need help fixing car (909 area)

[!kid]

so this past wed my 88 325is died on me while i was on the 60frwy got the car towed home and i have checked just about everything.
is anyone down to lend a hand????? iam in the city of Montclair off the 10frwy

ive got plenty of tools

-got spark
-got fuel to the rail
-fuel pump works
-power and ground to DME
-cranks fine.... just will not start

[Kev]

take of where the icv goes and spray carb cleaner while cranking. if it feels like it wants to start then check your fuel rail harness.

[IRON-E]

Crank sensor?

[!kid]

crank sensor is good.
i just checked the throttle position sensor and its not reading WOT
could that keep my engine from starting?

i dont have any carb cleaner but i did send power to the injectors and they all seem to be opperating.

[IRON-E]

clean the ICV with bake cleaner and make sure it's completely dry before you put it back.

[JMPAuto]

Check the connection of the injector harness to the main harness, your injectors may be disconnected due to corrosion in the connectors. If you have spark then your crank sensor is good. If you have fuel in the rail and your timing belt is ok then your injectors most likely is not getting power.

[!kid]

ill try cleaning the ICV

and the injectors are getting power i checked that already but ill check agian

[JMPAuto]

Your injectors must be clicking when you're cranking. Even if they are good but not getting power while cranking then your car will not start.

[!kid]

so while i was cleaning the ICV i noticed that i can move the little part inside with my finger and i can also make it move by softly shacking it. do i have a bad ICV? or is that normal?

[JMPAuto]

that's normal.

[E30Nova]

There's a semi-big round connector under the intake manifold by the block. I'd say roughly 1.5" in diameter. Unscrew it and check the pins for corrosion.

[!kid]

i cleaned the ICV still no start i checked for voltage at the ICV and that was good too

[ak-]

How does the cranking rhythm sound? Normal? Slower than usual?

[JMPAuto]

i cleaned the ICV still no start i checked for voltage at the ICV and that was good too

Dont focus too much on the ICV, that's not your problem for sure.

[!kid]

How does the cranking rhythm sound? Normal? Slower than usual?

sounds normal, when i disconected the number 1 injector connector it made a backfire noise(not loud) out of the tail pipe while i was cranking it.

i bought a new cap and rotor will be puting that on today and ill also check the injector harness connector for damage.