Swapped the Coil and no change. next will be the plug wires, valve cover gasket, plugs and the Knock Sensors. I might get out of sorts and ditch the Bimmer for a Type-R or 04/05 WRX STI.
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new findings - I just went out in the dark with a light to get a better look at things and if you find the right angle one can see the rear Knock Sensor... So guess what mates? It is destroyed.
When the trany was removed for the clutch the rear Knock Sensor was whacked by the start being moved about. It is missing the bottom half. I highly recommend that you CHANGE THE REAR KNOCK SENSOR when doing the Clutch. You can reach it at this point without the Intake removal. Wish I had realized this earlier! See the bleedin things get old and brittle. They crack on their own, but this one just got roasted when it got hit. So now the Intake is coming off.
Here is where I found them at a great price.
http://www2.maximumautoparts.com/par...=null&dp=false Anyone ever deal with maximumautoparts.com before?