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1999 BMW 316 Repair Question


Topics covered: Fuel pump, No power, Rpm.
Mileage: 150,000 miles.

Asked on December 27, 2012

BMW 316 Fuel pump Problem

I have a bmw 316i t reg. cars been running fine and all of a sudden it just lost all power did start fine sit there running but just no power. at first i could get up to about 50mph and that was it then it just felt like it was really pulling back and would not go over 20. it won't rev over 3500rpm and won't drive over 10-20mph. does any 1 no what this could be?????
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Replied on December 29, 2012

A scan tool will need to be employed to view fault codes and read live data before too much can be done. Could be a bad fuel pump, check delivery and pressure

Tiny Answered by Dr. Hagerty (expert)
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