» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | 1999 M3 Swap 09-07-2023 10:10 PM 05-02-2024 08:18 PM 6 Replies, 405,266 Views | | | | | | 09-24-2009, 07:25 PM | #166 | Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,220 | | | | 09-24-2009, 07:32 PM | #167 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Raleigh/Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,233 | CPS will not prevent it from cranking. CPS only really needs to be replaced if wire/shielding is compromised. So when you roll start you get spark and car runs? __________________ -Jeff | | | 09-24-2009, 07:43 PM | #168 | Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,220 | Quote: Originally Posted by Xenocide CPS will not prevent it from cranking. CPS only really needs to be replaced if wire/shielding is compromised. So when you roll start you get spark and car runs? | runs for half a second. | | | 09-24-2009, 07:48 PM | #169 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Raleigh/Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,233 | check grounds moar. __________________ -Jeff | | | 09-24-2009, 07:50 PM | #170 | Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,220 | I'm going to upload a pic of what I've got with the grounds | | | 09-24-2009, 07:51 PM | #171 | Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,220 | maybe charge my battery? | | | 09-24-2009, 08:04 PM | #172 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Seattle Posts: 181 | you dont have any fuel pressure so its going to die when you try to start after popping the clutch | | | 09-24-2009, 08:08 PM | #173 | Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,220 | Quote: Originally Posted by FMD you dont have any fuel pressure so its going to die when you try to start after popping the clutch | right on, why isn't there any fuel pressure | | | 09-24-2009, 08:09 PM | #174 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Raleigh/Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,233 | ...I though he said fuel pump runs.... Dude you need to start from the beginning not jump around...start from basics, first starter needs to crank then fuel and spark.... could be not cranking bc of dead battery... __________________ -Jeff | | | 09-24-2009, 08:10 PM | #175 | Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,220 | just checked out battery, irts getting a fine read, I'm going to NAPA to get a better connector for my power wires, and the ground seem to be good. I'll test them now. Then I'm going to test the starter | | | 09-24-2009, 10:04 PM | #176 | Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,220 | Alright I'm done for the day, testing the starter tomorrow. In the mean time, anyone have any other ideas? | | | 09-25-2009, 07:43 PM | #177 | Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 93 | Did'nt read everything, but I had a problem with my alarm system. But it did'nt start at all, so thats different. __________________ S50B32, manual 6-speed, LSD, Z3 M rear axle, ///M sport package, 17" LTW's, Eibach Pro-Kit | | | 09-25-2009, 10:20 PM | #178 | Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,220 | my grounds tested out alright with the multimeter, going to test the starter next | | | 09-26-2009, 12:11 AM | #179 | Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,220 | Just bypassed the starter, and the motor cranked over. Going to replace it and hope thats the end of it | | | 09-26-2009, 12:50 AM | #180 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Raleigh/Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,233 | did you put start from m44 on there or what came with it?? They are interchangeable. __________________ -Jeff | | | | | 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 | | | |