Hey all,
I’ve done my best to get through all of the troubleshooting guides and still can’t get my e30 to start so I’m looking for help.
The Situation:
Died when I came to a stop, never able to restart after that. A strange thing had happened before that drive: when I was driving out of my driveway, I realized that the car (manual) would just die if it was put into gear and the door was open. I tested this twice to be sure it wasn’t a fluke, as i was able to put the car into gear fine when the door was closed. A safety feature, or a clue?
Recent Work:
-Timing belt + water pump, ran fine following this but seemed to be starting a little harder (did not replace distributor)
-Rear brake lines replaced and bled - also ran fine after this but then died the next day.
Tests completed:
-Green wire @ coil, 12V with ignition on.
-fusable link in trunk seemed good, I didn’t unwrap the shrink wrap because it looked pristine
-3 pin connector under dashboard looks to be in good shape with minimal corrosion.
-Coil terminal resistance is around 1ohm
-Coil to king lead resistance is around 5k ohm or so but I don’t remember exactly
-distributor cover and rotor removed, were heavily corroded so I sanded down the corrosion and reinstalled
-Fuel pump runs when car is cranking (can hear, and also can hear when jumpering the relay)
-Main relay jumpered, still would not run
-With ignition on, ICV buzzes
-No spark tested both at ignition coil and at distributor HT leads
-Both crank position sensors test at 950 ohms
-Continuity to dme tested good for CPS sensors
-When spark plugs were pulled, they were wet with what seemed like gasoline, so I think fuel is getting to the cylinders.
What am I missing here? What are some good next steps for troubleshooting?
I’ve done my best to get through all of the troubleshooting guides and still can’t get my e30 to start so I’m looking for help.
The Situation:
Died when I came to a stop, never able to restart after that. A strange thing had happened before that drive: when I was driving out of my driveway, I realized that the car (manual) would just die if it was put into gear and the door was open. I tested this twice to be sure it wasn’t a fluke, as i was able to put the car into gear fine when the door was closed. A safety feature, or a clue?
Recent Work:
-Timing belt + water pump, ran fine following this but seemed to be starting a little harder (did not replace distributor)
-Rear brake lines replaced and bled - also ran fine after this but then died the next day.
Tests completed:
-Green wire @ coil, 12V with ignition on.
-fusable link in trunk seemed good, I didn’t unwrap the shrink wrap because it looked pristine
-3 pin connector under dashboard looks to be in good shape with minimal corrosion.
-Coil terminal resistance is around 1ohm
-Coil to king lead resistance is around 5k ohm or so but I don’t remember exactly
-distributor cover and rotor removed, were heavily corroded so I sanded down the corrosion and reinstalled
-Fuel pump runs when car is cranking (can hear, and also can hear when jumpering the relay)
-Main relay jumpered, still would not run
-With ignition on, ICV buzzes
-No spark tested both at ignition coil and at distributor HT leads
-Both crank position sensors test at 950 ohms
-Continuity to dme tested good for CPS sensors
-When spark plugs were pulled, they were wet with what seemed like gasoline, so I think fuel is getting to the cylinders.
What am I missing here? What are some good next steps for troubleshooting?
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