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E39 (1997 - 2003)
The BMW 5-Series (E39 chassis) was introduced in the United States as a 1997 model year car and lasted until the 2004 when the E60 chassis was released. The United States saw several variations including the 525i, 528i, 530i and 540i. -- View the E39 Wiki

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Old 02-27-2012, 08:36 PM
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Entire sensor. It was -11C yesterday and I still had the miss. Unfortunatley, replacing the sensor did not solve the cold rough idle problem.
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'99 528i rough idle

Found the trouble, a bad coil.
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Old 02-29-2012, 04:14 AM
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Good to hear. In my case, I replaced all the coils along with a long list of things of other things, but still have the rough idle when cold.
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Put my old temp sensor back in since it had been acting up with the new sensor.
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Rough Idle in the Morning 2003 530i

For the last couple of months I have been getting a rough idle in the morning or when the car cools down typically 4 to 5 hours. When it is hot it runs good!

I went out and started up this morning after clearing the codes and it idled rough and within a minute or two check engine light came on. I turned it off and scanned it and I got a P1347 misfiring 3 cylinder. Is it possible I have a blown head gasket and during the night it leaks coolant into the 3 cylinder hence the rough idling?

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Old 03-13-2012, 07:19 PM
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Is there white smoke coming out the tailpipe?
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no white smoke at this time. I also have replaced the spark plug and wire.
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Old 12-05-2012, 02:36 PM
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morrisroad - Any updates on fixing the issue on your car. I'm having cold rough idle also, did a smoke test no leaks and cleaned throttle body but still have rough idle on cold start.
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Old 12-26-2012, 09:30 AM
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Car is gone now - no further updates forthcoming.
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