RHD E30 electrical troubleshooting manual

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Post Fri Oct 02, 2020 5:57 am

As per subject, is there any out there ?
There are plenty PDF download on internet, but they are all for LHD cars.
Trying to sort out some electrical issue for a M52B28 transplanted E30, but can't find the right ETM
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Post Fri Oct 02, 2020 7:21 am

What are the issues as there are some knowledgeable bods on here, I am not one of them though ;o)))))
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Post Sun Oct 04, 2020 12:04 am

I'm having intermittence electrical playing up problem. Suddenly turn indicator light, horn, wiper, brake light all stopped working,
Tap the fuse box a few times they come back to work. Sometime it last longer before playing up again.
I really don't want to pull the fuse box out :(

It's a 1985 convertible with M52B28 transplanted.
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Post Sun Oct 04, 2020 12:52 am

The closest ETM that I can base on is the 1988 325i convertible version. The four components that stopped working is control by 4 adjacent fuses (4, 5, 6, 7) .
I suspect it could be loose contact problem or there are rust under the fuse box, is there any cheap solution?
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Post Sun Oct 04, 2020 10:42 am

Have you replaced the fuses and sewed them properly?

Could also be a bad earth, BrianMoooore is the go to guy so hopefully he will see your thread.
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Post Sun Oct 04, 2020 10:49 am

Satan wrote:
Sun Oct 04, 2020 10:42 am
BrianMoooore is the go to guy so hopefully he will see your thread.
He doesn't often see posts unless it is in the Technical Help thread, I would suggest putting a specific question there

Unfortunately electrical issues on swapped cars are not uncommon
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Post Sun Oct 04, 2020 11:50 am

Also run a cable from the earth on the fusebox to the body,

May also be worthwhile speaking to DanThe
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Post Mon Oct 05, 2020 3:52 am

I repeated my questions in Technical help section.