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      10-30-2019, 03:33 PM   #1
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Rough Idle and Vibration

Hello, I recently picked up a 17 540i M sport. It seems to have a rough idle and vibration at start up and when engine temp is cold and I was wondering if this is normal? Almost resembles a bad engine mount. There’s also a slight vibration when cold. Dealer had installed new front tires before I purchased. Thanks,
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I can't say with absolute certainty, but it sounds very much like it's missing on one of more cylinders. Probably a bad spark plug. Are you getting a CEL?
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I had such issue like this with my 18 530i
took it to dealer and they manage to fix that issue now the vibration is very minimal if not gone. btw it wasn't something rough but its noticeable
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I can't say with absolute certainty, but it sounds very much like it's missing on one of more cylinders. Probably a bad spark plug. Are you getting a CEL?
In my case i have no CEL, but the same experience otherwise. Rough idle at cold start. Also been noticing an odd vibration at very low speeds, like 5 mph/8km. It takes about 2 mins before the roughness stops at startup. Any thoughts appreciated.
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Try running some fuel injector cleaner through it. That helped my idle issue when I got my car.
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In my case i have no CEL, but the same experience otherwise. Rough idle at cold start. Also been noticing an odd vibration at very low speeds, like 5 mph/8km. It takes about 2 mins before the roughness stops at startup. Any thoughts appreciated.
How many miles and have you done the spark plugs yet? The engine uses a little more fuel during warmup, so it’s possible that your plugs are fouled and causing misfires or an incomplete burn during that time. Just a random guess though, if the car runs great otherwise it’s hard to say. You could pull a plug and take a look at it to see what’s going on.

If you do try fuel injector cleaner I’ve been hearing great things about this company and their line of products. My car runs great but I’m close to 85k miles, so I may run some of their products at my next oil change.


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