What do you think's wrong with my 1996 BMW?
Its a 318ti hatchback with an m44 motor. It had previously been having a problem with the RPMs bouncing up and down from about 900 to 1500. Two days ago I went to start and it cranked and fired but then immediately stalled. I suspected the idle control
sounds like the maf air flow meter, this will be between your air intake box and throttle body,
first try disconnecting the electrical plug and see if there is a difference, give your maf a clean use an electrical cleaning spray, the sort you would