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      08-10-2015, 09:35 PM   #6
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Weebl wobbles but eats Pie
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Drives: 2012 X5 d,2008 335i, 2000 740i
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Piece of shit...
Back over the Grapevine like a champ, stopped off for burgers like before and after awhile total loss of power on level ground. Nothing like going 35-60 mph on a 70mph highway. It seems like a tennis ball under the pedal, no matter how hard you push or what the revs are it doesn't go. Throttle position sensor, running on three cylinders? It comes and goes and no dash lights. Took a parallel road back home and stayed off the main highway. Pulled hard and no problems. I hope it threw codes into the computer or I'm screwed.
Cold start, runs like hell
After running hours, stopping for a bit and then resuming the trip, the gremlins start to appear.
Multiple stops and restarts while the gremlin is happening do nothing. After a stop, pop the hood and pull the engine cover, it ran like a bat out of hell again.
Engine always ran smooth, no lights,mpg gauge would stay above 20 mpg while flooring it and when it was acting up it sounded more like a gas engine then a oil burner.

Socale,
From Fountain Valley to Kettleman City went fine. Pulled off finally at Pea Soup Andersens and took 33 and back roads back to Contra Costa County. Sucked big time.
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2000 740i-Annalisa (sold 2018) 2008 335i-Weebl. Weebl may wobble but has DTC 2012 X5d in Sparkling Bronze ( The Ultimate Cat Carrying Machine)-RIP BMW buyback 2019:2017 A3, 2018 Audi SQ5
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