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    M60: Help! Engine Cutting Out!

    Hey, So we got the car running about 2 weeks ago and put over 250 miles on it and it was running great. 2 days ago that all changed, the engine will cut out randomly, then will usually start right up again after we pull over. then like 5 to 20 minutes later do it again. During that time the car runs and idles fine. it just randomly cuts out.

    It has new:
    a crank sensor
    a cam senor
    knock sensors
    o2 sensors
    a fuel pump
    a fuel filter
    relays
    and the injectors have been cleaned.

    We have tested:
    the MAF
    the throttle position sensor
    the coil packs.

    We were thinking it might be a DME?

    Thank you!
    My CA legal M60 swap

    The happening in our garage

    #2
    Have any codes?

    I'd double check all grounds and your DME power connection (including the fusible link).

    Is your crank sensor an OEM part?
    85 325e m60b44 6 speed / 89 535i
    e30 restoration and V8 swap
    24 Hours of Lemons e30 build

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      #3
      Originally posted by JGood View Post
      Have any codes?

      I'd double check all grounds and your DME power connection (including the fusible link).

      Is your crank sensor an OEM part?

      No, we can't get the stomp test to work.

      We were going to go through all the wiring tonight to double check everything.

      Yes, it and most of the other sensors that we replaces are OEM.

      Thank you again J!
      My CA legal M60 swap

      The happening in our garage

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        #4
        Update: We think the car is back in business now! we don't really know what we did but it works.

        Heres was the process that we went through:

        We check all the grounds and hots to the motor and DME. everything looked good. Then we switched out the fuel relay just to make sure that it was working

        Then we took it out for a spin, everything was going alright until we got a check engine but no cut out this time after 30 minutes. We tried the stomp test, still doesn't work. :(

        We then reset the DME and changed out the O2 relay.

        then drove it for about an hour or two, and no problems!

        Hoping to post a build thread of some of the different things we came up with.

        Thanks everyone!
        My CA legal M60 swap

        The happening in our garage

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          #5
          If the stomp test isn't giving you codes, then the problem is either the wiring or the DME itself.

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            #6
            Originally posted by The Dark Side of Will View Post
            If the stomp test isn't giving you codes, then the problem is either the wiring or the DME itself.
            We tried 2 DME.. same results. Hareness is very suspect since I modded an automatic harness. most likely trashed something.
            otherwise everything functions THNX
            My CA legal M60 swap

            The happening in our garage

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