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stegosaurus
12-10-2008, 12:13 PM
So the other day it was really cold out (10deg.F) and after startup my idle would drop like it was going to stall, and then kick back up. Not a problem when I was driving. I had been stopped at a light and when shifting from 1st it took off into the 4k rpm range when i pushed in the clutch. I let the car roll back down the hill into a bus stop and it wouldn't start. Had it towed and about an hour later it started, but idle would fluctuate between smooth and stalling. I'm thinking this is an AFM issue, what do you think? M42 with 151k on it. What can I do to fix this?
bearsbmw
12-10-2008, 01:22 PM
could be Idle control valve,Temp sensor,afm

unplug afm and start the car and report back with idle condition
roundel318
12-10-2008, 08:38 PM
check those hoses, vacuum leaks can also cause your ICV to flip out, besides bears suggestion to check the ICV itself, which ties into some of those hoses :)
stegosaurus
12-10-2008, 08:52 PM
Thanks, all the hoses look good (they're new as of April), and the idle seems to have calmed down. That may be because it's warm out today (60F compared to 10F when that whole thing happened). Car still throws the 1215 code.
roundel318
12-11-2008, 07:43 PM
1215 Mass Air Flow Sensor Fault The mass air flow sensor measures the amount of air that is currently being drawn into the engine. A big hole in one of your fuel injection intake boots may cause the car to stall and generate this code.
stegosaurus
12-12-2008, 02:36 PM
Looks like it was the AFM, it's not giving a steady signal through its entire range of motion. Anyone have one for sale?
bearsbmw
12-12-2008, 02:42 PM
Looks like it was the AFM, it's not giving a steady signal through its entire range of motion. Anyone have one for sale?

how did you test it??
stegosaurus
12-12-2008, 07:17 PM
I used a multimeter from t1-t2, and then I swung the little flap forward and back, I think the manual refers to it as a potentiometer?
Eurospec
12-17-2008, 11:57 PM
Looks like it was the AFM, it's not giving a steady signal through its entire range of motion. Anyone have one for sale?
jeremyxman aka deutschman is parting his M42.

He posted a thread HERE (http://m42club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7493)