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  • London
    E30 Addict
    • Aug 2010
    • 532

    #1

    Car won't start need it asap HELP

    So today my car ran fine. I parked and jacked it up, took out the cone filter and realized that I had installed the lower radiator hose upside down

    So I went ahead and drained the radiator took the cone out, flipped the hose put it back and installed the factory airbox. Car sat most the day then tonight I went and lowered it off the jacks, put some coolant in and went to run the heater and such to bleed the system. The car turned over, then the revs dropped down and the engine stalled. I tried to start it again and it wouldn't even turn over.

    I let it sit and tried again and it still didn't turn over

    Whats going on here??? I need my car asap for work and school so this is really not good. Help please :(
  • Cletonius
    R3VLimited
    • Oct 2010
    • 2809

    #2
    Did you reconnect the afm?
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    • London
      E30 Addict
      • Aug 2010
      • 532

      #3
      Originally posted by Cletonius
      Did you reconnect the afm?
      Reconnected everything and triple checked it. I'll get in and check the pins or whatever tomorrow

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      • London
        E30 Addict
        • Aug 2010
        • 532

        #4
        Double checked the connections and everything appears fine. I tried starting it this morning and it fired right up, and then the idle just fell and engine stalled.

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        • Cletonius
          R3VLimited
          • Oct 2010
          • 2809

          #5
          Does your icv buzz with key on but car not running?
          - Josh
          1990 325is

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          • London
            E30 Addict
            • Aug 2010
            • 532

            #6
            Originally posted by Cletonius
            Does your icv buzz with key on but car not running?
            How do you mean? I put the key in and turned it so the power came on but not the car, no buzzing. I turned the car over it reved up and stalled I went and checked it, no buzz. Is that what you meant?

            The car responds when I start it up and give it some gas. But as soon as I stop it seems to stall itself. So to me sounds like ICV or maybe a vacuum leak somewhere?

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            • Cletonius
              R3VLimited
              • Oct 2010
              • 2809

              #7
              Originally posted by London
              How do you mean? I put the key in and turned it so the power came on but not the car, no buzzing. I turned the car over it reved up and stalled I went and checked it, no buzz. Is that what you meant?

              The car responds when I start it up and give it some gas. But as soon as I stop it seems to stall itself. So to me sounds like ICV or maybe a vacuum leak somewhere?
              With the key on and car not running, the icv should make a buzzing. If this isn't happening I would check connections and possibly replace the icv. Check the rest of the intake tract while you're in there too, intake leaks make idling near impossible sometimes.
              - Josh
              1990 325is

              Need a shift boot?
              Looking to buy shift boot frames, PM if you have one to sell

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              • London
                E30 Addict
                • Aug 2010
                • 532

                #8
                Ok so i double checked the ICV and it is buzzing like you said. So does that mean there's a leak somewhere? I'm gonna check the hoses but I'm positive I connected them all

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                • London
                  E30 Addict
                  • Aug 2010
                  • 532

                  #9
                  Welp, I was feeling around and found a large hole had opened up in the afm rubber elbow thing

                  Well at least its something simple, I'm assuming thats whats causing my problem.

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