Author Topic: Reassembled Engine - Won't run now (Read 5025 times)

KenC · « **Reply #15 on:** September 10, 2008, 10:55:41 PM »

Wow, that sucks man.

Yeah, engine is up and running now. Cam gears were opposite of what they should have been. I hear a bit of chain rubbing though... I think I may have wiggled the chain out of one of the guides a little. I'll have to check it out.

hesgone2fast · « **Reply #16 on:** September 11, 2008, 09:53:26 AM »

Quote from: KenCopperwheat;56441

Ummm.... the valve pockets aren't symmetrical. If the crank is 360 out, the valves are toast upon first start up.

Cam and crank sensors are plugged in the correct spots.

Would the temp sensors in the wrong spots keep the engine from starting up?

If the crank is 360� around, it would be back in the same place... therefore nothing would happen. it would work with no problems. when the piston is at TDC, and you turn the crank 360�, the piston is back at TDC.

The engine would start with the sensors in the wrong place, even with them unpugged.

KenC · « **Reply #17 on:** September 11, 2008, 10:41:36 AM »

Yeah, it took me a while to get that. I guess the block can't distinguish between TDC on cyl 1 or 4.

Burnall4 · « **Reply #18 on:** September 13, 2008, 09:40:38 PM »

Vacuum leak, my car did the SAME exact thing

check my thread on R3vlimited about my 325is rebuild, it has helped others, I replaced every damn part on the car, and tore it back down etc...until i gave up took it to my buddy who is a master bmw tech of 25 years and he took one look at it and said you got too many gaskets on your intake, he fixed it in 25 min. I forgot to to even consider the gaskets might have been stuck on the intake when i original took it off. I felt like an idiot. Up side, my 325is motor is darn near new.

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=117377