» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | 1999 M3 Swap 09-07-2023 10:10 PM 06-01-2024 03:04 PM 7 Replies, 409,853 Views | | My 318ti build 05-21-2024 04:48 PM 05-28-2024 06:42 PM 1 Replies, 3,645 Views | | OMG!OMG! 05-28-2024 08:53 AM 05-28-2024 08:53 AM 0 Replies, 1,461 Views | | | | | | 10-05-2009, 01:41 AM | #241 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, OHIO Posts: 332 | na that looks right. I though for some reason that you were meaning 3 small ones the the main harness connection. I will look on my car tomorrow but im sure you are right on with yours __________________ 99 black ti sport | | | 10-05-2009, 02:28 AM | #242 | Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,220 | Quote: Originally Posted by Bloodrunsdry na that looks right. I though for some reason that you were meaning 3 small ones the the main harness connection. I will look on my car tomorrow but im sure you are right on with yours | sounds good, going to try a new starter and some new relays tomorrow | | | 10-05-2009, 09:31 PM | #243 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, OHIO Posts: 332 | If your saying its turning over then starting then dies its not your starter. dont pull it if you dont have to. I think i saw that you bump started it and same end result as the car dies. Thats not a starter issue. I will also say that im sure its not a relay. I dont think i have ever seen a relay go bad. but for ease of mind change them out but dont bother with the starter if it turns over. Another thing. I didnt read the hole thread. Were or who did you get the engine from? was it out of the car when you got it?> Are you sure the person gave you the right DME? if you have everything hooked up right and all the "correct parts" it should start but if you dont have the "correct parts" then no start. Engine is only air, fuel, spark so all the other is electrical. dme, ews2 and harness. sorry for the long post __________________ 99 black ti sport | | | 10-05-2009, 10:38 PM | #244 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Elizabeth City, NC Posts: 3,877 | Ced I know you hate hearing this, but I really think you should get it aligned. I don't think it would cost that much, why not just get a quote from a few dealerships to see? __________________ ~Dave~ 98 328ti Morea Grun slicktop 11 128i space gray slicktop 13 JGC WK2 Deep Cherry Search | RealOEM | | | 10-05-2009, 10:45 PM | #245 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Raleigh/Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,233 | Dude don't you work at Tischer BMW?...you were there when I stopped in. __________________ -Jeff | | | 10-05-2009, 10:57 PM | #246 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: LA, Bellflower, CA Posts: 3,613 | check all your grounds, red terminals, and such. could be the smallest wire not conducting right. happened to me once when i did my swap. __________________ -Theta Chi- Float like a cadilac, sting like a BIMMER .... my socket is just too thick and won't fit in the hole! damnit! Marv's 332ti is in the werks. Stay tuned ya'll ... Check list: S52 swap, manual transmission swap, 3.25 LSD with M Coupe diff cover, SuperSprint muffler, M3 style mirrors, AFE intake, ASC delete, M50 Manifold swap, UUC strut bar, ZHP lighted knob, Vaders, M-tech interior, OEM armrest, AC Schintzer front lip, AC Schnitzer rear spoiler, Roof spoiler, 18'' rims, M3 front drilled brakes, LED interior lights, 3 spoke Euro style steering wheel, OEM roof spoiler and bike holder, Thule fairing, Euro tail lights, oil pressure guage, carbon fiber hood painted to original paint (still showing CF weaving), what's next to do...? | | | 10-06-2009, 12:43 AM | #247 | Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,220 | Quote: Originally Posted by Bloodrunsdry If your saying its turning over then starting then dies its not your starter. dont pull it if you dont have to. I think i saw that you bump started it and same end result as the car dies. Thats not a starter issue. I will also say that im sure its not a relay. I dont think i have ever seen a relay go bad. but for ease of mind change them out but dont bother with the starter if it turns over. Another thing. I didnt read the hole thread. Were or who did you get the engine from? was it out of the car when you got it?> Are you sure the person gave you the right DME? if you have everything hooked up right and all the "correct parts" it should start but if you dont have the "correct parts" then no start. Engine is only air, fuel, spark so all the other is electrical. dme, ews2 and harness. sorry for the long post | I really need to take a good vid like Blubimma, too bad I don't have a camera. What I'm saying is that the starter only makes spins and makes noise when I tap the solenoid with an open positive wire (called bypass I guess), the starter just spins and makes the noise, but the motor doesn't turn over. When i do this, the fan spins, which I guess is a good sign. I am positive the seller gave me everything correct. He is a vendor on bfc and he usually has about 5 motors for sale at a time. He conducts a shop in Connecticut. The motor clunks over when we push start but it clunks off within a millisecond. It never really does start and run. Quote: Originally Posted by spidertri Ced I know you hate hearing this, but I really think you should get it aligned. I don't think it would cost that much, why not just get a quote from a few dealerships to see? | I really am considering it, and I've been talking with a buddy of mine who is a tech there. I'll let him know tonight that I'm serious. Quote: Originally Posted by Xenocide Dude don't you work at Tischer BMW?...you were there when I stopped in. | Maybe come by again and lend a hand? Quote: Originally Posted by Marv17 check all your grounds, red terminals, and such. could be the smallest wire not conducting right. happened to me once when i did my swap. | Checked grounds, even added one, Dahamler and I checked continuity within all the power wires and they all checked out. Concluding statement: FML... | | | 10-06-2009, 12:48 AM | #248 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Raleigh/Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,233 | sounds like ews to me. __________________ -Jeff | | | 10-06-2009, 12:51 AM | #249 | Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,220 | Quote: Originally Posted by Xenocide sounds like ews to me. | new shirt for teh thread | | | 10-06-2009, 02:39 AM | #250 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, OHIO Posts: 332 | well man every one makes mistakes and im going to bet he did. also i had a bad ground going to my starter and it did the same thing. no start but it had the clicking but i could also bump start it and it would run. i would say check ground and power wires to the starter they might be backwards and also look into ews alignment. That should run around 150 but maybe more or maybe less if you know someone. __________________ 99 black ti sport | | | 10-06-2009, 02:42 AM | #251 | Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,220 | thanks man, I'll try to align this week, i've had enough | | | 10-06-2009, 06:24 PM | #252 | Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,220 | so I'm going to try and get the EWS aligned. I use the M52 DME, and the old 318 EWS II module, and old 318 key/chip? A tech told me that its M52 DME and and the M52 EWS II, so I'm confused. | | | 10-06-2009, 06:49 PM | #253 | NOBODY F's with the Jesus Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ventura California Posts: 7,824 | Quote: Originally Posted by BMW_Hatchback so I'm going to try and get the EWS aligned. I use the M52 DME, and the old 318 EWS II module, and old 318 key/chip? A tech told me that its M52 DME and and the M52 EWS II, so I'm confused. | Use all of the M52 stuff, atleast this way you can sell your 318ti stuff as a matching set. | | | 10-06-2009, 06:56 PM | #254 | Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,220 | Quote: Originally Posted by cooljess76 Use all of the M52 stuff, atleast this way you can sell your 318ti stuff as a matching set. | You sure? Tony said to use the old 318 EWS and key/chip with the M52 DME | | | 10-06-2009, 07:08 PM | #255 | NOBODY F's with the Jesus Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ventura California Posts: 7,824 | If you're gonna get it aligned, you might as well align the new setup. We already know the 318ti stuff was aligned. Either way should work. Bring the 318ti chip and EWS module with you, just incase the M52 stuff won't align. 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