a bit of help please... :)

Need technical Q/A then you're in the right place

Moderator: martauto

Post Reply
User avatar
dowot
E30 Zone Newbie
E30 Zone Newbie
Posts: 103
Joined: Sat Oct 04, 2008 11:00 pm
Location: thatcham

Tue Mar 30, 2010 5:51 pm

after reading about the plug under the inlet i decided to brave the rain and have a quick look........... i found this plug but couldn't see where it should be connected.....

Image


while i was under the bonnet i checked the leads and plugs and found that none of the plugs have the silver cap on ...is this right???

Image
with or without...

this is on a 6pot 2 litre.... ta
Tedswagon
E30 Zone Addict
E30 Zone Addict
Posts: 2195
Joined: Sun Nov 23, 2008 11:00 pm
Location: Edinburgh

Tue Mar 30, 2010 5:56 pm

Sorry no idea bout the wire. Looks like it has been tied to the other wiring so I'd assume it is for something your car does not have!

The 6 pot 2.0 should be without the cap. Check all of your plugs, is it running ok at the moment?
E30 316i auto coupe build thread here viewtopic.php?f=25&t=273035
User avatar
dowot
E30 Zone Newbie
E30 Zone Newbie
Posts: 103
Joined: Sat Oct 04, 2008 11:00 pm
Location: thatcham

Tue Mar 30, 2010 6:04 pm

no its not................... definately seems to be missing a couple of cylinders at least, its as though at least 2 cylinders are down maybe 3 it runs like a bag of poop,, after a while it gets a bit better but not much , thats why i was looking for the plug under the inlet..........
Alex
Married to the E30 Zone
Married to the E30 Zone
Posts: 22666
Joined: Fri Feb 11, 2005 11:00 pm
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa

Tue Mar 30, 2010 6:17 pm

they should not have the caps on the plugs, i wonder if the actuall leads have been damaged by someone trying to fit the leads with the "caps" attached

the Plug under the inlet just screws loose from the bottom :)
User avatar
dowot
E30 Zone Newbie
E30 Zone Newbie
Posts: 103
Joined: Sat Oct 04, 2008 11:00 pm
Location: thatcham

Tue Mar 30, 2010 10:29 pm

plug checked alls good.. :) had a poke around the leads , they are all around 4.8kohms give or take but i discovered that the new looking leads and diz cap are quite corroded so i'll cahnge them as a matter of course along with the rotor arm.... the plugs were replaced about a month ago... ta mick
User avatar
Brianmoooore
E30 Zone Team Member
E30 Zone Team Member
Posts: 49358
Joined: Mon Jan 10, 2005 11:00 pm

Tue Mar 30, 2010 11:33 pm

Regarding the spare plug: Around once a week someone finds that and posts about it!
The plug and socket you are looking for are right in the middle of your pic., attached to the black metalwork. Water gets trapped under the lower boot, and attacks the wires, leading to half of the injectors losing their power feed.
Post Reply