Throttle scare

maro · 04-17-2015, 04:03 PM

i had same problem

your fuel pump is bad

i got mine replaced under warranty a week before expired lucky

kenchan · 04-17-2015, 04:04 PM

mr.jar- yah, i think that's just the ecu burning off the fuel for epa reasons..

onzedge · 04-17-2015, 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenchan

mr.jar- yah, i think that's just the ecu burning off the fuel for epa reasons..

JARblue · 04-17-2015, 04:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenchan

mr.jar- yah, i think that's just the ecu burning off the fuel for epa reasons..

kenchan · 04-17-2015, 06:26 PM

alcheng · 04-17-2015, 06:57 PM

fuel pump or fuel line or both.

happened to the bimmer I had... start the engine, then stalled, start again, then it sounds like coughing... idle a bit, little rough, then it runs normally....

I checked the exhaust and found no potato... the pipe is too small for a potato... maybe a tomato....

04-17-2015, 04:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	mr.jar- yah, i think that's just the ecu burning off the fuel for epa reasons.. BGTV8, onzedge and JARblue like this.

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04-17-2015, 04:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
maro Enthusiast Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Az Posts: 414 Drives: PW Maro Z Rep Power: 16	i had same problem your fuel pump is bad i got mine replaced under warranty a week before expired lucky

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kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521

04-17-2015, 06:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
alcheng A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Toronto Posts: 28,894 Drives: 2011 ZR PW w/Clutch Rep Power: 418354	fuel pump or fuel line or both. happened to the bimmer I had... start the engine, then stalled, start again, then it sounds like coughing... idle a bit, little rough, then it runs normally.... I checked the exhaust and found no potato... the pipe is too small for a potato... maybe a tomato....