My 94 BMW 316i is experiencing the following intermittent fault:
At normal running temp, when I stop the engine after a shortish journey
and leave the car for a short period the engine will restart but cuts
out immediately, if I keep the revs up the engine will run ok again in
a few minutes. The problem is very intermittent, it happened 3 times
yesterday but this was the first time in a couple of weeks, and did not
recur this morning. I've had a mechanic look at it but he cannot
isolate the fault, any suggestions before I start replcaing parts would
be most appreciated.

On 12 Sep 2005 10:18:44 -0700, cian_b@hotmail.com wrote:


>My 94 BMW 316i is experiencing the following intermittent fault:
>At normal running temp, when I stop the engine after a shortish journey
>and leave the car for a short period the engine will restart but cuts
>out immediately, if I keep the revs up the engine will run ok again in
>a few minutes. The problem is very intermittent, it happened 3 times
>yesterday but this was the first time in a couple of weeks, and did not
>recur this morning. I've had a mechanic look at it but he cannot
>isolate the fault, any suggestions before I start replcaing parts would
>be most appreciated.


My bet is the "Main" relay. (Can't recall real name for it - lemme know here if
you need more info). Easy to change, doesn't cost much - get a BMW one.

dave wrote:

> On 12 Sep 2005 10:18:44 -0700, cian_b@hotmail.com wrote:
>
> >My 94 BMW 316i is experiencing the following intermittent fault:
> >At normal running temp, when I stop the engine after a shortish journey
> >and leave the car for a short period the engine will restart but cuts
> >out immediately, if I keep the revs up the engine will run ok again in
> >a few minutes. The problem is very intermittent, it happened 3 times
> >yesterday but this was the first time in a couple of weeks, and did not
> >recur this morning. I've had a mechanic look at it but he cannot
> >isolate the fault, any suggestions before I start replcaing parts would
> >be most appreciated.
>
> My bet is the "Main" relay. (Can't recall real name for it - lemme know here if
> you need more info). Easy to change, doesn't cost much - get a BMW one.


Cheers Dave, excuse my mechanical ignorance but what is the main relay?