I have a 1994 530i that has been running quite well in the three years I've had it. However, recently I've been having a bit of a problem. The car idles rough and almost dies. Then it speeds up (ostensibly the computer is giving it gas to prevent the engine from dying) and then the check engine light comes on. After a short period of time the light goes out and everything seems fine. This seems to happen only in the morning and only when the engine is about 3/4 the way to its normal operating temperature. It doesn't seem to happen in the afternoon even if the engine starts out cold. Perhaps outside air temperature has something to do with it. I don't have a tool to check the fault code, so I'm in the dark as to what this might be. Any ideas?
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16 years ago