E30 Zone

I have finally found the problem, the 2 wires which were conected with the ECU's 4 mounting bolts, 1 of the wire was corroded and giving limited connection, the wire I believe is linked to the alarm/immobiliser. I cut back the wire, rewired with new and reconnected, the car starts and idles as norma...

I'm going to try another ECU over the weekend, secondly i'm going to trace and follow back the 2 wires that I saw and see what is the oher end. I think we've got close to the problem now,

Hi, guess what - i took out the ECU to see the part number and left it on the window sill in my house, refitted it this morning and noticed two wires hanging near where the ECU is situated- Maybe used for earth for something - anyway refitted it and turned the car on and i thinks its sorted!!, what ...

was looking on the net - found a 325i auto breaking local - i ended up buying a fuel pump and another crank position sensor - as few mechs have said and also read on internet that even new crank position sensor can be faulty - i believe that as i know of 2 people where it happend - a merc coupe and ...

Hi brian, i have the done the bulb test on the fuel pump - this is exactly what happened - after connecting the buld to the fuel pump terminals, turned the key to ignition - no light- as i cranked the engine the light came on strong and constant, as in no flicker, the engine died first and the light...

Things I have changed so far - crankshaft position sensor - new Ignition coil Distributor Rotor arm - new Cleaned ICV Cleaned throttle body - stud pipe in as new condition Thermo time switch - new (brown) Fuel pump tested - perfect working order Fuel filter - new Light bulb test on ignition coil - s...

i removed the throttle body and the stub pipe is as new, next check is the fuel pump, do i need to have the fuel pump connected with the bulb to check or am i just checking current?

thanks zaust , i tried both relays from a running e30, and vica versa, both the relays are working

thanks brian, this stub pipe, i dont exactly understand which one it is, do i have to remove the throttle body to access it?

the revs tracks the engine as it dies, i,ve noticed a funy whistle type noise from near the throttle body as i rev the car

tried tried the relays, but no luck, changed the thermo time switch again no luck, was talking to a bmw breaker and he suggested fuel pump??
can fuel pumps be intermittent?? as in run for 30secs to 1 minute?

thanks brian, that is going to be the next thing for me to check tomorrow morning!!! is the relay same as a 318i, as i know someone who's got one, could just try off that

yeah the revs drop as the engine dies. its an instant cut out tho, very very occationally it will run for more than a 1minute, about 2 or 3, and cut out again. the longer i leave it the longer it stays on. I kinda know location of most parts on the car, but does these 325's have something called Ing...

I thought of that - thermo time switch - same thing??, but would that cause a problem when the car has reached operating temperature??

Sometimes the car will run longer than a minute - the longer i leave it switched off the longer it will run the first time - longer meaning few days, week

sorry, when i start the car the revs needle is working and around 750-950 rpm, then suddenly the car will switch off and the revs drop back down to zero, when i switch on and i rev the car the needle responds respectively

when you took the plugs out after you try to start it, were the spark plugs covered in fuel? did they look wet? i know you said you dint smell fuel, if they are covered in fuel, it may be over pressuring the system, am not sure how to check injectors to be honest, i,ve only ever known to take the ra...

have you ever had the fuel run very very low? as it can damage the fuel pump at this age, I had this with mine, the fuel pump would prime but would just crank and not start up, i changed the fuel pump and was fine since

the rev counter works as normal, idle control is ok too, is MAF the airflow? checked all air pipes and they are good too?

Can it be a faulty ECU?
would air flow sensor cause that problem?

Thanks for your replies

I have a 325i auto convertible on 1988, it cuts out, after 1 minute of starting up, had diagnostics done and picked up the O2 sensor - but the car doesnt have an o2 sensor!!!!??, i've changed the crank position sensor, ignition coil, distributor cap and rotor, before i throw any more money at it, wh...

Hi, hope someone could help me, I think I have a problem with my ignition coil on a 325i auto convertible which is situated near the battery and washer reservoir, is the coil used on 316i, 318i, 320i, the same as 325i? they look the same? I cant get hold of a 325i coil but plenty of 315, 318, 320's

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E30 325i ignition coil, is it the same as 316i, 318i, 320i