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Thread: E36 318ti won’t start ?!?

  1. #26
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    Also, checked the 2 power feeds to the ecu also. Checked okay

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    What's the voltage at the battery? Try jump starting the car or putting the battery on a charger. There's a chance your alternator died.
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    But it cranks fine?

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    Have you read the codes yet? I have had cam and crank sensors fail on me even after being replaced (always go with good brands or the OEM BMW branded one) now, the crank failure ought to cut off fuel and spark IIRC, and cam will just mess up your timing. My 318ti has recently shown up with a cam sensor issue (200K) after hitting a speed bump hard, cant find any lose wires but I think worth it to read the codes. If its not starting and just bogged down, I think its the crank and cam.
    "So we've come to the conclusion that BMW just has parts laying around they decide to throw on cars for no reason."

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  5. #30
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    I don’t have access to a scantool. And I have tested oms of the crank sensor too which seemed to be okay

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