1990 325i convertible
Short History
Broke timing belt, bent valves.
Repaired.
Now it is difficult to crank, spins over fast but just won't catch fire. After a few tries it will fire and rev up fine.
Very weak idle.
But it will idle when cold.
Low power at take off.
At speed it has good power.
After driving a bit it will usually die when I stop at a red light.
A strange thing I found, when idleling cold, if I pull off the oil fill cap, it will go dead.
I figured I got the timing off by one tooth, but I just pulled the front of the motor off and it is dead on.
I have one other thought, but before I pulled the motor apart I didn't hear a vacuum leak.
Any thoughts before I put it back together will be helpful?
Short History
Broke timing belt, bent valves.
Repaired.
Now it is difficult to crank, spins over fast but just won't catch fire. After a few tries it will fire and rev up fine.
Very weak idle.
But it will idle when cold.
Low power at take off.
At speed it has good power.
After driving a bit it will usually die when I stop at a red light.
A strange thing I found, when idleling cold, if I pull off the oil fill cap, it will go dead.
I figured I got the timing off by one tooth, but I just pulled the front of the motor off and it is dead on.
I have one other thought, but before I pulled the motor apart I didn't hear a vacuum leak.
Any thoughts before I put it back together will be helpful?