E46 m43 318i 1996 manual. Problems; 1, Difficult start, does not hold idling for the first crank, idles and then cuts out,have to try two or three times before it holds it 2. Jerking when going uphill on open road 3. Jerking when cold 4. when you accelarete it`s holds back until you do it slowly. I don`t know if it`s injectors/timing/electrical. hve tested it on software, detected camshaft sensor,replaced it but it`s doing the same. please help.

francisco navarro

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• Posted on May 16, 2008

SOURCE: e46 2000 318i fault codes

MMM THOSE ARE WEIRD CODES,THEY SHOULD BE P 0000 ETC... THE ONLY THING CLOSE WAS CODE 61 ( I FOUND CODE 62 WHICH IS MISSFIRE )
ALSO CODE 8 IS A MISSFIRE DETECTED WITH LOW FUEL
TRY ANOTHER SCAN TOOL

SOURCE: bmw 318i e46 idle bad

have u also changed the plastic valve that that pipe is connected to located underneath 2-3 allen key bolts easy if u take off throttle body and housing to get to it???

SOURCE: M43 engine wont start, fuel pump maybe?

Does it crank when you try to start it?
Does it even makes the effort to hump a little and the goes off again?
Probably a good tune-up and a new gas pump and fuel filter and you should be good to go.

SOURCE: Idle problem

I've had an Idling problem with my 1993 318i E36. First, I would suggest getting the fault codes for your car. There are places where you can have these codes scanned for free such as autoparts stores. The fault codes will tell you which components aren't working properly. Based on my fault codes, I replaced the Idle Control Valve, the oxygen sensor, the camshaft position sensor, and the air intake boot. I could easily install all of these parts in less than an hour. All of these replacements cost me a total of about $200 and solved the problem completely. Granted, I did this myself. Look forward to the dealer charging you over $500 if you have as many problems as I did.

SOURCE: bmw e46 electric wing mirror wiring diagram

your mirror control switch has 9 wires.,your drivers door mirror has 5 wires color coded .from your mirror control switch to your drivers siide mirror / 0.5 black .0.5 brown. 0.5 brown. 0.5 black. 0.5 black.
your passenger mirror wires are 0.5 blue/black .0.5 blue/grey. 0.5 blue/white. the passenger mirror has a ground cable 0.5 brown.
the passenger mirror wire 0.5 green/white connects to a 5amp fuse/F25 onto F31 5amp to a wire 0.75 green/yellow.back to the mirror control switch.