2nd of problems

[325_driver 422]

starting problem

car starts

after a few thousand cranks

batteries fine

when it finally starts, smells really really really rich

is this the problem ? its being flooded and wont ignite

the car can be warm and still have this problem

sound familiar ?

( some times when its cold it starts fine like one crank then spark )

ne suspicions

ne solutions to go with those suspicions

cheers guys

[drifty325i 0]

Could be dodgy air flow meter, also check plugs for oil. not fun when they dont work right aye. at least you have the early faster 325i

[325_driver 422]

air flow meter is fine

plus are fine lol

every thing else is fine

what about a computer problem

or a base idle thingy ?

which almost acts as a choke u could say ?

ne one know

ne gurus here

[ipwnyou 0]

You should double check the AFM...I had issues with mine doing somethign similar, along with reduced power, and bad fuel consumption, and white smoke when accelerating hard - switched over to a different AFM and all problems instantly resolved, even though my old one looked perfectly fine.

I'd suggest trying that...

Also before I crashed my car, I bought a brand new fuel pump and filter from BMW - that changed my start time from 5 - 6 cranks to 1 - 2 from cold. Could be something similar?

[topless 13]

With the fuel smell present, it sounds like you may have sticky injector/s. Get a bottle of injector cleaner and put it in the tank and see if there is any improvement.

I have a f/l 320 at the moment that battles to start but runs reasonably ok once it has. I have diagnosed it down to the fuel pump but havn't put a new one in yet. Get your fuel pressures checked...