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swindy
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Post Sun Oct 16, 2005 10:37 pm

Well here goes my Sunday, Mate Warren has an E36 M3, which needed a handbrake fitting due it being sold. He now has a E30 325i SE, go me another mate converted!!!!! He couldnt make it so, I thought hey valet mine instead!

Car freshly waxed, wheels cleaned (with a toothbrush), buffer out and all angles covered, all levels checked and full working order, replaced a fuse and away I went. Got all pressed and dressed to go and pick the girlfrend up and what happens? NOTHING, spins over but dont wana fire up!!!!!! Must have knocked a wire off or something, going to have to have a look in broad daylight, not a happy bunny, but hey, gives me something to do dont it!

Now stop laughing and take pity, well a little anyway, I find it ironically funny.

Regards Mark
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Post Sun Oct 16, 2005 11:39 pm

hehe

Bit like a woman you treat em like a queen and the fuck you about, you dont and there good as gold :cool:

Hmm what fuse you replace? Im guessing you cleaned the engine bay?

only thing i can think of is you got water on a ht lead/coil etc

Prob start in the morning! or does it have an immobiliser?

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Post Sun Oct 16, 2005 11:43 pm

I agree with Adam, get it fired up in the morning and let it run for a while. Might cough and splutter but all that work you done geese will pay off :D
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Post Mon Oct 17, 2005 11:49 am

didnt clean engine bay at all, cant hear the fuel pump wirling so going to check that. I know exactly what you mean, and women wonder why we call our cars women!!!!
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Post Mon Oct 17, 2005 11:56 am

Might be worth checking you havnt got water in the distributor car.
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Post Tue Oct 18, 2005 4:50 pm

Hey hey hey, turns out it was a bad bit of wiring under the fuel pump relay, need a new section of loom me thinky!!!!
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