Yes it does have an integral check valve on top of the fuel pump, but if that
was the problem you would have longer cranking times when hot. And if you have the leak at the fuel line that is mentioned below then you would smell gas.. My guess would be the icv or the contacts on the main or fuel pump relay.. i would start by cleaning all the connections and treating with stabilant 22
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Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy
So are you talking left side near the fuse/ relay box? Does the 540 have a fuel pump check valve?
Just cleaning the icv doesn't mean that its working correctly, I'd clean the contacts
on it as well... electrical connections on bmw's are very sensitive to small amounts of corrosion, not always visible. I get a fair amount of use out of my bottles of stabilant 22 on euro cars. Japanese cars never seem to have this problem.
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Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy
Never had a gas smell, and I just cleaned the ICV. I'll check the relay contacts.
deoxit d5 is what i use to clean the terminals on the dme, temp sensor , afm, maf
light bulbs etc basically every contact on the car with the exception of any of the connectors for the oxygen sensor. Bmw says no on the o2 sensor connectors. Then after cleaning them i treat them with stabilant 22 which is a connection enhancer and is recommended by bmw , vw, audi etc..
Stabilant is available from Volkswagen with a vw part number of
ZVW 186 001 STABILANT 22A or you can get it from a number of electronics shops if you check google or it has a napa part number of napa echlin CE-1, Borgwarner CL85 , Neihoff NL 5, partsplus CL85, Or from these guys who seem the most reasonably priced of the bunch.
I haven't bought from them so i can't say how they are, Gordon got me mine a couple of years ago..
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Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy
Oddly enough, this morning I turned the key to #2 and let it sit for 5 seconds or so, then started it. No problem! This might support the ICV contacts, if there's too much resistance and it's responding slowly. Where can I get stabilant 22, or are there suitable alternatives?