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fastdave
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Post Tue May 27, 2014 7:31 am

Went to start E30 325i and wont start ! Turning over ok checked fuel ok checked spark and have spark out of coil but not from plug leads put new dis arm and cap on no difference any ideas could it be crank angle sensor later type 1990 type cheers david :x
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Brianmoooore
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Post Tue May 27, 2014 10:20 am

Leads in the correct ports on the dis. cap? Carbon button and spring in the middle of the cap gone missing?
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Post Thu May 29, 2014 5:26 am

Thanks guys went to e30 wiki and found rotor not turning snapped cambelt :mad:
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Post Thu May 29, 2014 6:42 am

I feel your pain. I had that happen to me, which is what prompted me to write the wiki article in the first place :(

Are you going to rebuild the head, or just drop a new engine in?
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fastdave
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Post Thu May 29, 2014 10:41 pm

Its my old car so waiting for owner to decide gave him a few options