e36 not starting, something funky

[slimjim]

its an m52 ob21

1.there is fuel
2. all the sensors measured correctly exept the cam sensor which read 3.2. However, i bypassed it by unpluging it which causes the "double spark"
3. all the grounds were checked. double checked the triple checked.
4. the computer is from a 325 1993 m50
5. the car use to struggle to start, still start ad then ran perfect after it was running. It doesnt want to start anymore.
6. i checked the spark and it apears randomly and rarely, basically i am getting no spark.
7. timing is fine


i have a feeling the computer is not sending out the rite signal but i have noway of determining the computer is falty so i am not going to go off and buy a new one.

any ideas? what else should i be checking?

[328IScreamer]

i know this is very obvious but it's not mentioned above
have you checked the voltage of the battery?

[ACS_DAN]

check the coil readings?

Is it just cranking or does it catch and die?

Any of the injectors faulty?

[Pongs318]

ecu not compatible with the motor,m52 motor with m50 ecu,

[Eurostyle]

Originally Posted by Pongs318

ecu not compatible with the motor,m52 motor with m50 ecu,

It has obd1 swap from what I got...

[propr'one]

Did it run before you converted it to OBD1?

Could be timing or ECU signal, if you have fuel and spark, it could be something electrical.

Do you need a different chip in the m50 ecu to make the M52 run? (I'm probably going to obd1 convert my 2.8 this summer)

Oh, also, see if its flooded (pull the fuel pump fuse and crank it for 10 seconds)

[ZiMMie]

so its an OBD2 car converted to obd1?

or a swap m52 in an e30. Give us more details.

[slimjim]

k to clear it up it a m52 obd1 conversion in a obd1 car...e36

[slimjim]

Originally Posted by ACS_DAN

check the coil readings?

Is it just cranking or does it catch and die?

Any of the injectors faulty?

coil readings are fine, sometimes it sounds like it wants to start, but doesnt.

and all the injectors are fine

[slimjim]

Originally Posted by propr'one

Did it run before you converted it to OBD1?

Could be timing or ECU signal, if you have fuel and spark, it could be something electrical.

Do you need a different chip in the m50 ecu to make the M52 run? (I'm probably going to obd1 convert my 2.8 this summer)

Oh, also, see if its flooded (pull the fuel pump fuse and crank it for 10 seconds)

ya, it was running, it was even driving at one point, idled and drove fine.

u dont need a new chip, but it willl be sluggish

[Finch]

did you ever figure out why it only has random spark? im having this exact same problem right now with my obd1 m50, i cant figure this thing out for the life of me. if you figured it out PLEASE let me know!