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what is p1188 fuel control (bank 1, sensor 1) mean?
Country: United StatesMake: BMWModel: bmw m coupeYear: 2000Engine: s52 Already Tried: nothing much? just checking to see if any leak on the intake, take them apart and put them back together carefully and tighten up everything. took the oil cap off but not sure what happened, sometimes the idle go up and down, but then nothing happened second time around. don't know how to check if the m.a.f is bad or not, it is clean. p.s it have an active autowerke supercharger on it.
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can I please have the last 7 digits of your vin?
LC61589
Thanks.
It sounds like you have an intake vacuum leak.
Unmetered air leaks allow excess air into the engine and cause the fuel/air mixture to go out of alignment and cause idle fluctuation like you are experiencing. They would also set the fault code you have.
To check for vacuum leaks, visually inspect the intake area for any cracked hoses/pipes. If you can't see anything, you can try this trick: spray a can of carb cleaner around the intake with the engine idling. If the idle changes, this indicates that the cleaner is entering the engine and you have localized the area of the leak. You can then inspect further.
Most common source of air leaks is from the rubber intake tubes between the airbox, and the throttle.
Another common issue that causes this problem is a failed crankcase vent valve. This is located under the intake, in front of the throttle body. This valve regulates a vacuum on the crankcase, when they fail, a high vacuum is put on the crankcase - giving an unmeterd air leak. You can check for this by removing the oil cap with the engine running, if the engine stalls, or idle dips a lot, and there is a high vacuum holding the oil cap down, then this valve has failed.
If there are no vacuum leaks and the crankcase vent valve is fine, then it is likely a bad mass airflow sensor, or related to the supercharger.
I hope that is helpful, please let me know if you have further questions, or if I can clarify anything for you.
It has been my pleasure to help today and I wish you the best of luck with the vehicle.
Many thanks.
Steve
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Hello. What other information do you need? This is a comprehensive answer as to the possible causes of 1188.
rescently my car stalled whenever it is idling, when i said stalled i mean it shut off like somebody turn the key and turn the car off. this happened when i warming up the car or parking the car and leaving the engine idle. it also happened whenever i am stopping at a red light, and also happened before it come to a complete stop while it was in neutral or with my foot on the clutch and the car is still in gear. it also idling roughly, the rpm jumping up and down from 500 for 750 continuously and then the car die, this happened often, but not all the time. sometimes when the car idling roughly, it does not die but it seem to rescue itself from dying. check engine light came on, autozone reads p1188 fuel control (bank 1, sensor 1), can you help me better?
Idle fluctuation is very, very commonly caused by an intake air (vacuum) leak, per the above answer. You need to carry out the diagnosis steps that I have prescribed for you.
The other thing that might cause a stall would a bad cam sensor or stuck idle valve, but based on that code, I suspect it is an air leak.
I hope that is helpful, please let me know if you have further questions.'
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