On Apr 4, 4:18 pm, klu...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(Scott Dorsey) wrote:
> jacobite <kfe...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >BMW 3 series i18 1994 M43 mode. lAfter the car had stood unused,
> >over winter , for 2 months it proved difficult to start. The battery
> >was flat but after recharging etc. this problem was resolved.
> >Unfortunately it now takes soon time to start after engaging the
> >ignition. It takes about 3 turnovers before it kicks in( before it
> >came alive immediately). I have changed the plugs. Has anyone any
> >ideas about what I should check etc
>
> Well, if you left the car over the winter without any protection, you
> have at least gunked your fuel filter up and maybe even the injectors.
> If you've got fuel that's been sitting for six months, it's got all
> kinds of varnish precipitating out of it and even the high pressure BMW
> system which is almost immune to clogging can fail.
>
> Your battery is probably on its way out, too.
>
> If it were my car, I'd change the fuel filter before doing anything
> else, and I'd run a couple tanks of gas with a lot of injector
> cleaner in it. I'd check the fuel pressure at the rail next.
>
> When you changed the plugs, what did they look like?
>
> Next year, put fuel stabilizer in the tank, and run the engine to get
> the stabilized fuel everywhere through the system. Pull the plugs and
> squirt a little WD-40 in each cylinder, and disconnect the battery.
> Put the battery on a float-charger if possible. When the time comes to
> restart in the spring, check the battery condition, and turn it over
> without the plugs to get the WD-40 residue out of there before starting
> the first time.
> --scott
>
> --
> "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."
thanks alot for your reply. I suspest the filter as the battery was
tested okay. Thanks again for your assistance
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