1987 760 surges when cold

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Eric Jaeger - 23 Apr 2005 22:09 GMT

I have a 1987 760 turbo (b230ft engine) that surges when cold and will
sometime stop and then be hard to start. Any advice would be welcome.

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Michael Pardee - 23 Apr 2005 23:32 GMT

>I have a 1987 760 turbo (b230ft engine) that surges when cold and will
> sometime stop and then be hard to start. Any advice would be welcome.

Those are classic symptoms of a dirty throttle body. See
http://www.brickboard.com/FAQ/700-900/EnginePerformanceSymptoms.htm#PoorPerforma
nceIdleSurgeandHuntDirtyThrottleBody
for details.

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James Sweet - 24 Apr 2005 03:20 GMT

> >I have a 1987 760 turbo (b230ft engine) that surges when cold and will
> > sometime stop and then be hard to start. Any advice would be welcome.
>
> Those are classic symptoms of a dirty throttle body. See

http://www.brickboard.com/FAQ/700-900/EnginePerformanceSymptoms.htm#PoorPerforma
nceIdleSurgeandHuntDirtyThrottleBody

> for details.

And/or a dirty IAC valve.

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