bleeeeech 1 Report post Posted October 6, 2013 Looking at purchasing a 1989 320i. body is nice and straight, everything else is fine. however it was rough idling. What are possible causes for this ? Seller also mentioned that over 100 km/h occasionally the engine will "missfire" or incur loss of power in a quick burst before settling. Suggested it could be possible fuel injector issue ? Should i just walk away or could these be quick fixes ? cheers, Jazz. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BM WORLD 1283 Report post Posted October 6, 2013 could be alsorts of things . and more than just one fault or worn part etc dying fuel pump vac leaks, worn dizzy and rotor bad spark plugs , block fuel filter icv , afm , ecu ,relays etc etc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yng_750 247 Report post Posted October 6, 2013 Yea that sort of thing can be elusive, i would start with a good service, including plugs, leads, fuel filter etc.Then go from there. not usually expensive to fix but often you can end up spending money on parts you dont really need trying to find out whats actually wrong. so not a major but should definantly affect the price you offer. If you can work on it yourself taking $1000 off what you would pay for a perfectly running model will offset the cost and effort of fixing it. just my opinion Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2052NV 43 Report post Posted October 6, 2013 Also ask if the tappets have been set recently as tight/ or loose tappets can cause a bad idle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
