my 316stopped runnin

[316mtech]

car broke down day or 2 go

was drivin long nd needle on d rev dial started goin out of control rapidly
engine slowly died out nd der was no response out of accelerator

found a hole in rubber boot which i replaced

engine started but wont tick over peacefully and revs high and low and den cuts out....

any ideas on wat d problem is????????
maybe d sensors,,im not sure

mileage is 128k
thanks

[96_323]

What rubber boot? There's dozens of rubber boots on a car.

What have you checked so far?

[316mtech]

d air flow rubber boot....which goes frm d air box t d hed.....

aven ad chance t check wit work...
mite jus get a diagnostics dun towards end of week..
4 round 3 weeks b4 it broke down it was actin funny...
every mornin wen i started it it wud conk out unless i held my foot on accelerator continously 4 at least a min or 2...
i tot it ws jus d cold weather bt ovisli it wasn

[96_323]

Was it idling really rough b4 it conked out?

[316mtech]

yes.......wasnt healthy atal

[96_323]

Once the revs built up did it behave normally?
Have you tried cleaning the I.C.V? A link here
http://www.bmwe36blog.com/2007/06/23/cl ... valve-diy/

[316mtech]

yea it ws grand once she built up

nd cheers il giv da a shot....

[96_323]

That link probably does'nt sound very likely to fix your problem but trust me it will do wonders!!

[316mtech]

found out dat its 2 do wit d fuel pump after al da......

im amazed tho bcos i onli replaced d fuel pump bt 3 months go....

bt ders severe confusion ova it...

basically wen i removed d fuel pump(the 1 frm 3 months ago) it was a white one with only one tube comin outa d top of it....of which u connect.....bt wen i bot d new 1 frm gsf 3 months go dey gave me a blue one wit 2 tubes da cum ou d top it even tho ders onli one connection t go onta it......nd i was told it wil wrk grand once u keep a cap over d second tube which doesn get used..........

and den i ws told dat de fuel pump wit onli one connection on d top onli goes up to 1995 models......nd mine is a 98.......and tats wt ws on it originally........strange....

maybe psi of d fuel pump i got isnt up to scratch????
any suggestions

[96_323]

Im not sure to be honest, i did my apprenticeship at a mitsi garage and then worked at a toyota dealer. Im not to familiar with the fuel delivery system on bmw. Why did you change the fuel pump 3 months ago? Was it giving up or did you just decide it was time enough to change it? The last owner may have put a higher rated fuel pump in from a 318 or 320.
It does'nt sound right to have a inlet/outlet pipe on the pump just to put a cap over it though!!