2003 BMW 318 N42 THROTTLE VALVE

2003 BMW 318
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KARANJAMBURU
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2003 BMW 318 Two Wheel Drive Automatic 50,000 miles

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Why is my car E46, engine type N42 refusing to adapt to a new throttle valve? both the old and new parts have a may 2002 date of manufacture.
Apr 27, 2010 at 6:02 AM
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What do you know of coding and programming? You have chosen a car that demands proprietary software to repair, do you have access to said software and are you using used parts?
Apr 28, 2010 at 11:22 AM
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