Engine hunting from cold? - The Unofficial BMW M5 Messageboard (m5board.com)

LedWatch · 22nd November 2006, 20:20

Anyone else get this....

When cold and wanting to move away for the first time it now sort of hunts as i move a way, i don't know if 'hunt' is the right word to use here (jurking, humm that does not sound right either...

). It don't think it's the engine but It seems to be the clutch, it gets less and less as the car warms up, & when warm all ok.

any ideas?

note - got worse after last update update, tried doing the paddles technique this morning to teach the new cluch slip position as I have had 2 new rears, but made no difference?

G

unfoundhorsepower · 22nd November 2006, 20:30

An easy solution :Let it warm up first !!!

LI-M5 · 22nd November 2006, 20:30

i don't have anything like this, my beast is ready to go as soon as she starts up.

note:my car sleeps in a heated garage so maybe it never gets that cold to notice.

LI-M5 · 22nd November 2006, 20:33

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Originally Posted by unfoundhorsepower

An easy solution :Let it warm up first !!!

greg you're a pisser.

LedWatch · 22nd November 2006, 20:48

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Originally Posted by LI-M5

i don't have anything like this, my beast is ready to go as soon as she starts up.

note:my car sleeps in a heated garage so maybe it never gets that cold to notice.

Show off - looks like i've started a thread im going to regret

LI-M5 · 22nd November 2006, 21:00

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Originally Posted by LedWatch

Show off - looks like i've started a thread im going to regret

hey what the hell is that supposed to mean !!

im no show off, im just stating my car may not get as cold as someone else's which may be sleeping outside.

Redstradic · 22nd November 2006, 21:05

mine does it. it will start bucking when i first take off. if i let it warm up a sec, it doesnt do it.

LedWatch · 22nd November 2006, 22:00

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Originally Posted by LI-M5

hey what the hell is that supposed to mean !!

im no show off, im just stating my car may not get as cold as someone else's which may be sleeping outside.

nothing meant.... Just jealouse

LI-M5 · 22nd November 2006, 22:04

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Originally Posted by LedWatch

nothing meant.... Just jealouse

sure did'nt sound like it !!

andrewsherman · 23rd November 2006, 02:07

Mine did this as well, but it seems to have gone away since I reset the SMG with the little "2 paddle in" trick.

pvr · 23rd November 2006, 03:18

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Originally Posted by andrewsherman

Mine did this as well, but it seems to have gone away since I reset the SMG with the little "2 paddle in" trick.

Very interesting. I'm waiting to do the paddle reset until I put the snow tires/wheels on, as I've done twice this past winter-spring. Hope it works.

However, this problem, which does get worse with cold weather (though my car also lives in a heated garage, I do park it outside at work), has always seemed to me to be one of not getting enough gas to the engine. A couple of reasonable quick hits to throttle usually corrects the sputtering, choking, gasping of the engine.

catdog · 23rd November 2006, 03:49

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Originally Posted by LedWatch

Anyone else get this....

When cold and wanting to move away for the first time it now sort of hunts as i move a way, i don't know if 'hunt' is the right word to use here (jurking, humm that does not sound right either...

). It don't think it's the engine but It seems to be the clutch, it gets less and less as the car warms up, & when warm all ok.

any ideas?

note - got worse after last update update, tried doing the paddles technique this morning to teach the new cluch slip position as I have had 2 new rears, but made no difference?

G

Did it on mine when it was out overnight and all last winter, you can either start right after firing it up as long as you make only small throttle openings and make sure not to load the engine (i.e. accelerating or going uphill) for about 20-30 seconds then things clear up nicely. If you try to accelerate or open throttle too widely during that period of time the car will buck and do the jerking thing.
By the way my M3 e46 did the same thing as well and same solution always worked. Alternatively let it idle for about 45-60 seconds before setting off is another option. Enjoy!

Not to flame but the 997S fires right up and is ready for business even in cold weather with no hesitation, also much much torquier (relatively) can drive around town in third gear all day, of course no screaming V10 bouhouhou

, just the flat-6 Lemans-flat-out-on-the-Mulsanne-sound , can't win them all unless you own them all at the same time, anyone say Audi R8 when V10 comes out?

SWP · 23rd November 2006, 10:00

You know for sure Americans have an energy dependence problem when we are heating our garages to keep our cars warm!

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Originally Posted by LI-M5

note:my car sleeps in a heated garage so maybe it never gets that cold to notice.