Problems - car cut out!

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crossie
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Sat May 21, 2011 8:58 pm

To day while on track my car decided to cut out and stop working

Have just arrive home after the lovely people at the AA towed me here!

car was going well untill clutch started slipping and I hit the limiter a few times then just off it went!

the AA tested the injectors and there was no power to them and also there is no power to the plugs!

the crank sensor was showing a 1 volt difference when turned over!

the car turns over with no bad noises so am hoping the engine is fine!

Can some one point me in the direction of the ECU?- is this under the drivers side of the dash??

Also any ideas on why it will not start?

E36 M3 by the way
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Sun May 22, 2011 12:16 am

ECU is in a small compartment at rear left [N/S of car] of engine bay behind coolant reservoir/fusebox area.

Check the DME relay supply to the ECU they can cause problems
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Sun May 22, 2011 9:40 am

fixedwheelnut wrote: Check the DME relay supply to the ECU they can cause problems
where do I find this?
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Sun May 22, 2011 11:37 am

DME relay is one of the white 5 pin relays next to the fuse box, [might be a pale green if it has had a previous replacement]
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