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I was blessed to be initiated into BMW owndership with my first car trouble in 18 years. I was 100 miles from home, got in my car to drive back, go to start it and it starts and dies. Try a variety of ways to start it with a little or more gas here and there. Always starts, tries to idle roughly for a second or two or maybe three, then dies. I've got good oil, I've used half of a tank of gas I got a week ago with no problem (so pretty sure I've got good fuel), and I know I've got a good charge on the battery. SEEMS like a fuel issue. Maybe the pump, not likely to be vapor lock, maybe the MAF is dirty?
My question is: is there something fairly common on E46 330 that causes this? Car has 63k, so I'm not thrilled to be here.
Had to be towed long distance to get home, and had it towed to the dealer, but I plan to try some things today before turning it over to the stealership.
Never had any signs of any issue until now. Cars always started strong, idled smooth, and ran great.
Thx in advance (any input helps),
Alan
