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Re: 528e - Won't start, won't run
This sounds like my post for the same problem. I had a Fuel Regulator
problem. The black smoke is from excess gas not oil. Did the tack act like
it was bouncing all over at idle or running?
Good Luck
Al Floer
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stas Lotyczewski" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 8:41 AM
Subject: 528e - Won't start, won't run
> I'm hoping someone can offer some diagnostic insights
> pertaining to my son's 1986 528e. A couple nights ago,
> at a stop light, the engine shuddered and quit a few
> moments later. He had it towed to a nearby friend's
> house, and the next morning we (a) replaced the fuel
> filter, (b) cleaned up all six oil-fouled plugs, and
> (c) duct-taped a cracked vacuum hose we discovered,
> but to no avail. When it would start, after much
> cranking, the exhaust was quite dark, and it would
> run only with much throttle feathering. The fuel pump
> appears to be working (I can feel a vibration when I touch
> it as the car is cranking). After a minute, it stalled
> and wouldn't even "catch". The car was towed to a nearby
> garage (but about an hour away from home, yuck), where it
> presently sits. If these symptoms sound familiar to anyone,
> I'd appreciate hearing about some possibile causes.
>
> Thanks in advance.
> Stas Lotyczewski
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