Thanks for the input guys.
The engine and gearbox was removed as a whole from the BMW together with the complete and intact engine loom.
The technicians tell me that they have checked everything but when I get the car back on Monday from the latest workshop who have tried and failed to cure the problem I will check the vacuum pipe is on the fuel pressure regulator. I can see where the thinking is here, excess pressure at idle = too much fuel......
All the injectors have been checked and pronounced good, all the temperature sensors have been checked, the last workshop even brought in a perfect '96 740i and kept on swapping parts such as sensors etc they knew were good to see if the EMS was not ignoring erroneous readings. They tell me that even swapped the EMS and that didnt cure the problem.
The techies are telling me that it must be either a software problem in the EMS ( in which case why didnt the "borrowed" EMS cure the problem) or a wiring fault given the fact that we have dumped 98% of the original BMW car loom with links to its computers etc.
I am given to understand that this combination of Cobra Replica powered by a modern BMW V8 linked to the Tiptronic gearbox is unique in the World, now I think I know why!1 The beemer ensemble is far too technical for even BMW to fix them. God knows whats going to happen when the I Drive equipped cars start to get onto the second hand scene. The fact that no one can fix them will be a big disincentive to buy secondhand and residuals will plummet as a result.
keep the ideas coming,
Cheers,
Tony
