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  1. E36 (1991 - 1999)
    Rough/low idle on warm engine - PLEASE help 1996 318i M44 - No codes I replaced lots of vacuum hoses (after smoke test), valve cover gasket, spark plugs, cleaned then replaced icv, cleaned battery terminals, replaced ccv, motor mounts, precat o2 sensor, and got a “new” used maf. The car...
  2. E90/E91/E92/E93 (2006 - 2013)
    Hello, I have a e90 that I recently purchased. When I bought the car , I knew I was going to have a lot of trouble but was optimistic. it has had a misfire on pretty much all cylinders but now is only one 1,4,5. I have changed valve cover gasket, breather hose, coil, plugs , intake gasket, MAF...
  3. E46 (1999 - 2006)
    Hi everyone, I have a 2000 323i with the M52TUB25 and I've been chasing the same issue for months. I keep getting the p1510 code which turns the EML, SES, and DSC lights as well as causing a very rough idle/misfire and most times when I give it gas, it dies. I've already done some research...
  4. E36 (1991 - 1999)
    My 1996 318i has an issue where the car runs fine, but then after a few minutes of idling it gets rough and stalls. I replaced spark plugs, lots of vacuum hoses, valve cover gasket, motor mounts, ccv, and cleaned the maf. I replaced the oem idle control valve with an amazon one and it sort of...
  5. General BMW Questions
    My m52 has been lately bad. I changed intake manifold gaskets, oil breather system, Ignition coils and intake camshaft position sensor (hella). Now my inpa is saying that my both camshaft sensors are broken. can this be real? i need sometimes crank hard my engine to start it, cold or warm. And...
  6. E36 (1991 - 1999)
    I bought my manual 1996 318i (M44 engine) less than a month ago and immediately started to have problems with it having a rough idle. The idle was super violent, shaking the whole car, and sometimes stalling after revving it and/or coasting to a stop in neutral. I replaced a bunch of vacuum...
  7. E90/E91/E92/E93 (2006 - 2013)
    I am sorry in advanced for the long post, just wanted to be specific. I appreciate the help. So I recently picked up a 2009 328i e90, does have over 200k but I wanted it to be the first car I actually work on. (Bad idea on my part). But it ran good for about 2k miles and then I started losing...
  8. E36 (1991 - 1999)
    So I made a post here a few days ago but this one is an update. I purchased a manual 96' 318i convertible (m44 engine), and it's had a super rough idle since I've had it. It sounds like it's cammed and it's a rhythmic feeling like a misfire. I don't have any codes popping up other than P0130...
  9. E39 (1997 - 2003)
    Hi there I have a 1998 BMW 528i with the Single Vanos M52. I've had the car for a little over 2 years now and have always maintained the car really well and replaced a bunch of stuff since I bought the car with 234,xxx miles. Last year the car blew a head gasket. I did all the work to replace...
  10. E46 (1999 - 2006)
    Hi, I have a 2003 e46 with N42B20A engine that's been acting up for quite a while now. It started misfiring on idle and low rpm (1-2k) last spring. Took it to the shop this summer where they changed all plugs, one ignition coil and the timing chain and thought it was fixed but it wasn't. The...
  11. E60 / E61 (2004 - 2010)
    Hi all, I’ve started to experience the classic engine shaking at idle. It is very subtle but constant at idle RPMs (600). It disappears when RPMs go above 1500 in neutral. The injectors are all index 12, the intakes were cleaned manually 15K miles ago and the spark plugs were changed at the...
  12. X3 E83 (2004 - 2010)
    Ok so my 2006 e83 x3 runs fine when in park I hit the gas the engine revs normal then I start to drive and when I hit the gas it bogs down and has zero power and if I put it back in Park it sometimes will Rev sometimes it stalls out. I HAVE a fault code for secondary air injection pump. I also...
  13. 7 Series - F01 / F02 / F03 / F04 (2008 - 2015)
    I have a 2013 750li. I was accelerating onto the hwy and hit about 5k rpm. I replaced the motor with a new factory motor about 14000 miles ago. Just when I was getting up to speed I got a notification about drivetrain malfunction, drive modulatory and the motor started running rough while...
  14. E90/E91/E92/E93 (2006 - 2013)
    Hello, I don't have much of any experience fixing engines but want to learn. I noticed my mom's 2006 BMW 335XI wasn't running great the time I was moving it around our parking lot. The idle rpm seemed to fluctuate, because the rpm needle went up and down often, just a little. The exhaust...
  15. F12 / F13 (2012 - 2018)
    Occasionally when I start her she idles rough and the display states “drivetrain malfunction drive carefully”. If I just shut her down and restart immediately the problem goes away? Occasionally she will also run well but idle high, like 1500RPMs for about 20 seconds or so, then calms down. Any...
  16. E60 / E61 (2004 - 2010)
    Hello Guys, I have a 2007 6 speed manual 525i E60 N52 with 69k miles. It was starting fine with a rough idle that surged up to around 12-1500 rpms then it slowly settles.. after it settles it almost stalls but "bounces off of 500 rpms up to around 7-800 over and over.. now its not turning over...
  17. General BMW Questions
    My car has occasionally been running rough (not stalling but very hard to start unless I pump gas - more noticeable once car is warmed up) and my OBD2 will alternate between camshaft exhaust sensor codes, secondary air pump codes, and misfire codes. I don’t think hard start is caused by me...
  18. E46 M3 (2001-2006)
    Okay, i know there’s tons of threads on this already but i’ve read all of them and still have no gotten a definite answer or reason why it’s happening. Here’s a little over view. Basically the idle is really choppy when i first cold start it. It’s jump to 1200 at first start and then after a few...
  19. F10 / F11 (2011 - 2016)
    Hi everyone, this is my first post on this forum. I've been a lurker but I feel the need to post since I cannot find a resolution to my problem. N63TU with 93k miles. ARM Downpipes, JB4, and Heatsync Performance E30 tune I've been having this "rough" idle for months and I still cannot figure...
  20. E60 / E61 (2004 - 2010)
    Hello Guys, I have a 2007 6 speed manual 525i E60 N52 with 69k miles. Starts fine, then a rough idle surges up to around 12-1500 rpms then it slowly settles.. after it settles it almost stalls but "bounces off of 500 rpms up to around 7-800 over and over.. weird part is at this point when I...
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