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  • sticksdaman
    R3VLimited
    • Apr 2005
    • 2987
    #1

    Replaced oil pan... car wont run?

    i nicked my pan bought a new one and put it on yesterday now the car wont run it starts up the first try and then shuts off immediately.... now i had first thought that it was because i had it on jack stands and the fuel had moved to the back of the tank because it was on the stands so long and the car wasnt getting enough fuel to stay running. so i leveled it out and still nothing. it sounds as though the car is being choked for gas or something of the sort. either way it doesnt stay running. my father said it might be a vacuum problem and to check the hoses and make sure the dip stick is all the way down.. did that and still the same problem.... help would greatly be appreciated as this is my daily driver

    Thanks
    Originally posted by ebelements
    Also, for those who don't know, negative camber is the greatest thing since sliced bread(panera). Even tire wear is for city busses and the elderly.
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    • RedHoodRidah
      E30 Enthusiast
      • Feb 2006
      • 1096
      #2
      This sounds like the same problem I had. Did you connect the ground cable on the oil pan? That is the main engine ground for the car. Without it ground the car doesn't turn on. I started a thread about this last week or so because i had the same problem. It's grounds right there on the chassis underneath the air box.
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        • sticksdaman
          R3VLimited
          • Apr 2005
          • 2987
          #3
          it starts but it wont stay on
          Originally posted by ebelements
          Also, for those who don't know, negative camber is the greatest thing since sliced bread(panera). Even tire wear is for city busses and the elderly.

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            • sticksdaman
              R3VLimited
              • Apr 2005
              • 2987
              #4
              anyone?
              Originally posted by ebelements
              Also, for those who don't know, negative camber is the greatest thing since sliced bread(panera). Even tire wear is for city busses and the elderly.

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                • Dave
                  E30 RAT
                  • Nov 2003
                  • 11675
                  #5
                  Did you "hoist" the engine to hold it in place while you did the work?

                  Any chance you knocked a vac. line loose? Or the plug on the side of the AFM?

                  Have you checked to see if it is in fact getting fuel?

                  Just some ideas.
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                    • joshh
                      R3V OG
                      • Aug 2004
                      • 6195
                      #6
                      The same will happen if the gasket wasn't put on properly. The oil system is a fully seeled system.
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                        • sticksdaman
                          R3VLimited
                          • Apr 2005
                          • 2987
                          #7
                          so what would you suggest? i cant get a new gasket in time ......i had to search forever to get the one i have plus i was supposed to be at school this morning
                          Originally posted by ebelements
                          Also, for those who don't know, negative camber is the greatest thing since sliced bread(panera). Even tire wear is for city busses and the elderly.

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                            • joshh
                              R3V OG
                              • Aug 2004
                              • 6195
                              #8
                              You used the old gasket with the new pan?
                              If the car was fine before you worked on it, the easy conclusion is you did something wrong. That's the first place to look.
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                              "I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents. Charity is no part of the legislative duty of the [federal] government." ~ James Madison

                              ‎"If you've got a business, you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen" Barack Obama

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                                • sticksdaman
                                  R3VLimited
                                  • Apr 2005
                                  • 2987
                                  #9
                                  yea i bought a new gasket im working on it now i just got the pan loose so now im gunna pull it out and adjust the gasket so that it lines up perfect! then reinstall and if that doesnt solve it then i dunno
                                  Originally posted by ebelements
                                  Also, for those who don't know, negative camber is the greatest thing since sliced bread(panera). Even tire wear is for city busses and the elderly.

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                                    • joshh
                                      R3V OG
                                      • Aug 2004
                                      • 6195
                                      #10
                                      Make sure you torque the bolts EXACTLY to spec. Over tightening them will put you right back to where you were.
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                                      "I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents. Charity is no part of the legislative duty of the [federal] government." ~ James Madison

                                      ‎"If you've got a business, you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen" Barack Obama

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                                        • sticksdaman
                                          R3VLimited
                                          • Apr 2005
                                          • 2987
                                          #11
                                          problem solved it was a vacuum leak.... i guess one of the hoses came loose when i was jacking up the motor to access the oil pan
                                          Originally posted by ebelements
                                          Also, for those who don't know, negative camber is the greatest thing since sliced bread(panera). Even tire wear is for city busses and the elderly.

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                                            • turbo_negro69
                                              E30 Addict
                                              • Dec 2006
                                              • 468
                                              #12
                                              YAY!!!:p

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