SantaCruzE30's Build/Resurrection

[F34R]

check this for sale thread as funfgan has various dme's for sale listed. He can provide the information as to what would be the best dme to go with. Dont pay retail ! Buy from a trusted member of r3v.

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=253379

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[SantaCruzE30]

Thanks guy, I sent him a PM!

[James Crivellone]

It sounds like the engine is firing off of the cold start injector only. That will dump enough fuel to fire the engine, but not keep it going.

Ignition is fine as it fired. Next is to check fuel and CPS/TDC Sensor.

If the car has been sitting for a long time, the injectors can become clogged. They are unique to ETA motors and you would need to source some from another ETA M20B27 (Not the Super ETA as those are different (ie high impedance vs low impedance)

Odds are the CPS / TDC sensors are fine (located on the bellhousing of the transmission btw) as the engine fired, however they may be another place to look.

As the cold start injector is working (blue guy above the center of the valve cover) you have fuel pressure, so start checking what I said above.

Nice buy for 500 bucks. I wish E30 Chassis up here would show up for that. On the hunt for another racecar candidate.

Good luck

[SantaCruzE30]

It sounds like the engine is firing off of the cold start injector only. That will dump enough fuel to fire the engine, but not keep it going.

Ignition is fine as it fired. Next is to check fuel and CPS/TDC Sensor.

If the car has been sitting for a long time, the injectors can become clogged. They are unique to ETA motors and you would need to source some from another ETA M20B27 (Not the Super ETA as those are different (ie high impedance vs low impedance)

Odds are the CPS / TDC sensors are fine (located on the bellhousing of the transmission btw) as the engine fired, however they may be another place to look.

As the cold start injector is working (blue guy above the center of the valve cover) you have fuel pressure, so start checking what I said above.

Nice buy for 500 bucks. I wish E30 Chassis up here would show up for that. On the hunt for another racecar candidate.

Good luck

thank you very much for the input, i will check this out tomorrow if i can. so do you think the 528e DME will work with my car?

[SantaCruzE30]

Oh and i am officially 18!:):)

[James Crivellone]

thank you very much for the input, i will check this out tomorrow if i can. so do you think the 528e DME will work with my car?

Any 021 or 027 ECU will run that motor, the 528e would have come with either one depending on year.

They are the same except the 027 has a removable chip while the 021 does not.

Sitting near the ECU should be another box, usually green however rebuilt ones can be blue. This is the idle computer (Motronic 1.0 used a separate computer to run the idle control valve) Make sure you have one in there, that could be another culprit.

Looks like this:

[SantaCruzE30]

Any 021 or 027 ECU will run that motor, the 528e would have come with either one depending on year.

They are the same except the 027 has a removable chip while the 021 does not.

Sitting near the ECU should be another box, usually green however rebuilt ones can be blue. This is the idle computer (Motronic 1.0 used a separate computer to run the idle control valve) Make sure you have one in there, that could be another culprit.

Looks like this:

Sweet i will check for this as well!

[MadSci]

Good luck with the car and welcome!

[SantaCruzE30]

Good luck with the car and welcome!

thank you! where are you in CA? I need some local e30 friends!

[stamar]

I was just through your hood last week going to the junkyard in moss landing.

Mines zinno too but a convertible.

We could have been e30 nerds for a minute.

duh nevermind i was driving my rv. But I was getting e30 parts. Next trip through there I will drive my e30.

[SantaCruzE30]

I was just through your hood last week going to the junkyard in moss landing.

Mines zinno too but a convertible.

We could have been e30 nerds for a minute.

duh nevermind i was driving my rv. But I was getting e30 parts. Next trip through there I will drive my e30.

i was just going to go to the pick and pull and see what they got, any good e30s?

[stamar]

ya well you can check online

The one i got the hooood and the fender from is a zinno convertible. it was perfect but those parts are gone now.

The headlights are already gone. Im not sure what youre looking for. its an auto also.

i think they have 1 or two other ones there.

I went to a few pick and pulls on the trip, and there was definitely a nice black one in santa rosa. It had a nice tan interior.

[SantaCruzE30]

ya well you can check online

The one i got the hooood and the fender from is a zinno convertible. it was perfect but those parts are gone now.

The headlights are already gone. Im not sure what youre looking for. its an auto also.

i think they have 1 or two other ones there.

I went to a few pick and pulls on the trip, and there was definitely a nice black one in santa rosa. It had a nice tan interior.

nice, well ill have to go and check it out!

[stamar]

ya you would definitely have loved this hood

but its gone lol. Mine now!


you know I think the wheels are even still on it.

[stamar]

actually you want to knoow whats weird about that car?

It has a cloth back seat. tan cloth

unlike every other convertible ive ever seen.

theres only 1 front seat, its leather.