HELP! Truck turns on and turns right back off

[m3jota]

Hey guys, my mother's truck wont stay on. i wrote about it here http://www.xoutpost.com/x5-e53-forum/...g-cluster.html, if anyone can please help it would be very greatly appreciated, thanks much

[mrbmwx5]

idle control valve is bad.

[m3jota]

Originally Posted by mrbmwx5

idle control valve is bad.

cool ill look into that. which part would that be? is that #13 here http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...11&fg=10&hl=97
?

[mrbmwx5]

Originally Posted by m3jota

cool ill look into that. which part would that be? is that #13 here http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...11&fg=10&hl=97
?

# 13 is not the right one
here the P/N 11617508541.

[m3jota]

Originally Posted by mrbmwx5

# 13 is not the right one
here the P/N 11617508541.

so, I'm looking for #2 on this one? http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...=11&fg=40&hl=4
it says cover, so im not sure if thats the right part...

[acitydweller]

call road side assistance and bring it back to the dealer...

[m3jota]

Originally Posted by acitydweller

call road side assistance and bring it back to the dealer...

its an 02' no longer on warranty...

[jimbeattie]

Just an idea, but I had a similar problem and found that the MAF housing was loose, the truck would start and sometimes run for a few minutes but would stall. The problem was air getting in through a loose MAF housing and defeating the computer. It's easy to check it and eliminate it form the problem diagnosis.

[m3jota]

checked, and no luck... MAF sensor seemed prefectly tight