1989 BMW 325 Fuel Smell

1989 BMW 325
100,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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My 325i has a fuel smell and white puffs of exhaust at idle. Any ideas?
Mar 21, 2009 at 7:01 AM
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There could be an issue with the connector for the injection harness. It is directly under the throttle body and it is a round black connector. This connector needs to be inspected for corrosion. It was a problem with a lot of these M-20 I motor cars. Sometimes you can clean the connector, sometimes you have to cut the corroded parts out and hard wire it.
Mar 21, 2009 at 12:08 PM
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