It was just running, now it won't start

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  • 1990e30325i
    Member
    • Feb 2008
    • 44

    #1

    It was just running, now it won't start

    My car had been sitting for 3 months because I was fixing it after an accident. Today I finally got it all finished. At first it would start and then die a second later, but eventually I finally got it started! I let it run for about 5 minutes, then turned it off.
    Now... it won't start at all. Literally less than a minute after turning it off, I tried starting it again. It cranks and cranks but doesn't start up. There IS SPARK AND FUEL, but it's not throwing a code. It should start!

    Anything explanations???

    It's a 1990 325i auto.


    ~~Luke~~
  • jlevie
    R3V OG
    • Nov 2006
    • 13530

    #2
    If spark is present and you have normal pressure in the fuel rail, which can only be determined with a gage, the next likely cause of not starting would be an intake leak or the injectors aren't firing (check C191).
    The car makes it possible, but the driver makes it happen.
    Jim Levie, Huntsville, AL

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    • M-technik-3
      I waste 90% of my day here and all I got was this stupid title
      • Oct 2003
      • 18946

      #3
      CPS give that a check. Ohm it out.
      https://www.facebook.com/BentOverRacing

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      • 91greg325i
        Grease Monkey
        • Mar 2009
        • 387

        #4
        The weird thing is that it was running fine before... Could those problems have manifested from sitting? And if it ran fine for five minutes, one would think that the injectors/intake would be a-okay... I could be wrong, I have no clue what it is, and good luck to you Luke. I may be able to come over and help later today depending on how work goes.
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        • M-technik-3
          I waste 90% of my day here and all I got was this stupid title
          • Oct 2003
          • 18946

          #5
          Mechanical things don't like to sit stationary.
          https://www.facebook.com/BentOverRacing

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