Re: bmw-digest V9 #753

["Allan Williams" <allanw@xxxxxxxxxx>]

It could be time for a new distributor cap and rotor.


Allan Williams
E30 325iSE /4

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From: bmw-digest <owner-bmw-digest@domain.elided>
To: bmw-digest@domain.elided <bmw-digest@domain.elided>
Date: Tuesday, 29 December 1998 21:58
Subject: bmw-digest V9 #753

>Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1998 23:07:26 EST
>From: Doinitin3D@domain.elided
>Subject: e28/m30 semi-warm start problem
>
>Once more, I seek the advice of total strangers whom I have, for some
reason,
>come to trust with my car...
>   '85 535i, 142k:  Starts fine when cold (shut down for at least an hour.)
>Starts fine within 10 minutes of being shut down.  Cranks (perhaps overly
>easily) for several seconds when warm, then idles VERY low for 2-3 seconds,
>then everything A-OK.  Is this possibly demonstrative of a lack of
>compression?  Also has "flat spot" from 2-3k rpm, then pulls quite strong
>through 5500.  (Runs like it should.) Marked increase in valve noise
(almost
>sloppy, busy ticking sound, for lack of better description) from 3-4k rpm.,
>then goes away.  No smoke on startup or after throttle-up following heavy
>engine braking...  Approx. 100 miles since new cam & rockers.  Should I
reset
>vavle clearances?  Help - my car is not performing to it's full ability,
anI
>am ashamed!
>(Thanks - any ideas will be appreciated!)
>Rob

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