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Re: no start - Help! (archive)
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Posted by Todd Kenyon on February 24, 2002 at 08:19:38:

In Reply to: Re: no start - Help! posted by TedM5 on February 24, 2002 at 00:10:51:

The chip should not have done anything bad unless you exposed the ECU to a static electricity charge or something. The crank sensor is actually very likely the cause, can't believe I didn't think of it. There was an M5 in my mechanic's shop a little while back with this problem. No start, bad position sensor (or maybe it was actually the little stud that the sensor reads).


Thanks for the help, guys
I'm still stuck, but I have it narrowed down to a bad crank position sensor or fried ECU.
I'll find out in the morning i guess
Does anyone think my new JC chip could have killed my board?????

Ted


My guess is that's not it, since he couldn't get anything to happen w/ starter fluid = no spark.
have you checked for spark? like putting a screwdriver in it and placing it against the valve cover. with my problem, i was getting spark.

alex

had this happened to me like 2 weeks ago. car would turn but acted like no gas. it turned out that main pump just died. if your problem seems like a fuel issue, you could also have a clogged fuel filter.

alex
88 m5





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