Originally Posted by
Ventojetta
Hi all,
Was wondering if someone could help me out. Have a E46 estate, 318i with the M43 1.8 engine in it.
Car starts fine, but won't idle. As soon as I leave my foot off the accelerator and the rev's drop it cuts out. I'm sure this is probably an easy fix that i'm overlooking.
I have cleaned the throttle body and have also cleaned the ICV. I've checked for air leaks and couldn't find any. MAF looks fine too.
Could it be the CCV? I've checked the breather hose's coming off it and they don't look in the best shape (dirty and old) so wondering if that's potentially my problem?
Any other suggestions at what may be at fault or has anyone else had this problem?
Car has been laid up about 4 - 5 months but didn't have this issue before being parked up.
Many thanks in advance.