» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | 1999 M3 Swap 09-07-2023 10:10 PM 06-01-2024 03:04 PM 7 Replies, 409,954 Views | | My 318ti build 05-21-2024 04:48 PM 05-28-2024 06:42 PM 1 Replies, 3,768 Views | | OMG!OMG! 05-28-2024 08:53 AM 05-28-2024 08:53 AM 0 Replies, 1,543 Views | | | | | | 07-27-2010, 11:43 PM | #1 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: PA Posts: 1,906 | Flywheel missing teeth? So after installing my dinan tb and 8mm wires, my car is having trouble starting. It happened a few times prior to the mentioned being installed but after this install, its happening everytime. I get lucky after trying a few times and it'll start. I had a buddy of mine come check it out and he said I need a flywheel and a starter. What are my options for upgrading? I'm thinking a lightweight flywheel and clutch while I'm at it. Does it have to be ti specific? Can I use e36 m3 stuff? For instance, would this work? http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum....php?t=1487875 Thanks!! __________________ | | | 07-27-2010, 11:47 PM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: MD/PA/DC Posts: 1,629 | I think it's more on the line of the solenoid isn't engaging the starter all the way... I'd replace the starter and check the FW before replacing it. It'd be pretty easy to do and might save you a bunch of $$.... Just for ****s and giggles you might want to just see if the starter is loose. I've had that happen before. __________________ No more ti. | | | 07-27-2010, 11:57 PM | #3 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: PA Posts: 1,906 | Now heres a dumb question.....wheres the starter...lol and I call myself an enthusiast __________________ Last edited by Platanos; 07-28-2010 at 12:02 AM. | | | 07-28-2010, 12:05 AM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 | Left hand side (Drivers). __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy": *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet! 97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | 07-28-2010, 12:07 AM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: PA Posts: 1,906 | behind the alternator? __________________ | | | 07-28-2010, 12:08 AM | #6 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 | further back, but that side and a little lower __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy": *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet! 97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | 07-28-2010, 12:11 AM | #7 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: PA Posts: 1,906 | damn, theres no room to check it by hand. Easier to access from underneath? __________________ | | | 07-28-2010, 12:13 AM | #8 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 | It's not easy to get to from top or bottom, but there's a little more room from the bottom __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy": *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet! 97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | 07-28-2010, 12:21 AM | #9 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: PA Posts: 1,906 | Thanks for the help fellas. I'm calling it a night. Hopefully it'll turn over for the rest of the week. I have two weeks of vacation starting next week so I'll tear into it then. __________________ | | | 07-28-2010, 12:42 AM | #10 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: MD/PA/DC Posts: 1,629 | The only thing is the more it grinds the more damage it does to the FW.... This comign from the guy driving with only one of three bolts holding the torque converter in... __________________ No more ti. | | | 07-28-2010, 02:30 AM | #11 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: PA Posts: 1,906 | Yeah, I figured all that grinding can't be good. In that case, it leads me back to asking, what for kits are available as far as ltw fw / clutch? Any stage 1's out there for our ti's? __________________ | | | 07-28-2010, 02:46 AM | #12 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: nj Posts: 1,099 | to get good access you have to remover half of the intake manifold..thats the way i replaced my starter back when i had my m44....i have a stock flywheel also if you want it.. i had a stage 2 race disk on my m44 it was realy good __________________ 318ti MZK2 | | | 07-28-2010, 03:53 AM | #13 | NOBODY F's with the Jesus Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ventura California Posts: 7,824 | Quote: Originally Posted by 318_mzk2 to get good access you have to remover half of the intake manifold..thats the way i replaced my starter back when i had my m44....i have a stock flywheel also if you want it.. i had a stage 2 race disk on my m44 it was realy good | I completely disagree. It's much easier to remove the dipstick tube and remove the starter from underneath the car. Disconnect the battery, disconnect the wires going to the starter, remove dipstick tube, remove both starter mounting bolts, rotate starter 270 degrees and it'll drop right out from underneath the car. First I'd get a second opinion on the starter and or flywheel "missing teeth" though. What were the symptoms, does it make grinding noises when you're cranking it? Unless your friend removed the slave cylinder and looked through the hole with a boroscope, it's pretty random to assume the flywheel is missing teeth. That being said, starters usually fail in one of two ways. Either the solenoid goes bad in which the starter won't do anything because the electrical side is fried, and/or the other failure is usually a bad starter actuator that won't shuttle back and engage with the flywheel. If by chance the flywheel is missing teeth, there's really no where for them to go except for the bottom of the transmission bellhousing. So you should be able to fish them out through the slave cylinder hole using a flexible magnet. This would confirm the flywheel is damaged and might save you from having to pull the transmission. Just my .02 Last edited by cooljess76; 07-28-2010 at 04:08 AM. | | | 07-28-2010, 04:05 AM | #14 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 | Quote: Originally Posted by Platanos Yeah, I figured all that grinding can't be good. In that case, it leads me back to asking, what for kits are available as far as ltw fw / clutch? Any stage 1's out there for our ti's? | That kit you linked to would work fine... I have basically the same setup mated to my Getrag stock trans.. __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy": *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet! 97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | 07-28-2010, 12:54 PM | #15 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: PA Posts: 1,906 | Thanks for all the info guys! It did not start for me this morning. It was grinding really bad. Had to take the young lady's car to work. I think I'll just play it safe and swap out the starter, clutch and flywheel. Don't really want to spend all that money so I might go with a used setup. So that link I posted in the first post will work with the ti, I might make an offer. Will it bolt right up or do I need to upgrade the slave cylinder and such? __________________ | | | | | 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 | | | |