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    BMW 325I with a rough idle after it warms up

    BMW 325I with a rough idle after it warms up. When its cold to just past cold on the temp gage it is perfect. Its like clockwork when it warms up. I did a seafoam cleanse through the vac line and in the gas tank. It make it better, but it did not fix it.

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    Pull all the spark plugs and check for fouling or a wet plug. You could have a bad injector or a bad coil. INPA may be helpful, if you have an old laptop you can get an INPA cable from ebay for ~$15, put win xp 32bit on the laptop.

    Your coils look original, consider getting a new set:
    https://www.ebay.com/itm/Ignition-Co...6/132392702417
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    i personally don't trust these ebay coils. says lifetime warranty in the pic but in the description it's suddenly only one year.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eric93se View Post
    Pull all the spark plugs and check for fouling or a wet plug. You could have a bad injector or a bad coil. INPA may be helpful, if you have an old laptop you can get an INPA cable from ebay for ~$15, put win xp 32bit on the laptop.

    Your coils look original, consider getting a new set:
    https://www.ebay.com/itm/Ignition-Co...6/132392702417
    Would it be bad coils if it does not happen when its cold ?

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    Smoke test for vacuum leaks. If your oxygen sensor is very old replace it, lots of people with the 325i have fixed this issue doing that.
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