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Engine + Driveline / Its ALIVE!

« on: January 10, 2012, 11:17:50 AM »

Okay... For anyone who needs to know. Spark plug wires should be plugged in to the coils on a E36 M42 with individual coils as follows.... From the radiator 4-1 -2-3. That is the only way it will start -- I probably spent way too much money on extra parts because I did not know this and it is not very clear when searching on the web....

Hope this helps someone in the same situation in the future!

I am having a warm start problem now and it throwing codes for TPS and Coolant sensor and it has a front of the engine oil leak but at least it is running!

Ben
93 318is

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Engine + Driveline / Little Help Please

« on: January 07, 2012, 06:15:02 PM »

Okay, new pum and sending unit installed. New relay, just in case. No start. I moved the coil plugs wires to 1 3 4 2 and it started! What the heck? It ran really rough and would hold an idle but it started. Can someone please tell me what is going on?

While it was running a large amount (1/4 cup 3 minutes running) of oil leaked out of the front passengers side of the engine is that a crank seal?

Thanks for all the help - I think I am getting closer... maybe....

Ben

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Engine + Driveline / Little Help Please

« on: January 02, 2012, 03:16:16 PM »

Thanks BMWMAN91 but I have it is a different set up on the e36 body style. They sit right next to each other side by side.

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Engine + Driveline / E36 M42 CAM/CRANK Plug In Set Up

« on: January 01, 2012, 09:18:29 AM »

Can some one look at their e36 m42 set up for your cam and crank sensor and let me know if it looks like this? I want to make sure these are plugged in correctly. They can be plugged in with the wires facing up or flip the plugs with the wires facing down. Thanks for the help!

Ben
93 318is

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Engine + Driveline / Little Help Please

« on: December 28, 2011, 07:00:56 PM »

Checked the fusible link visually tore apart the trunk to find it.

On the plugins for the crank and cam sensors are your wires pointing UP or pointing DOWN? That may help me tell if I have them plugged in wrong.


I cleaned out the fuel tank - it had almost 11 gallons of gas in it!

Waiting for my parts from Autohauz - been a little slow in delivery lately - not getting them until Jan 4th!

When I pulled the plugs they were Fouled badly... I have already replaced them - could be due to old/bad gas...

I will repost after I have them in... Wish me luck!

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Engine + Driveline / Little Help Please

« on: December 27, 2011, 02:01:58 PM »

Thanks Geoff! I bought this car to tinker with and possibly re-sell but lately it has become my life! Feels like a boxing match and Im losing! I will post the results after I get the parts in....

Ben

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Engine + Driveline / Little Help Please

« on: December 27, 2011, 08:22:33 AM »

Did the minor adjustment with the tming chain. Put it all back together, was pretty confident that it would start and............. nothing! Same behavior as before acts like it wants to start then never does.... Went back to the fuel pump that the PO said he had installed, pulled it and it looked even older than the car itself, and the sock was split wide open! Ordered a new one and fuel sending unit, so now I am on hold until I get the parts.

I do have some questions....

When I opened the fuel pump area - the tank was full, the gas guage is reading 1/4. I ordered a new fuel sender - does this work in conjunction with the fuel pump?

The inside of the tank is pretty bad a lot of sediment... I will drain it an clean it...

Since the sock was split wide open should I blow out all the lines? If so is there a specific way to do this?

Thanks
Ben

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Engine + Driveline / Little Help Please

« on: December 25, 2011, 08:29:22 PM »

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Okay...

Pulled the VC off again took it to TDC, pulled Plug 1 and 2 and measured the distance which came to 8 cm. Looked at the arrows again and they looked aligned but the cam lobes dont, let me know what you think...

Thanks again for the help...
Ben

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Engine + Driveline / Little Help Please

« on: December 22, 2011, 08:58:45 PM »

Thanks Dave and BMWMAN! I will check this and reply back with my findings. I did the TDC / CAM check but not in the #2 cyl. Thanks for the idea!

Ben

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Engine + Driveline / Little Help Please

« on: December 21, 2011, 09:11:32 PM »

Replaced the fuel regulator sucked the extra gas from the bottom of the intake, put it all back together and............................. NOTHING! Still the same almost wants to start but doesnt - I guess if I have no other feedback I am going to start working backwards. Frustrating to say the least!!!

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Engine + Driveline / Little Help Please

« on: December 20, 2011, 06:17:40 PM »

Sorry. fuel pressure regulator...

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Engine + Driveline / Little Help Please

« on: December 20, 2011, 06:14:39 PM »

Okay... pulled the intake off AGAIN.... no loose vacume hoses all plugs seem to be plugged in properly, One thind I did notice was some gas in the lower intake - could that be a fuel pressure guage issue?

I installed the bosch (yellow) injectors - I am debating on putting the old ones back in and see what happens... Any thoughts - I am running out of things to do....

Thanks!
Ben

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Engine + Driveline / Little Help Please

« on: December 18, 2011, 09:03:00 PM »

Yup on the spark plug wires - I even pulled them out of the channels to make sure I had the #1 plug wire from the front of the engine to #1 front of the coil - #2 wire to coil #2 and so forth... that is correct 1234 front to back on both coil and engine right?

Here is what I did today:

- Checked for spark - had it in all 4 coils - is there a way to check the strength of the spark or does that reallly matter?

- Pulled the plugs (new) to see if they were wet - they were

So it looks like I have spark and fuel but still no start....

Any other ideas - I think I may start reversing what I have done and check for any electrical connections or vacume hoses that I may have not plugged back in or hooked up properly.

I am utterly stumped and frustrated... any help would be greatly appreciated

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Engine + Driveline / Little Help Please

« on: December 17, 2011, 09:55:21 PM »

I will have to get the ETM book....

I did a compression check came out 150-160 on all cylinders.

I also cleaned the area around the new Crank Sensor

Any other suggestions?

Thanks again for the help!
Ben

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Engine + Driveline / Okay now what....

« on: December 17, 2011, 07:21:45 AM »

Checked the fuel pump for power through the relay worked fine, even found a small fuel leak. Switched out the chips in the DME just in case. Check the fusible link - good. NO start exactly the same thing wants to start backfires in the T Body and nothing....

It sounds to me like its timing but I pulled the VC off and checked it at TDC and it looked correct. I replaced or swapped about everything imaginable and still no start!

Any help would greatly be appreciated, this has been my MOST frustrating projects yet!:mad: