E30 Zone

Excuse the poor quality photos, these were taken on my phone last night after staying on late after work. http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/z332/tom2022/snow/IMG00256.jpg This is the car victorious after conquering gods effort at extreme weather! http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/z332/tom2022/sn...

Right then Brian, I have had the distributor cap off, and although the contacts are worn, i am not sure whether they are totally spent or not? Below is a picture http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/z332/tom2022/DSCF0213.jpg What do you think? I checked the rotor arm resistance and that seemed to be ...

Ok, will have a good look tomorrow in the light after work, thanks again for your help

What do you think the next most likely culprit is then?

Brian, the car had a little stutter earlier, and i looked at the rev counter, it doesn't do anything out of the ordinary, no dropping to 0. Where shall i go from here?

Na, the cps thing has got me stuck. So now im just clutching at straws perhaps?

Ok thank you Brian. I am still waiting for the car to stutter significantly for me to get a look at the rev counter. I checked the coil a few days ago, and did not get the values recommended by the bentley manual. Could the coil be the source of a problem like this?

Brian, i keep forgetting to look at the rev counter whenever the car stutters, i am always far too busy panicking and hoping that the car doesn't completely pack up again. Once i manage to remember to watch the rev counter, could you tell me what this will indicate please?

Nope, no marking at all on the cables, definitely not melting, and definitely not getting caught on a pully. This has really got me stumped

Well i changed the CPS and the ECU for good measure, and all was well for a couple of days, but its just started stuttering again!
Does anyone have any idea why my car seems to be eating CPS?

How did the wheels change colour in a day?

Parts arrived when expected, packaged up nicely, and all for a good price! Cheers Mick!

And i just went and checked, once the car stops running, the fuel pump does not run, so the plugs don't get that wet, but this is probably because there is no spark, therefore the pump isn't pumping ?

Is there something i might be doing to the sensors to kill them then Brian, as i have replaced this sensor twice now? Could it be something in the ecu damaging the sensor?

Do you think that it could possibly be a duff sensor then? As the varying resistance across the pins confuses me a lot. As i said, starts off about 800 ohms, then after about 10 mins of running, the car packs up, and the meter across the two pins reads an open circuit. then if you leave it for a few...

No, once the car packs up there is no spark

Yeah, it is definitely getting fuel. It is like the sensor is overloaded and will only work for a certain amount of time, is it possible that i have damaged the sensor by continuity checking it accidently? Or that some wires are shorting at putting a current through the sensor and damaging it?

well it doesn't stutter any more, it just dies, completely, then wont start up again for a few hours

Is the TPS fitted correctly. I had this problem when i bought my car, the joker who had previously owned it had fitted a new TPS, but he had fitted it wrong, so the car would hunt around at idle then stall.

Anyone got any thoughts ?

You say you are not a soft shite, but my e30 just doesn't move in snow!!

Sorry Brian,i am not sure, i haven't seen what the rev counter does as it was only a few seconds of splutter. The problem has really developed now though, to the point where i don't want to drive the car. The car seems to start when its been left for a few hours, but given a few minutes run, if you ...

And now it has just started it up again. Does anyone have any idea what this could be ? EDIT Now it wont start again, this is driving me mad, my dad has suggested it could be an ignition amplifier, does this car have such a thing? could it be a break in a wire somewhere ? Edit again I have just chec...

reading* of around 500 ohms even

New sensor came today, i fitted it, the car started up, and got to the petrol station... then it broke down. there is petrol in it yes. i am not getting a ready of around 500 across the pins in the sensor, it cant possibly be that my car has destroyed 3 sensors can it ? someone please help!!

If moisture got into it how long would it take to kill it? There have been some pretty bad floods up here in the lake district and the old girl has been ploughing through, thought they hadn't caused any damage though

Yeah tested both of them and they were both knackered

Yeah, I have had a good look over it it, there is no physical damage to it

Hi Brian, Thanks for the reply. Not sure what the rev counter was up to, but it just completely conked out, so i have the checked the crank sensor again, as i have only just replaced it, and found it to be faulty, again! Is there a reason why my car is eating crank sensors ?

Cheers for the quick reply jim. I have checked the hoses yeah, they are all intact and there are no obvious leaks. The stutter is quite violent like the ignition system is cutting in and out. Could it be a dodgey relay or something like that ?

Evening all. My cars developed a problem where it stutters intermittently, very odd and i cant think what is wrong with it. As far as i know the fuel pump is a good one, at least its not whining like the one i replaced. I have recently replaced the crank position sensor, as that just packed up. The ...

Completely with you on this. Insurance is an absolute joke, they seem to pull numbers out the sky, and as long as they all pull the same ridiculous numbers out, you have no choice but to pay it!

Hi there Brian, thanks for your rapid response! I have just popped out to have a look, and attached to the metal bracket for the diagnostic socket i can see two 3 pin plugs, am i looking at the one closer to the wing or not? one has its metal spring clip with the push piece up, and one with it down,...

Hi there. Last night the car packed up on the way back home from work. Its a 1991 320. I have been experiencing a fault with it where it dies for a split second then comes back to life for a fair while now, but was lazy and didn't investigate it. But now it is just plain dead. Turns over, but there ...

Glad to hear you'll be keeping the e30 dream alive!
I'm south west of you in place called millom. And the e30 is a 320, might be slightly inferior but I love it!

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