Hey everyone I'm new to posting on this forum, and hoping someone has some ideas for me!
Ok, so to start off, the car is an 89 325ix that I bought running with a really bad auto trans, so did what any logical person does and started a 5 speed swap. Finally finished the swap last week, including disabling the neutral safety switch (which I assume I did correct because the car now cranks).
Now the car will crank all day long but will not start! I am not getting spark, and I dont think I'm getting fuel either because the plugs dont smell like gas when I pull them after cranking the car. So to me it sounds like one electrical problem causing both issues. Crank sensor? Nope did that, didnt work. Main relay? Nope did that too. Then just for the hell of it, new cap and rotor, and plugs, and also have a new set of wires waiting to be put in.
Now I'm running out of ideas, patience, money and dont have a car right now because as luck would have it the valve cover gasket just let go on my M3
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Hey everyone I'm new to posting on this forum, and hoping someone has some ideas for me!
Ok, so to start off, the car is an 89 325ix that I bought running with a really bad auto trans, so did what any logical person does and started a 5 speed swap. Finally finished the swap last week, including disabling the neutral safety switch (which I assume I did correct because the car now cranks).
Now the car will crank all day long but will not start! I am not getting spark, and I dont think I'm getting fuel either because the plugs dont smell like gas when I pull them after cranking the car. So to me it sounds like one electrical problem causing both issues. Crank sensor? Nope did that, didnt work. Main relay? Nope did that too. Then just for the hell of it, new cap and rotor, and plugs, and also have a new set of wires waiting to be put in.
Now I'm running out of ideas, patience, money and dont have a car right now because as luck would have it the valve cover gasket just let go on my M3
Any ideas you guys have would be a huge help!
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