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So I haven't driven or messed with the car in probably a week. Today I swapped the service interval back to the original. Shocker.......not fixed. I have a brand new harmonic balancer I can put on the car. But I'm still at a loss of why I'm losing timing data or fuel pressure or split sec power loss to the DME. Idk what happening to be honest.
I hope going full standalone will resolve this issue. I hate not knowing what's causing this.
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Originally posted by Panici View PostI would expect a standalone ECU to have a high-speed crank/cam trigger log.
I know for sure the MS3X can do this, because that's what's on my E30.
You'd be able to see missing pulses straight away.
But I wouldn't swap to a standalone just to address this issue.
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assuming this is an M20 on motronic 1.3 - With a coil or fuel load related break down the needle will still match the engine rpm and lower as the engine looses power unless its loosing signal to spark entirely from the DME. A complete loss of RPM feedback on the dash is a loss of crank position or rpm input from the DME which only requires a singular feed from the DME for engine speed if I recall. The engine position sensor is as reliable as they come as so long as you're seeing a voltage output from the sensor when you put a metal object against it you can confirm the sensor to be ok generally speaking. The feedback to the cluster seems quite erratic
looking at your video my first hunch is you have some form of interference in your electrical system, especially seeing its effecting your temp gauge which is measured by resistance at the engine.
First thing I would be doing is ensuring the ground strap on the tower is sound, as is the one from your battery to chassis and sump to chassis rail strap. Add jump lead if you have it to see if giving these points a better earth improves your symptoms.
nearly everything in the engine harness goes to the star point grounding strap on the tower so its important its mickey mouse.
what's the charge rate from your alternator out of interest when its running and revving? make sure the crank sensor wiring is well away from the alternator. Its almost as if as RPM increases so does the interference
failing above I would be doing resistance check on the following wires when cold and when the car is at operating temp (when its failing) as with older wiring resistance increases with temp
Pin 8 on DME - Black - CYL ID SENSOR DME INPUT - FROM H/T LEAD
Pin 1 on DME - Black - TIMING CONTROL EARTH TO COIL AND O2 SENSOR
Pin 37 on DME - RD/BU - ECU SWITCHED POWER FROM MAIN RELAY
Pin 31 on DME - Yellow - CYL ID SENSOR INPUT
Pin 48 on DME - Yellow - Engine speed (-) from crank position sensor
Pin 47 on DME - Black - Engine speed (+) from crank position sensor
If that all checks out as consistent I would be applying my own fused power input to the DME to rule out a weak power supply issue.
Also wouldn't hurt to do a voltage check between the cylinder head to chassis to check there is no stray voltage there from the alternator
Last edited by bangn; 01-30-2024, 03:30 AM.Boris - 89 E30 325i
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Originally posted by bangn View Postassuming this is an M20 on motronic 1.3 - With a coil or fuel load related break down the needle will still match the engine rpm and lower as the engine looses power unless its loosing signal to spark entirely from the DME. A complete loss of RPM feedback on the dash is a loss of crank position or rpm input from the DME which only requires a singular feed from the DME for engine speed if I recall. The engine position sensor is as reliable as they come as so long as you're seeing a voltage output from the sensor when you put a metal object against it you can confirm the sensor to be ok generally speaking. The feedback to the cluster seems quite erratic
looking at your video my first hunch is you have some form of interference in your electrical system, especially seeing its effecting your temp gauge which is measured by resistance at the engine.
First thing I would be doing is ensuring the ground strap on the tower is sound, as is the one from your battery to chassis and sump to chassis rail strap. Add jump lead if you have it to see if giving these points a better earth improves your symptoms.
nearly everything in the engine harness goes to the star point grounding strap on the tower so its important its mickey mouse.
what's the charge rate from your alternator out of interest when its running and revving? make sure the crank sensor wiring is well away from the alternator. Its almost as if as RPM increases so does the interference
failing above I would be doing resistance check on the following wires when cold and when the car is at operating temp (when its failing) as with older wiring resistance increases with temp
Pin 8 on DME - Black - CYL ID SENSOR DME INPUT - FROM H/T LEAD
Pin 1 on DME - Black - TIMING CONTROL EARTH TO COIL AND O2 SENSOR
Pin 37 on DME - RD/BU - ECU SWITCHED POWER FROM MAIN RELAY
Pin 31 on DME - Yellow - CYL ID SENSOR INPUT
Pin 48 on DME - Yellow - Engine speed (-) from crank position sensor
Pin 47 on DME - Black - Engine speed (+) from crank position sensor
If that all checks out as consistent I would be applying my own fused power input to the DME to rule out a weak power supply issue.
Also wouldn't hurt to do a voltage check between the cylinder head to chassis to check there is no stray voltage there from the alternator
Last edited by It's Soda Not Pop; 02-08-2024, 01:48 AM.
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Originally posted by moatilliatta View PostInjector harness connector free of corrosion?
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So I ordered the standalone from jakeb. Hopefully I can pin point my issue with a more modern ecu. Plus it gets rid of the AFM, uses a e36 TPS, new wiring pigtail for the injectors, and allows me to run coil packs.
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Originally posted by packratbimmer View PostFuel delivery. My 89 325i did this years ago and the new pump solved it. It ran fine at lower speeds and bucked/cut out under heavier loads/RPMs.
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