Author Topic: Oceanson (Read 2703 times)

oceanson · « **on:** August 15, 2008, 04:34:24 PM »

Hi my name is Dany and i just arrived from Portugal,i�m living in Daly City near San Francisco.
As i�m gonna be in the states for some months i quickly realized i needed a car so the search started for something with 4 cilinders (fuel concern),manual(fuel concern and fun) and something i could enjoy in the curves,since i�m afraid of driving as i would in europe in the highway,cops are everywhere

In Europe i drive a front wheel diesel car for commuting and a toyota ae86 for mountain fun and trackdays,here i wanted something that would give me the combined aspects of a everyday car but with the spirit of a lightweight car.
So i purchased a 91 318is

The body is really good and the interior is great,there are two problems with the car,that i hope i will be able to fix
the first problem is, the turn signals are not working,maybe it�s the lighting stalk or some fuse,maybe you could enlighten me on that
The second problem is, the car is idling fine but seems to stutter when i acelerate harder,in gentle throttle pressure it�s almost not a problem,but if i smash the pedal it stutters and it seems its malfiring,what can it be?plugs and wires?
If there is someone in the bay area with an m42 and some time for a noob, it would be really helpfull to drive my car and give me their opinion before starting to waste money guessing the problem
Apart from that i�m really enjoying the car and it seems this is a great community,guess i�m going to learn alot:D

Thanks
Dany

oceanson · « **Reply #1 on:** August 19, 2008, 05:10:00 PM »

It needs some cosmetic work but its not too bad

EN318isPDX · « **Reply #2 on:** August 19, 2008, 05:28:53 PM »

Quote from: oceanson;54953

the first problem is, the turn signals are not working,maybe it�s the lighting stalk or some fuse,maybe you could enlighten me on that
The second problem is, the car is idling fine but seems to stutter when i acelerate harder,in gentle throttle pressure it�s almost not a problem,but if i smash the pedal it stutters and it seems its malfiring,what can it be?plugs and wires?

#1 id look at ur front blinkers, i see you have some pretty harsh lower valance damage. the wiring for headlights and blinkers runs right above there, id check that and fuses and bulbs and such.

#2 Could be many things, "Mess under the intake" could be it, fuel throttle and no power = not enough fuel or not enough spark, id start with a basic tune up and if it continues to do it id look at the fuel pressure.

oceanson · « **Reply #3 on:** September 20, 2008, 10:40:01 PM »

I finally solved the stuttering and i have to thank rob_e30 for it, his cop kit did it:D
Now the car is way smoother and pulls with eager
have to watch out for speeding, i�m happy now:)