1995 318auto coupe converted to 328 auto

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1995 318auto coupe converted to 328 auto

Postby bourneconstruction on Thu Jul 15, 2010 12:31 pm

HI THERE CAN ANY 1 HELP ME WITH MY CONVERSION IM DESPERATELY IN NEED OF ADVICE ANYWAY...?
HERE WE GO 1995 318 COUPE 40000MILES FROM NEW SHOW CAR OWNED IT FOR 12 MONTHS DECIDED TO CONVERT IT AS IT WASNT FAST ENOUGH....
FOUND A DONOR CAR 1996 328 MANNUAL SALOON...BOUGHT IT REMOVED ENGINE,EXHAUST,DIF,ECU,ENGINE WIRIRING HARNESS,GEARBOX ETC KEPT THE CAR.
REMOVED MY ENGINE AND BOX
FITTED 328 ENGINE AND REBOLTED MY AUTO BOX TO NEW 328 ENGINE PLUGGED IT ALL IN ,JUICED IT UP,,,TURNED THE KEY,,,,ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AND IT TURNED OVER ...BUT THE ENGINE DIDNT FIRE ???
SO IT GOT FUEL CRANKED BUT DIDNT SPARK AT THE PLUG? SO I THEN PURCHASED A E36 1996 328 AUTO ENGINE MANAGEMENT LOOM AND FITTED THAT .....TRIED AGAIN GOT CRANK ,NO FUEL ,AND NO SPARK??
SO IM BOILING BY NOW I WENT OUT AND PURHASED A 328 E36 AUTO BOX AND ECU BECAUSE THE AUTO HAS 2 ECU AND THE MANUAL WIRING HARNESS ONLY HAS 1 PLUG ETC SO I PLUGGED ECU IN AND GEARBOX TO WIRING AND ATTEMPTED TO FIRE HER UP.....NOTHING THIS TIME WE GOT IT TO CRANK FUEL BUT NO SPARK? WAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?? DO I NEED TO CHANGE ENGINE ECU TO AN AUTO 1? WILL THIS AFFECK IT OR IS THE MULTI PLUGS 318 CAR LOOM AGAINST 328 ENGINE LOOM?? PLEASE HELP??
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Re: 1995 318auto coupe converted to 328 auto

Postby bourneconstruction on Thu Aug 12, 2010 3:30 pm

it turned out to be the ews system and the chip in the key..running smooth now.
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Re: 1995 318auto coupe converted to 328 auto

Postby DEFKON99 on Thu Aug 12, 2010 5:01 pm

wow pics of said project !
...When you get a blackeye from trying to change the shift knob.

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