325e fuel issue

[beastmode206]

Hey all, just bought a 87 325e that has been sitting for a while. Previous owner said it died one day and he parked it. I can get the car to run but barely. When I pulled the fuel line to the pressure regulator and turned it over I got gas shooting from the regulator, not the fuel line. Is that correct? Also the fuel line going to the cold start valve has pressure behind it. In tank pump is good, fuel flows through the filter. The line that does have fuel pressure comes from underneath the car and t's in to the fuel rail and the cold start valve.

[EatsHondas]

You pulled off the fuel return hose. That fuel had already been through the rail and was on its way back to the tank. The supply line (from the tank) plugs into the rail directly. You should have pressure behind the cold start valve. It's a ghetto 7th injector that BMW added to improve cold starts instead of compensating with the DME.

[stikrz]

Crazy question but what makes you think it is fuel related? Could it not be something tune up, air, or electrical?

I would probably do a baseline tune up on the car and proceed from there.