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DISCUSSION => General Topics => Topic started by: Kraken_SVK on June 05, 2009, 03:26:47 PM

Title: E36 318iS won´t start
Post by: Kraken_SVK on June 05, 2009, 03:26:47 PM

Hi, I am new here, I am from Slovakia

My BMW E36 318iS 12/1993 won´t start. :confused:

Starter runs OK.
Spark plug don´t make spark.

When engine was hot, car started with problems but started, wneh engine come cold car won´t start.

I chcecked "Crankshaft position sensor" - the resistance was 502 ohms, is that ok?

Cranksaft sensor have resistance 1290 ohms

What I shoud to chceck?

Thanks and sorry for my english ;)

Title: E36 318iS won´t start
Post by: DesktopDave on June 05, 2009, 08:38:48 PM

Did you give the car a really good wash recently?  Or run it through a high-pressure car wash?  I know the early e36 is famous for flooding the plenum and then the soggy computer/ECU/DME won't run.  Check if the little 'elephant trunk' drain on the passenger side firewall is clogged up.  It's under the brake lines a little bit, beside the rear of the engine.

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showpost.php?p=5552421
http://forums.roadfly.com/forums/bmw/bmw-3-series-e36/7159324-1.html

Also remember that you can't just swap the ECU/DME on some of those cars too, they have to be matched with the EWS system.

Title: E36 318iS won´t start
Post by: Kraken_SVK on June 06, 2009, 02:50:21 AM

Yes, car was washed.

I´ll check it, thanks

Title: E36 318iS won´t start
Post by: Kraken_SVK on June 06, 2009, 02:59:08 PM

yeaaaaaaaaaa, my engine is running

ECU was problem, i will make it waterproof

thanks bro, I love you :D:D:D

here is photo of my car

(http://lh5.ggpht.com/_0MexexpCe30/SiK6csuo2bI/AAAAAAAAAtU/DGLF-Q3S7Is/s800/P1020043.JPG)

Title: E36 318iS won´t start
Post by: DesktopDave on June 06, 2009, 03:36:03 PM

Nice car...I almost bought a '98 323i sedan in a similar shade of green.  What's with the T-34/Panzer Mark IV and the DC-3?

Title: E36 318iS won´t start
Post by: Kraken_SVK on June 06, 2009, 04:06:59 PM

nice identification
it´s war memorial

Title: E36 318iS won´t start
Post by: DesktopDave on June 06, 2009, 04:29:24 PM

Damn.  Our war memorials are all just marble tablets with dead people's names.  We need some Shermans next to those tablets!