Re: E36 Idle Problem

[Daniel Chenault <DanielC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

That's odd; my 98 E36 (328is) has never had a single problem of any kind.
Have I just been lucky, or did they get it worked out by '98?

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Jay Miller" <jmiller@domain.elided>
To: <bmw@domain.elided>
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 11:03 AM
Subject: Re: E36 Idle Problem


> Serge,
>
> This happens to us all. I've been told it's just a characteristic of the
E36. It's really annoying I know.
> The idle surge, if I remember rightly, has to do with the computer tring
to balance out the idle and it over
> compensates higher and lower.
>
> The E36 has a lot of troublesome little bugs in it, especially the '95s.
Like the idle surge, the plastic water pump,
> the OBC display loosing its lines. Wait till you get to the 'brake light
curcuit failure'. This ones a load of fun. My
> '95 M3 and I are going through it right now. The brake lights all work
fine, but the computer says they've failed.
>
> Jay
> '95 M3/2 Dkr
>
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