Engine stalls

2009 BMW 318I
56,000 MILES • 2.0L • 2WD • MANUAL
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KARL CUDMORE
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I have a BMW 318i 59! Plate,. I was driving my car home one night and I was slowing down to change gear, put my clutch in and my engine would cut out however I could press start and it would come back to life, however this would happen even when I went to change from sixth gear to fifth etc., also it was juddering quite a bit when changing gear and also took a while to build up speed when accelerating. I have had a diagnostic done on the car no error codes were present. Could this be a clutch slipping causing this issue?
Nov 16, 2018 at 9:44 AM
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Hello,

It sounds like the throttle bore is dirty and the ECM loses correlation. I would disconnect the battery and then follow this giuse to see what happens.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/throttle-actuator-service

Also has the engine been tuned lately? If not use OEM parts and follow this guide.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-tune-up-a-car-engine

Please run down these guides and report back.

Cheers, Ken

Nov 17, 2018 at 10:30 AM