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98 BMW 740il

1,6,7,8 - Series and Mini Cooper General Chat related to models that do not fit into particular categories above. Please try to put your discussion in more appropriate sections. This section does cover the 1 Series, MINI Cooper and 8-Series vehicles: BMW 830i, BMW 840Ci, BMW 850i, BMW 850Ci, BMW 850CSi, M8, Alpina B12, BMW CS Concept and others.

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03-07-2008, 09:59 AM	#1 (permalink)
hugo valtierra n00b Join Date: Mar 2008 Car: Posts: 1 Photos:	98 BMW 740il hey guys can i get some suggestions: car doesn't idle when parked over 6hours and fuel is very rich, i always need to hold the gas down for bout a min. or so, i changed front O2 sensors and idle control valve and it still does it....

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03-07-2008, 03:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
AlpineSixAndSeven Im Bluffin With My Muffin Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Palo Alto, CA Car: 1976 Benz 300D, 1999 740iL Posts: 5,992 Photos:	Sounds like the fuel is leaking down into the intake when the car is sitting.... then it takes awhile ti burn off the extra fuel... check that the fuel pressure isn't dropping when it is parked.... __________________ 1991 Ford Taurs SHO 5 Speed White on Tan 1996 Chevy Lumina LTZ Rep 3.4L 1992 318i Coupe parts car 1992 325i Ls1 swap with a T56 6 speed 12.2 quarter mile 1976 Mercedes Benz 300D with a Ford 5.0L Fuel Injected soon to be Modded I am Captain Obvious

03-20-2008, 01:08 AM	#3 (permalink)
crewdog_843 n00b Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Las Vegas Car: 2001 740i Titanium Silver Posts: 13 Photos:	Where are you located? If you are in the US...go to any Autozone and get your codes read, (see if there are any stored codes) then come back and tell us what they are. Maybe then we can help you. jake

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