and before the manifold. Look there first.

Good luck! And report back what you find.
 
#5 ·
is yes. the problem did not occur to anyone that the vacuum
How to detect the vacuum leak.
What materials should be checked
the intake manifold and hoses other than
Pressure control valve doubt

where bi can be damaged when installing the LPG system
fitted to me by the previous owner
 
#7 ·
It's difficult to troubleshoot a car from afar. It's even more difficult when there are undocumented modifications, such as the LPG system, made by a previous owner of the car.

I think Fudman is right, there is a vacuum leak somewhere, or perhaps it's something with that LPG system. Can that system be easily removed or disabled?

A common technique to find a vacuum leak is to use a smoke machine to pressurize the intake system with the engine not running. Watch closely for the place where the smoke escapes. This is the vacuum leak.
 
#8 ·
catalyst has been cleared.
with another flow meter flow meter was tested and changed.
potentiometer is renewed.
diagnosis was tested several times.
Injectors were tested.
the cam sensor, crank sensor was tested.
but the problem continues.

not only changed the lambda sensor and the ECU.

This problem could not be related to the lambda sensor and ECU
 
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