e30 electrical problem

[kman_e30]

hello everyone
im trying to buy this e30 325i thats been sitting in front of my basket ball coach's house. its his bothers car, its been sitting there for over a year. he told me that it has a new engine in it, but it doesn't start due to an electrical problem. they're not sure what it is and im not either. i haven't tried to start the car nor have i been it. im going to go check it out on either Monday or Wednesday. it looks to be in very good condition. i know i haven't told you guys very much but, in general what kind of electrical problems could it be? how much would i be looking at to fix it? i will give an update when i go check the car out. thanks in advance

[auto da fe]

Buy it cheap 'cause it doesn't run, drag it home to the garage, get a Bentley manual, track down the problem, fix it and drive away happy. That simple. Enjoy.

[kman_e30]

well thats im going to do, he only wants 1000 for it., i just wanted to know what im looking at.

[auto da fe]

Pretty hard to say from a distance. Might be relatively minor, maybe not. Sometimes you gotta just take a chance but if he wants 1000 for a car that does not run, it had better be in first class shape otherwise. Consider the 1000 dollars a bet against the house that you can fix it for a reasonable cost.

[JasonC]

If it has a new motor they may of forgot to plug something in.

[kman_e30]

i talked to my coach again today at practice, its an 89 and that i should be able to get it for 800. im going to look at it on Wednesday be for practice.

[StereoInstaller1]

First thing to check IMO is the fuel injector harness directly under the intake manifold....good luck! Hope that is it, hope you get it.

Luke

[87-325ic]

a bentley has hundreds of different electrical tests to test about everything..




get it ..

[kman_e30]

i talked to the owner today, he told me that the battery died one day and when they went to jump it, smoke came out of the battery terminal in the front(not off the battery in the back) (i think they put the jumper cables on wrong)he say that it should be a burnt a burnt wire, i think so too. when you try to start it it acks like it wants to start, really i think it just needs a jump start. what do u guys think? but boy is the interior fuckin clean! no spots on the floor, no crack seats, nothing, it looks like you walked into a brand new. besides a few dents on the outside and the burnt out trim, it looks like keeper!

[backtrail69]

Might have a burned up ecu.

[asubimmer]

burned ecu, fusable link killed, burned wires...

could be one or many things