[wildace408]

Hey guys,
Was hoping to get some help or advice on here. I have a '06 325i that recently gave me a check engine light. On cold starts it at idle it was misfiring so I took it in. Dealer diagnosed the problem as bad ignition wires on cyl 1 and 3 but after they never tested it on a cold start again and got it back the same way...light on and all. Left it again and 4 days later get a call saying it was just low fuel. Again they didn't test it cold and I left it again. Almost 2 weeks later I get called sayin they "think" it may be valve problems and just to open the head to check its $3400!! They said they performed a leak down test and showed problems. Picked up my car and asked for the leak down results. First off the results seem odd to me. They only ever talked about cyl 1 that kept misfiring when cold but the leak down results they gave me show every cyl except cyl 5 was at 30% loss and cyl 5 was at 0% (I though 0% on leak down was nearly impossible even new...my car has 163k mile btw). And also now my car runs like s**t even out of idle and warmed up...its super low on power too. Never did they mention it was getting worse, verbal or written. Gonna take it for a 2nd opinion on the leak down test on monday and go to the dealer again to talk to the manager about the intial charge for ingintion wires and the fact that the car is so much worse. Anybody have any ideas what could be going on? Sry for the essay but it just frustrating. With all the miles the car has its nvr had a problem till now.

Thanks for any help or advice!

[s2k_335i]

Change the spark plugs and switch the ignition around to determine if you get a misfire on the cylinder that you changed. Try to clean out your valves if you have time.