i havent posted much, mostly just browsing around. ive searched, and searched for weeks and cant find a solution yet. my buddy has a 86 325e that stopped running and sat for 2 years. he finally decided to throw money at it and when i started getting into it a bit i fount all kinds of problems. it would only start with jumper cables hooked up in addition to its brand new battery, and only if u used starting fluid. when it did start, it ran like absolute garbage, and smoke would come out of the side of the motor. oil leaking down the exhaust side from the valve cover and head, and the thermostat was destroyed.
so the parts list became:
head gasket kit with valve cover gasket
Kevlar Timing Belt
water pump
tensioner, and hardware
complete cooling hose kit
coolant reservoir
new spark plugs
plug wires
ignition coil
ignition rotor
distributor cap
bosch starter
thermostat housing sensors
crank position sensor
fuel injectors
fuel filter
new intake tube
throttle position switch
even got new bolts, nuts and washers.
the car still wont start. its getting fuel, the timing wasnt moved when the head was pulled, gas tank was drained and flushed (ran the pump a few times real quick to clear the lines and pumps of the old gas). i pulled a plug wire, put a brand new plug in and grounded it to the intake and it didnt spark but it got dirty when the engine cranked. i swapped the fuel pump and main relays, cps, ignition coil, plug wires, rotor, cap, and maf one by one with my own identical daily. i also tried 2 different DME's with no luck. my daily still starts every single time and his still wont.
im at a loss here and i cant figure it out for the life of me haha
so the parts list became:
head gasket kit with valve cover gasket
Kevlar Timing Belt
water pump
tensioner, and hardware
complete cooling hose kit
coolant reservoir
new spark plugs
plug wires
ignition coil
ignition rotor
distributor cap
bosch starter
thermostat housing sensors
crank position sensor
fuel injectors
fuel filter
new intake tube
throttle position switch
even got new bolts, nuts and washers.
the car still wont start. its getting fuel, the timing wasnt moved when the head was pulled, gas tank was drained and flushed (ran the pump a few times real quick to clear the lines and pumps of the old gas). i pulled a plug wire, put a brand new plug in and grounded it to the intake and it didnt spark but it got dirty when the engine cranked. i swapped the fuel pump and main relays, cps, ignition coil, plug wires, rotor, cap, and maf one by one with my own identical daily. i also tried 2 different DME's with no luck. my daily still starts every single time and his still wont.
im at a loss here and i cant figure it out for the life of me haha
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