Slight misfire, air pump?

Argenta · Post by **Argenta** » Mon Dec 05, 2022 7:28 pm

Hi’ya!
My M has developed a very slight misfire at cold starts, which has gotten a little worse this year. It goes away when the secondary air pump / ”smogpump” shuts down - after I’d say 30sec - then it runs perfectly.
I’ve checked compression, all coils & plugs are all new.

Any guess? Seems to be related to the air-pump, IMHO.

Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Mon Dec 05, 2022 10:35 pm

My MC does this as well.

I recently read about E46s having the same issue on m3cutters and the consensus seemed to be either the secondary air pump or possibly a failed throttle position sensor.

Link here:- https://forums.m3cutters.co.uk/threads/ ... st-3446215

Argenta · Post by **Argenta** » Tue Dec 06, 2022 6:24 pm

Thanx, ok it doesn’t ”kangaroo” actually I haven’t noticed anything weird driving it. Its on first 30sec of tickover you can feel the engine rumble about, which stops when the pump stops.

Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Tue Dec 06, 2022 8:31 pm

I think "kangaroo" might not have been the best description! I'd describe it more as stuttering.

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