My engine is flooded and I was told to take the spark plugs out and put the tips on an open flame and while the plugs are out to crank the engine. If this something I should do or not?
P.s My car is a new 116i se not an m sport. I couldn’t find the normal 1 series option.
Thank you
No do not do this.
Your car is fuel injected, check your manual for a procedure to clear a flooded condition.
Even if you did remove the plugs no need to hit them with a flame.
If your injectors are leaking, cranking the engine with the plugs out would continue to dump excess gas (petrol) into the cylinders.
If your manual does not address this; take, tow or otherwise get your car to a competent mechanic to look at this.
First I suspect you are not in the US of A and that is where most of the regular members here are. You said new 116i so I wonder if that poor advice was from someone other then a qualified dealer mechanic. I think you should at least talk to your dealer.