05-18-2009, 07:58 PM
Since I've got the car back with the rebuild engine there's a problem getting it started.
The shop that rebuild it already reported an issue with (they thought) the after market alarm and billed me for a very expensive repair.
They also claimed this burned the Motronic so it was replaced, again rather expensive.
The day I picked it up the car started easily.
The next morning it was near dead, the dash lights and instruments would come on, you'd hear a click under the hood but nothing more.
After many tries and things like wiggling the wires behind the dash it suddenly sprang to life.
I did my shopping and again could not get it started.
The next day, last Friday, the car was towed to a reputable shop and a day later I could pick it up, they had found 'a loose wire'.
Saturday morning it would only start after many tries.
When I did drive it I found it would cut out at around 4000 rpm, a bit like a starving engine, also the rev counter would at such a moment immediately drop to zero.
One time it would pull right up to the red line but most times there was this hesitation at around 4000 rpm.
Another weird observation, the severe vibrations that I suspected were due to badly set op balance shafts have since the fix of the loose wire become a lot less. (Wednesday we're going to install a replacement motor mount)
Today the same thing, initially it'll not start, there's just that click of a relay.
An attached voltmeter showed the battery voltage hardly moved from about 12.3 V.
I've had the foot well open and gone as far as they're accessible over most cables and connectors, what else to look for?
I know the DME relay can be funny but I read it should at least crank?
Is there a relay that operates the starter motor and that's going bad?
(It seems the blink test is not implemented on a European car.)
The shop that rebuild it already reported an issue with (they thought) the after market alarm and billed me for a very expensive repair.
They also claimed this burned the Motronic so it was replaced, again rather expensive.
The day I picked it up the car started easily.
The next morning it was near dead, the dash lights and instruments would come on, you'd hear a click under the hood but nothing more.
After many tries and things like wiggling the wires behind the dash it suddenly sprang to life.
I did my shopping and again could not get it started.
The next day, last Friday, the car was towed to a reputable shop and a day later I could pick it up, they had found 'a loose wire'.
Saturday morning it would only start after many tries.
When I did drive it I found it would cut out at around 4000 rpm, a bit like a starving engine, also the rev counter would at such a moment immediately drop to zero.
One time it would pull right up to the red line but most times there was this hesitation at around 4000 rpm.
Another weird observation, the severe vibrations that I suspected were due to badly set op balance shafts have since the fix of the loose wire become a lot less. (Wednesday we're going to install a replacement motor mount)
Today the same thing, initially it'll not start, there's just that click of a relay.
An attached voltmeter showed the battery voltage hardly moved from about 12.3 V.
I've had the foot well open and gone as far as they're accessible over most cables and connectors, what else to look for?
I know the DME relay can be funny but I read it should at least crank?
Is there a relay that operates the starter motor and that's going bad?
(It seems the blink test is not implemented on a European car.)
