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Posted by Sean Murphy <iframe src='https://members4.boardhost.com/ukautotalk/info/user=UKAT1788' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on July 28, 2009, 3:11 pm, in reply to "BMW M3 (E46) 2001 - Misfire on acceleration #"
From the codes you have it could be a bad/dirty throttle position sensor (TPS).
Also fairly common on early E46's is ignition coil failure. If it is one of these then i would recommend getting it fixed sooner than later as they can take out the ECU when they 'go'.

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BMW M3 (E46) 2001 - Misfire on acceleration # - Stewart Ritchie July 11, 2009, 9:50 am
Re: BMW M3 (E46) 2001 - Misfire on acceleration # - Sean Murphy July 28, 2009, 3:11 pm