Hello, my 20 year old 3 series estate (E91) has 93,000 miles on the clock. There are no codes detected at a BMW specialist's garage but there is a slight but noticeable stutter on acceleration. It happens when the engine reaches 2000 rpm in all gears. The vanos solenoids have been replaced, a new fuel pump fitted, new ignition coils and spark plugs. All the injectors have been cleaned and tested. A smoke test for leaks has been done-none discovered. Can anyone think of any other checks that can be done without breaking the bank?

Hi John

Welcome to the Forum

I would check very carefully the loom to the coil packs and the Injectors. I have seen a misfire fault on a Volvo T5 and a BMW 335i neither car logged fault codes. Both cars would start and run smoothly and show no fault or misfire even when revs were raised, but if the car was under load the symptoms were there. The T5 it was injector harness with cracked insulation and the BMW failed insulation on the loom to the Coil Packs 

Hope this helps 

Dave

 

35 minutes ago, Greydog said:

Hi John

Welcome to the Forum

I would check very carefully the loom to the coil packs and the Injectors. I have seen a misfire fault on a Volvo T5 and a BMW 335i neither car logged fault codes. Both cars would start and run smoothly and show no fault or misfire even when revs were raised, but if the car was under load the symptoms were there. The T5 it was injector harness with cracked insulation and the BMW failed insulation on the loom to the Coil Packs 

Hope this helps 

Dave

 

Thank you, Dave, this is just the sort of advice that I'm after and you have summed up the symptom perfectly. I've just been into Halliwell Jones (BMW North Wales) and they're looking for £156 per hour for a diagnosis! So any advice is welcome.

Morning John

If you are not able to DIY check online for the Register of BMW Specialists most are BMW trained and will have the Tech and Knowledge plus they are normally about half the cost of main Dealers (someone has to pay for the Free Coffee 😁)

If you are DIY capable then look online for a BMW capable Diagnostic tool, iCarsoft around £100 and  Foxwell there are several around these days. There is also INPA/ISTA which is the same as BMW use you can buy a copy and mount it on a Laptop for around £100 or so. 

I have INPA/ISTA but a neighbour brought iCarsoft and I have used it it is really a very good tool 

Good Luck

Dave

4 hours ago, Greydog said:

Morning John

If you are not able to DIY check online for the Register of BMW Specialists most are BMW trained and will have the Tech and Knowledge plus they are normally about half the cost of main Dealers (someone has to pay for the Free Coffee 😁)

If you are DIY capable then look online for a BMW capable Diagnostic tool, iCarsoft around £100 and  Foxwell there are several around these days. There is also INPA/ISTA which is the same as BMW use you can buy a copy and mount it on a Laptop for around £100 or so. 

I have INPA/ISTA but a neighbour brought iCarsoft and I have used it it is really a very good tool 

Good Luck

Dave

On your advice I have left a message with Ash Motors North Wales. Many thanks again