Carl 3 Report post Posted July 16, 2009 (edited) I need some help! Can't start my car and it's looking like it could be the ECU that's the problem, so I need to test this by sticking my ECU into another 320 and checking whether or not it'll start. It is preferrable to do it this way rather than taking another ECU and trying it in mine, I need to rule out that whether or not my ECU actually works. If you can help please PM me Cheers Carl Edited July 21, 2009 by pando Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Forrest 35 Report post Posted July 18, 2009 My mate should be around today, he lives around the corner from me in Tawa. Will get hold of him this morning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carl 3 Report post Posted July 19, 2009 PM me if you like, I can drive around any evening and play swapsies. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skidz 197 Report post Posted July 19, 2009 Anyone? Will take all of 10 mins of your time. Have a spare 320 FL computer if you do want to try it, have a complete 320 motoe so you could swap other bits and pieces also if you need to PM me Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carl 3 Report post Posted July 21, 2009 (edited) Thanks to skidz I can now confirm the ECU is working and can confirm that motronic 320/325 ECU's are interchangeable Edited July 21, 2009 by pando Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QuickSilver 0 Report post Posted July 22, 2009 Thanks to skidz I can now confirm the ECU is working and can confirm that motronic 320/325 ECU's are interchangeable but fuel for completely different capacities! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carl 3 Report post Posted July 22, 2009 but fuel for completely different capacities!I said they were interchangeable, didn't say it was optimal!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carl 3 Report post Posted July 23, 2009 (edited) Well it was the crank angle sensor that was the problem, my one is dead, which made sense from what I diagnosed to begin with. It was cranking but not firing and the fuel pump was working from the sound of it. Now, it was the 3rd thing that I tried when attempting to solve the puzzle, the first thing I tried was the relays (although I replaced the orange fuel relay not the master white one), then I tried other ECU's, and then I tried a different CAS from Ray - turned out that the CAS I got from Ray was damaged and didn't work properly even though I asked for a working one, could've been resolved right there but after that I tried a new coil and when that didn't work I gave up and took it to Jeff Gray's. What's annoying, but unfortunate, is that Jeff Gray tried their own CAS that didn't work becuase their one was dead. They insisted it was the ECU even though I had three of them and insisted it wasn't the ECU but after testing one in Stephen's 325 and informing them it the ECU wasn't the problem they tried a new CAS and wham it worked. So I guess it pays to ensure your bits work, really helps to have a working version of something to test against, wonder if I should ditch the 328 and get another e30 Edited July 23, 2009 by pando Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jamez 2147483647 Report post Posted July 23, 2009 wonder if I should ditch the 328 and get another e30 you can never have enough e30's Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carl 3 Report post Posted July 23, 2009 Would've ditched the e36 ages ago but the girl likes it, good thing I didn't tho as the e30 has been out of action a while... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
