New guy here, this is my second e30. It is a 1990 325i, stock motor. It died on me the other morning on my way to work. I had done all the routine maintenance, t-belt, plugs/wires, etc. I assumed something had gone out of adjustment as I had just done a valve adjustment.
Turns out, the valves were still in adjustment. I tried to start it again, wouldn't really fire up, did once but it was rough/low at about 500 rpm for a second. Exhaust smelled like sweet smelling gasoline and was kind of smokey. Open to suggestions. TIA
I did a compression test.
#1= 160 psi
#2= 158 psi
#3= 155 psi
#4= 125 psi
#5= 35 psi
#6= 155 psi
I thought maybe I had blown the head gasket, but it was rough looking but not blown. Upon tearing into it, the bolt holding the rotor to the cam gear had backed out and was no longer giving it the right firing order. But that doesn't explain the dead cylinder.
Any ideas, Thanks in advance.
Turns out, the valves were still in adjustment. I tried to start it again, wouldn't really fire up, did once but it was rough/low at about 500 rpm for a second. Exhaust smelled like sweet smelling gasoline and was kind of smokey. Open to suggestions. TIA
I did a compression test.
#1= 160 psi
#2= 158 psi
#3= 155 psi
#4= 125 psi
#5= 35 psi
#6= 155 psi
I thought maybe I had blown the head gasket, but it was rough looking but not blown. Upon tearing into it, the bolt holding the rotor to the cam gear had backed out and was no longer giving it the right firing order. But that doesn't explain the dead cylinder.
Any ideas, Thanks in advance.
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