The E46 M3 Journal
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Needs more angry/hulking/strong/lumberjack-like/flannel shirt man pics.......
then you then you can fire her up!!!
Haha. I'll see what I can do.
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@DrLeadFoot
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Nice work. The Dr. wins the true backyard mechanic award.
And the trophy is a gold space heater!
I plugged in the SMG to the harness, slid in the gas line and vacuum for the fuel pressure regulator. Then it started snowing and I was slipping on the ice so I went inside.
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@DrLeadFoot
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The 2004 engine harness had a 2 prong plug for one of the ecu area plugs. The 2003 body harness had a 3 prong plug. Snip snip!
Computer is all plugged in. Serpentine belts installed. Next is pop on the intake and radiator. Add fluids and I need to break into my trunk because my latch is broken and my battery is disconnected. Then start it up and pray!!
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@DrLeadFoot
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Went to start it... no crank or starter sounds. SMG light is on. SMG fluid is topped off.
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@DrLeadFoot
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Im guessing you had a jumper pack on it? Hate to ask the obvious questions but hows the battery voltage?
My voltage meter is in my e30 trunk which has the whole e46 front end on top of it.
The battery is about 1 year old and is an OEM bmw unit. It should hold a charge once fully charged up. Do that first and reassess. If that doesn't work, replace the starter with the original one. The one in the car now is a non-bmw re-man unit.
Also need to look into properly getting the smg unit bled. The pump makes noise but doesn't go into gear.
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@DrLeadFoot
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The car is in "0" but maybe the clutch isn't disengaged.
The car should start with the hood open but you can't shift it into gear.
I have 12.4 volts at the battery in the trunk and started.
I jumped the starter with a screw driver and it works.
I feel it's the key not talking to the car. There is a name for the system but it escapes me. I'll also make sure my slave shaft is sitting on the fork.
I might be able to get a house call for bleeding the system as a mechanic owes me a favor.
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@DrLeadFoot
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Got some new bolts for the v-brace, oil cooler line engine mount and new o-rings for the oil cooler.
Most importantly got a new key. Hopefully this will start the car.
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@DrLeadFoot
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SMG isn't "talking" the the starter.
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@DrLeadFoot
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Maybe if the starter would apologize for what he did then the SMG would talk to him again... if only the starter knew what he did wrong.
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Maybe if the starter would apologize for what he did then the SMG would talk to him again... if only the starter knew what he did wrong.
Replace "starter" with "husband" and "SMG" with "wife"........
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My issue:
The trans is physically in neutral and still in 0.
- Brand new key from BMW.
- 12.4 volts on the battery.
- The starter works fine and turns the engine over after testing it.
- Replaced the salmon relay with one I know was working.
- No blown fuses, #14 & #30 are good and tested good.
- Hydraulic fluid is filled topped off in the reservoir.
- Hood is closed.
- SMG shifter unit tested and is sending a signal. (Flashes 0 and doesn't go into 1 or R)
- New clutch installed.
- New transmission shift springs.The car won't start or shift out of 0 into 1 or reverse. Yellow SMG light is on and it just flashes 0.
A BMW tech came over and hooked up the computer and there is something not talking to the starter telling it to start. Should I have him reset the system? Bleed it? Bad slave cylinder? I think the SMG system might have been upside down and leaked some fluid from the reservoir hole.
There was water in my SMG circular connector but I cleaned it out and sprayed electrical connector cleaner all over it and blew it out with an air hose.
Please help!!!
@DrLeadFoot
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Does the trunk have to be closed to start it?
@DrLeadFoot
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Close the trunk to try lol
All these demands!!!!!
@DrLeadFoot
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