[Miles B]

Hi

My '06 E92 323i started, ran for a few seconds, struggled, then died. Now it won't start. Not even a hint of firing. No issues before this, short of a replaced battery a couple months earlier after I left the lights on. I understand there is some sort of computer thing I am supposed to have done for the new battery, but I didn't. The car is still cranking and the battery seems OK. I keep charging it after each session cranking.

I checked the fuel pump and fuel injection fuses and the injection relay. Then I pulled the injector harness and a coil connector. The injector harness has a good 12V. Put a Bosch #2 noid light in an injector connector and the coil connector. Injector gave a very bright flash as expected. Coil gave a dim flash which I think is expected too?

Put the fuel pressure gauge on it. Hint for those struggling to get their fitting to seal - the BMW fitting on the rail is very short. You may need to trim your fitting to stop it hitting the rail before it contacts the o-ring. Got about 75-80psi while cranking. I gather it's normal for BMW not to prime the fuel system before cranking.

So I figure I have fuel and spark. Not sure if they're timed properly yet, but it's a good start.

Next I pulled a spark plug and hooked my compression tester up to it. I get about 60psi, but I think there is some sort of cam actuator that I need to adjust? And I need to use the BMW software to set it, right?

Assuming I can test it, and I have decent compression, what would you look for next?

Thanks !!

[ptpending]

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