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      04-25-2012, 12:09 PM   #7
RichardTS
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Drives: 335i E92 & Z4 M
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Originally Posted by JeffchaPz View Post
Hello everyone... well, about a month ago after driving the car for few hours here and there.... in a 90 degree temp, the RPMs would drop a little while waiting for the light, then at a diffrent light... the engine stopped. It actually happened about 3 different times on different days.... but now it seems fine although I haven't been driving when the temp is above 85 or so so I don't know if I should order new coils or spark plugs.... or ignore it. what gives?
I have had this when temps in the mid-90's in LR. Mine had all the symptoms of heat soak (idling at a long light when it is hot causing the engine to run rough and sometimes stall). Sometimes you need to blip the throttle so that you can get some cooler fuel in the runners.

Might also be heat exacerbated by ethanol.
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