Help!!!

[3-series-nut]

hi can anyone help me please? my problem is happening most mornings when on my way to work i will try my best to explain without it sounding to confusing so here it goes, im driving down the link road doing about 60-70 mph as i approach the roundabout and press in the clutch ready to change down gears the oil and battery light come on and the rev counter drops to 0 but the car still running and not quite stalling i dont think cause normally got Music up quite load then when i get it in gear and relase the clutch the lights go off and the rev counter comes back alive, this is happening on average a couple times a week maybe once a day or sometimes once on the way to work and once on the way back, i wouild really appreciate any help anyone can give me or at least a couple ideas, look forward to getting a reply many thanks peps.

[IanIOM]

Check all the air hoses for cracks/splits

also give the idle control valve a clean.

[kee1173]

maybe a shot in the dark but could be an air flow meter, sounds similar to my french poo Traffic and that was an air flow meter.

[3-series-nut]

ok thanks to you both for that i will check all them out tomorow and see if it sorts anything, thanks again

[kee1173]

ok, who doctored my post...... lol

[Guest Mister Dabsy]

It's automatically done David !!

The ign lights will light up if the alternator isn't spinning fast enough - Your very low tick-over will cause this... Follow the tips given.

[kee1173]

i like that ..... now gonna get me guessing what other manufacturers will come up as.......Lol

[Guest DazH]

Its an ol' BMWOC thing. Its the bannd word ever since Gav had a little 'Episode'....

[M1 KES]

Check your battery terminals mate, same thing happened to me after buying the car. Thought id bought something dodgy but later found it was a very loose terminal. Only took me a whole 3 weeks with this annoyance to find the cause =(