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My 325ix has an uneven idle on AM start ups




By gypsybrown on Jun 13, 2009

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my 325ix has an uneven idle on AM start ups between 500 and 1800 on 2 occasions it went as high as 5000. this does even out once warm. it can be kicked down or shut down and restarted (as I recently found out). today the car taced at 5 while I was driving it. time to get this fixed!
btw std tranny
thanks,
Gypsy
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Jun 15, 2009

- thanks for the reply will try this asap

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posted on Jun 13, 2009
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rdhyde99

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Rating: 85%, 13 votes
Your idle air control valve is probably sticking. Look for a part around the center of engine about the size of a roll of half dollars. You can spary carb cleaner in it to clean it up some. Give that a try.
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