e30 318is with e36 318is engine wont start

[elijah318is]

i have been through all the threads on this subject and fitted the nessecery bits like sump, engine mounts and inlet manifold but my engine will not start it looks like i have a spark and fuel can any one point out somthing else for me to try

[MrWhite]

Which loom/ecu are you using?

I just transplanted my M42 and finally got it working. Have a read of this thread:

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... highlight=

You might find something that applies to your problem. I went through just about everything trying to work out why it wouldn't start. It turned out to be the injectors.

[firehawk318is]

i have the same problem with my e30.
i can not get the fuel-pump to work ether.
so if i get it right that i just have to chance the injectors and the problem is solved

[MrWhite]

^^ The injectors are probably nothing to do with your problem and swapping them will not solve anything. If you can't get the fuel pump to work, I'd start looking for a solution to that first.

Check fuses and relays. When you say you can't get the fuel pump to work, what have you tried to establish this?

[mc_hawkings24]

If your using the e30 loom is the black with green trace attached to the started motor?
I had trouble as this was connected to the wrong side of the starter motor its a positive feed.