Yo,
Back story: This is in regards to my E36 318i. Bought it with a blown head gasket and the head was already removed, so I'm not 100% on all connections, but there are no spare connectors anywhere that aren't hooked up. Perhaps there is something switched around.
The issue: After I put the car back together, I put 2+ gallons of coolant in it, radiator is full and the drivers side top hose is hot after running for about 10 minutes. Passenger side hose is cold indicating no flow. I can't tell that the thermostat has opened like you usually can when the vehicle warms up. Also, the temperature gauge doesn't register anything at all. I understand that the thermostat isn't opening but I'm wondering if it could be bad out of the box? Is the temp gauge hooked up incorrectly or is it not registering any temperature because there is no coolant flowing past the sensor?
This was my first time working on an M42 and naturally I didn't take it apart so putting it back toghether was somewhat of a nightmare. Especially since all M42 info out there is related to an E30, not an E36. Harness connections, vacuum lines, intake manifod etc were all different.
I also capped off the throttle body and butterfly plate coolant lines and routed a hose like so:
Additionally, I pulled the upper manifold and switched the connectors on the water temp sensor and the other water sensor, same result.
Any ideas? Anybody have a dumbass proof layout of harness connectors coming from that lovely harness of fuckery that fits in the center of the lower manifold?
Back story: This is in regards to my E36 318i. Bought it with a blown head gasket and the head was already removed, so I'm not 100% on all connections, but there are no spare connectors anywhere that aren't hooked up. Perhaps there is something switched around.
The issue: After I put the car back together, I put 2+ gallons of coolant in it, radiator is full and the drivers side top hose is hot after running for about 10 minutes. Passenger side hose is cold indicating no flow. I can't tell that the thermostat has opened like you usually can when the vehicle warms up. Also, the temperature gauge doesn't register anything at all. I understand that the thermostat isn't opening but I'm wondering if it could be bad out of the box? Is the temp gauge hooked up incorrectly or is it not registering any temperature because there is no coolant flowing past the sensor?
This was my first time working on an M42 and naturally I didn't take it apart so putting it back toghether was somewhat of a nightmare. Especially since all M42 info out there is related to an E30, not an E36. Harness connections, vacuum lines, intake manifod etc were all different.
I also capped off the throttle body and butterfly plate coolant lines and routed a hose like so:
Additionally, I pulled the upper manifold and switched the connectors on the water temp sensor and the other water sensor, same result.
Any ideas? Anybody have a dumbass proof layout of harness connectors coming from that lovely harness of fuckery that fits in the center of the lower manifold?
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