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12-07-2023, 08:07 AM | #1 |
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Engine Surge on cold start
I have a 2003 z4 3.0i, it runs great when it’s warm out, but I’ve noticed as the weather has been getting colder that it idles a little rougher than normal. Today was the coldest day we’ve had so far (30F) and it completely died out on me. It had some trouble starting (which I’ve experienced more and more recently) but seemed fine once it got there, but while I was driving down the road at ~30mph the engine completely shut off, and when I tried to start it again the RPMs surged up and down and there was no throttle response. What can cause this? It also threw up a few codes that I’ll attach along with the freeze frame, but I am new in the car scene not familiar enough with how this engine works to be able to figure out what’s wrong.
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12-11-2023, 11:09 AM | #4 |
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12-11-2023, 11:32 PM | #5 |
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Last year my GM5 started going out with the hot weather. As it got hotter it (the door locks) got worse. The site of the vendor I sent it to for repair noted hot/cold weather can cause the door issue to get worse. When I finally pulled the GM5 the passenger door would no longer unlock.
The GM5 is a small computer which controls the locks and a few other things on the car. The GM5 is tied into main computer. I'm guessing (and only guessing) that the main computer may also be affected by cold/hot temp's if they are starting to fail. |
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02-28-2024, 07:51 AM | #6 |
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Coming back to this thread after a while, but I did figure out that the problem was a blown head gasket :/ There was a very small leak in cylinder 5, so small that when the engine was warmed up, the tiny bit of expansion between the head and block pressed it shut, and coolant was able to leak in when the metal shrunk in the cold.
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