1996 BMW 318i E36 - rough idle

annaliam, Mar 20, 3:07pm
Hi, can any one help please?
When idling the car seems to surge, could it be idle control valve, and how best to deal with it. cheaply!

ceebee2, Mar 20, 3:46pm
Start by cleaning the throttle body.

saxman99, Apr 23, 5:04am
Yes it certainly could be. Remove and spray with throttle body cleaner. Refit and whack side of valve with 24mm ring spanner a few times while running. Might free it up. Or wreck it. Either way you're no worse off!