BlackOnBlack
02-19-2005, 12:33 PM
Occasionally my car will take many attempts (6 or 7 times cranking at 3-4 seconds apiece) to start when warm. It's been happening since I got it a month ago. Some days it works fine, others, it happens numerous times. It just had a valve job about 2000 miles ago (at 141K miles) when I bought it. Mechanic said compression is good. Gas mileage is good (~20-21 mpg-all-purpose miles) Runs perfectly well. General idle is smooth.
When it finally fires up, no smoke is evident out of the tailpipe. No excessive fuel odor. If it were a carbureted engine, I'd think fuel starvation. With all of the electronics, I'm not sure. I haven't yet asked the mechanic if the fuel filter was replaced.
Any initial thoughts?
Also, any opinions on acceptable oil consumption for BMWs.
When it finally fires up, no smoke is evident out of the tailpipe. No excessive fuel odor. If it were a carbureted engine, I'd think fuel starvation. With all of the electronics, I'm not sure. I haven't yet asked the mechanic if the fuel filter was replaced.
Any initial thoughts?
Also, any opinions on acceptable oil consumption for BMWs.