Re: bmw-digest V9 #1637

["Thomas Petersen" <bmw318is92@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Maybe you should try changing the fuelfilter. I had a the same problem on a 
E30 320 - and solved the problem by changing the filter...
As to the missing fuelpump noise, I have never heard the pumps on any BMW, 
so this doesn't indicate that there is something wrong.

Thomas Petersen,
318iS Coupe - Supercharged to 205 HP

>
>Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 18:11:47 -0500
>From: "Henry H Kim" <henryhkim@domain.elided>
>Subject: Trouble starting '89 325iX
>
>I'm having trouble starting my new, old '89 325iX (one week).  It starts
>everytime, but it takes me 2-3 turns of the ignition to get it to fire up.
>It seems to
>help if I apply a little throttle.  I'm wondering if it's the fuel pump.
>One thing I notice is that when the ignition is in position II, I hear no
>fuel pump.  In all other cars I've owned, I could hear the pump running.  
>Is
>the BMW pump especially quiet or should I suspect something wrong with it.
>

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