 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | |  |  |  |  06-28-2007, 09:02 AM | #1 | | Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Zimbabwe Posts: 5 |  My car wont start
hi guys,
am having a problem with my ti, my car stalled after i hit a pothole, tried starting it and it jus cranks forever, took it to a local dealer and they said its the DME thats faulty, where can i get a replacement one and could it be the problem?
help please |  |  | | 06-28-2007, 08:56 PM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: G-dale, California Posts: 1,698 |
you hit a pothole and it wont start after that? sounds strange how hard did you go into it? well i think you sound check these things. First answer me this does your car get power? Do your lights turn on? If you its most probably not your battery. Check these things in this order:
1) battery and battery cables
2) FUSES
3) starter and starter lines
4) Check your fuel line it could have been cut __________________ Live Everyday As If Its Your Last
A friend is someone who is willing to step into a flame to save you........aka a 318ti   | | | | | 06-28-2007, 08:58 PM | #3 | | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Downtown Historic Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 339 |
DME = ECU?
i don't get how a pothole would affect the ECU. __________________
now when i hit that switch, I'M BOUNCIN. | | | | | 06-28-2007, 09:20 PM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: 43609 Posts: 3,425 |
The only way i see a pothole messing with the DME is if it shook it out of the guides which ground the DME. Check and make sure that its still intact....after you check the basics first. __________________ 1995 Hellrot Clubsport 318ti -Gone 1996 Schwartz II Sport 357ti - 5.7L V8 LS1/6 1997 Moregrun Metallic 318ti - Gone
1998 Schwartz II sport 318ti - M50TUB25/5 | | | | | 06-29-2007, 08:40 AM | #5 | | Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Zimbabwe Posts: 5 |
Quote: Originally Posted by M3_KILL3R  you hit a pothole and it wont start after that? sounds strange how hard did you go into it? well i think you sound check these things. First answer me this does your car get power? Do your lights turn on? If you its most probably not your battery. Check these things in this order:
1) battery and battery cables
2) FUSES
3) starter and starter lines
4) Check your fuel line it could have been cut | i hit it very hard, potholes in Zimbabwe are big enough to live in, the car gets power, the starter is working maybe the fuel lines are cut, let me start on that then fuses... | | | | | 06-29-2007, 08:57 AM | #6 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Southern California - Orange county Posts: 978 |
how fast were you going?  __________________ 1995 318ti Cosmos Black
Bilsteins w/ H&R Sport, Depos w/ angeleyes and HID 5K, 50% short throw kit, Custom fogged intake, AC schnitzer pedels w/ deadpedels, leather stickshift knob, vitesse tuning Ebreak boot w/ shift boot, X-Brace, 325/328 brake upgrade, Gray millpoint leather and cloth interior, custom computer multimedia system, and Style 5 BBS 17" rims, M3 Mirrors, CF Hood
 | | | | | 06-29-2007, 09:26 AM | #7 | | Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Zimbabwe Posts: 5 |
around 70-80kph | | | | | 06-29-2007, 09:16 PM | #8 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: G-dale, California Posts: 1,698 |
ya tino i say check the fuel system, then for sure check the fuses cuz thats a common start up problem and lastly check the ecu it might have rattled and maybe messed up in the process. __________________ Live Everyday As If Its Your Last
A friend is someone who is willing to step into a flame to save you........aka a 318ti | | | | | 06-30-2007, 08:41 AM | #9 | | Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Zimbabwe Posts: 5 |
k will post results.... | | | | | 07-02-2007, 07:52 AM | #10 | | Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Zimbabwe Posts: 5 |
still same thing, can anyone tel me if the ecu for 316ti and 318ti are compatible | | | | | 07-02-2007, 11:21 AM | #11 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: state college, pa Posts: 3,431 |
The ECU should not be compatible--they are motor-specific. The dealer may be able to reprogram it, but not likely.
Try turning the engine over. After a few tries, pull one of the plugs and smell for fuel. If there's no fuel, start going in that direction.
With the DME/ECU, pull it out and check to make sure the actual circuit board is not cracked, and that all connections are tight. I'm not sure, but I think a dealer can bench test the ECU. If that's fine, check to make sure you have spark.
If you're not getting spark (but are getting fuel, and no visible problems with the ECU), trace the ignition system back. Something might have been knocked around just a little too much.
Is yours an automatic or manual? __________________
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ZOMBIES. | | | | |
| Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | |
 Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
| | |
|
Linear Mode
