Was not sure where to post , General tech talk or M20 so i did both.. if any mod needs to delete one i understand.
Any input into finding the problem to this would be greatly appreciated.
1990 325ix
200k
5spd
got this car about 2 weeks ago and i been doing the usual maintenance work..
Brakes
Suspension components
and Oil change (today)
since i got it the car would start up very fast and run pretty well but, in a couple of ocations i opend up the Oilcap on the valve cover and the engine would start to stutter .. and sometimes stall. after this it would stall the car,the engine would not turn.
after it was let alone for about 30min or so.. car would start again.. untill today
After i changed the oil this morning i started the car , it started great then moved it out of the garage because of the fumes (i din't want to die) lol
opened the oil cap to add another Quart of oil i know it was missing because i had put 4qts and it needed atleast 3/4 of a quart more.
As im adding the oil the car stalls and ill not start again from this point.
check engine light turn off as the engine cranks ( means the computer is getting the crack position and such)
try the stomp test but did not work ( or cant get it to work)
took spark plugs out and they seem Ok- and test cleaned them up a bit put back in.
ignition wires are fairly new.*** Checked the fuel Pump got a wire in the fuel pump relay from 30 to 87 and the fuel pump turned on ( i heard it) when the key was on position 2 , try to start NO LUCK.
*** Took spark plug out and tested by holding them against a bolt or what ever in the engine bay that can be used as ground.
(doubt its spark since the car was running perfect 5min ago the engine died.
*** AIR i don't think a MAF would cause this kind of problem? try unpluggind and plugging back in , no luck
Thanks guys any input would be great
Franco R
Any input into finding the problem to this would be greatly appreciated.
1990 325ix
200k
5spd
got this car about 2 weeks ago and i been doing the usual maintenance work..
Brakes
Suspension components
and Oil change (today)
since i got it the car would start up very fast and run pretty well but, in a couple of ocations i opend up the Oilcap on the valve cover and the engine would start to stutter .. and sometimes stall. after this it would stall the car,the engine would not turn.
after it was let alone for about 30min or so.. car would start again.. untill today
After i changed the oil this morning i started the car , it started great then moved it out of the garage because of the fumes (i din't want to die) lol
opened the oil cap to add another Quart of oil i know it was missing because i had put 4qts and it needed atleast 3/4 of a quart more.
As im adding the oil the car stalls and ill not start again from this point.
check engine light turn off as the engine cranks ( means the computer is getting the crack position and such)
try the stomp test but did not work ( or cant get it to work)
took spark plugs out and they seem Ok- and test cleaned them up a bit put back in.
ignition wires are fairly new.*** Checked the fuel Pump got a wire in the fuel pump relay from 30 to 87 and the fuel pump turned on ( i heard it) when the key was on position 2 , try to start NO LUCK.
*** Took spark plug out and tested by holding them against a bolt or what ever in the engine bay that can be used as ground.
(doubt its spark since the car was running perfect 5min ago the engine died.
*** AIR i don't think a MAF would cause this kind of problem? try unpluggind and plugging back in , no luck
Thanks guys any input would be great
Franco R
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