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Hard not to agree.

From my 09 manual

Try it yourself..

Hi Glenn, Do those codes jump out at you as being anything obvious? Cheers Callum

Strewth! sounds like a job for professionals

Would that cause the described symptoms?

Yep most frequently after a round about. Mine only happens once warm. And does not happen at all in sport mode. It has got worse, the hesitation is at least 1-2 secs, I usually flick it into sport to recover.

Thanks Glen (sorry I missed your reply till now). I ended up using Caltex Edge which supposedly meets the BMW longlife 1 requirement. I've recently been thinking about the coolant actually so will get that done this weekend - thanks! I have previously used the BMW coolant on my e36 which I got from BM Workshop.. its not the cheapest stuff out there, from memory double what regular coolant costs.

OK finally got a cable and installed INPA so can now read the error codes. I cleared the fault codes, went for a drive around the block and read them just after when the acceleration hesitation occurred. Here are 4 sets of fault codes - all cleared before the next run. The first file is the existing error codes ie. before I cleared them and went for a drive. I have of course googled these but its not obvious to me what the actual issue is.. ? INPA-PrintFile - na_fs.pdf INPA-PrintFile - na_fs_2.pdf INPA-PrintFile - na_fs_3.pdf INPA-PrintFile - na_fs_4.pdf

Hi, Just wondering what engine oil options I have? Quite prepared to spend a few extra dollars for good stuff. Cheers Callum

Hi Glen. I thought the problem I was describing was a relatively common one? seems to be quite a few cases of it out there. But not so obvious to fix? 95/98 depending on where I fill up. No brand loyalty - should I have? I don't fill at Gull but only because they not on my daily route. I guess mostly shell 95 on constellation drv. Just yesterday I was looking into getting the INPA software and a cable - what are you thoughts on that? Sounds a bit fiddly but I'm in IT so the setup doesn't particularly phase me. Although I'd probably prefer a scanner tool so I don't have to piss about - from what I've read I want a BMW specific one. I found this on trademe.. but am a little concerned about the quality. http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=1197372071 Btw You helped me out once before when my e36 key went flat and I needed to re-sync it. As it happens I still have that e36 and not long ago both keys went flat so now neither of them work - I assume there's no way to resync them once that's happened? (I'm not overly worried - would just make it easier to sell) Thanks!

Hi, I recently bought a 2006 330i. Nz new 55ks. Full service history at Jerrys. I've only been driving it about a month and it's started to hiccup/hesitate occasionally at low speed. It seems to happen when I've come off the accelerator then back on it. For example I could be driving towards a corner at 30kms/h, button off to roll around it then back on the accelerator. When it happens it kind of jerks a bit for about half a second then off it goes again. It also happens when I'm accelerating from a stand still. I haven't noticed the issue on the open road. I would also say its becoming more frequent - perhaps 10-20% of the time. I've just spent the last couple of hours researching it. Seems the most likely cause is the vanos solenoids and/or MAF sensor. Has anyone else experienced/solved this? Cheers Callum