help please

[DJ W]

went to change my spark plug wires and after i did it stated up and ran like crap. i put the old wires back on and still ran like crap. i un pluged the iac whial running and nothing changed. also there is little to no power it can barly go foward or back. this is on my 84 318i

thanks

[matt0300]

Are ur wires on the right plugs? Blast the afm with electric cleaner.

[Jaxx_]

1-3-4-2 is the firing order.

i doubt the AFM randomly made the motor run rough while swapping wires.

[matt0300]

Dude on my IX it always did that shit everytime i took off afm id have to blast it with electric cleaner or it would make it run worse than it already is lol. Plus who are u? Why do u think u know so much about m10 motors I bet u don't even have an e30. what's up? u wanna go?

[DJ W]

the firing order is correct and i sprayed the iac with maf cleaner and still nothing. bumping the distributed whial running and nothing. could the iac takin a crap on me do this?
thanks

[Jaxx_]

the firing order is correct and i sprayed the iac with maf cleaner and still nothing. bumping the distributed whial running and nothing. could the iac takin a crap on me do this?
thanks

it should still fire and start. try holding the throttle open slightly. without an IAC it will either have very fast idle(too much air) or it won't idle properly(die, too little air)



Did you touch anything else? I still think it has to do with something that you changed. If it's not the firing order, it could be the cap/rotor that might have a fracture or something that isn't letting it run properly.

[DJ W]

i tryed messing with the firiing order and it wouldnt run it starts and drives jus super slow and rouns rough. it has no power eather.

thanks

[matt0300]

What's happening when u run it? "Running like crap" isn't a very good description.

[DJ W]

it has a rough idle and power loss. when i rev it it wants to dye. when running i tryed un pluging the icv and nothing changed. could the iac failing make this happen?

[Dj Buttchug]

did the distributor cap move when you put the new wires on?

[DJ W]

did the distributor cap move when you put the new wires on?

no and i tryed messing with the distributor

[Smelser]

silly question, are the wires in the correct spot for the rotation of the rotor?
check fuel flow and pressure

[thebutterson]

Also make sure that in addition to having the correct firing order, that you go the right way with that. meaning they should go 1 3 4 2 counter clockwise. We're all human.

[matt0300]

Old thread but had similar problem took me a minute to figure it out but for anyone check the rotor on the inside. The little plastic piece that locked it in on mine broke so it would run like Shit especially in high rpm. It sounds like really bad miss fires under wot.